# Sweep Alarm: Street Sweeping — user reviews

> 26 indexed App Store user reviews of Sweep Alarm by Jorn van Dijk, rated 4.50/5 from 88 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sweep-alarm-street-sweeping/id1205066796/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sweep-alarm-street-sweeping/id1205066796.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 72 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 7

## Newest reviews (7 of 26)

### 5/5 — LOVE IT

*2023-09-11*

I love this app. It's so great and definitely has lowered my frequency parking tickets. 

FEATURE REQUESTS:
(I hope Jorn might read these)
1. Ability to track location of 2 cars. Sometimes a friend that visits could use this so I can help prevent them from getting a ticket.
2. More INTENSE alarms so there's no way to miss it.
Can the Notifications be leveled up somehow?

Carry on Jorn! Love your work.

### 5/5 — Such a useful app!!

*2021-08-02*

Please keep it updated and going 😊

### 5/5 — Almost perfect!

*2021-04-22*

This app is going to save me hundreds or thousands of dollars.  I try to remember to move my car at the right time but forget maybe once a month, and that’s a $95 mistake in SF.  This app is almost perfectly designed.. The only improvement would be more assertive and customizable alarm / reminder options. Great job!

Some reviewers have noted some inaccurate street cleaning dates. So far all info is accurate for me, but I always check the app against the sign before trusting the alarm, recommend that for all users just in case.

### 5/5 — Great way to easily check street sweeping day/time

*2019-03-04*

What a great convenience this app is. You can conveniently check what day and time street sweeping is, if you happen to forget when it is scheduled for the street you parked on. I’ve confirmed it is accurate at least for my neighborhood. Highly recommended for anyone in SF with a car!

### 5/5 — Useful for research and alarms

*2017-12-18*

I just downloaded the app and already I can see that it’s really well-designed to tell me what this street cleaning schedule is for any particular location. So that feature alone makes it worth the price, of course it’s free so that’s amazing.

### 5/5 — Useful and awesome

*2017-04-28*

If you street park in SF, you must download this app. Beats setting calendar reminders or alarms to avoid street sweeping tickets! If you share your car, you can send a text through the app of where the car is (then the other person can update Sweep Alarm locally). Highly recommend. I have never felt the need to rate an app on the App Store until now!

### 5/5 — Super useful

*2017-04-06, version 1.0*

this app saves me soo much stress with parking in sf. also good for remembering where i parked. thanks for making this.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Didn’t work yesterday

*2026-06-01*

I’ve had this app for years but for some reason it did not work this morning. I did not get the 12 hour, 1 hour or 15 minute notification. I just checked and my notifications are enabled.

**Developer response:** I’m really sorry this happened, especially after you’ve used SweepAlarm for years. The reminders should be reliable, and I want to fix whatever went wrong here.
Please reach out to info@sweepalarm.com with your iPhone/iOS version and the alarm details so I can investigate. A missed notification breaks trust, and I take that seriously.

### 1/5 — make alarm louder

*2024-06-06*

Can you guys please make the alarm louder or at least the option to make it louder? All I get is a notification, but there’s really no actual alarm in the name.

### 1/5 — Worthless

*2022-05-26, version 1.2*

It’s a fantastic concept. But fails miserably in the execution. Save yourself the ticket money and use another method to remind you.

### 1/5 — Need both sides of street

*2020-08-06, version 1.2*

Will update review if problem gets changed.

### 2/5 — Got ticket!

*2022-09-13*

I got a street cleaning ticket at Fell & Baker yesterday morning. I double checked the app before I park. It shows the street cleaning time is 6am to 8am. I safely parked my car on Fell after 9am without to check the signs on the street. An hour later I got the ticket that caused me noticed signs shows the sweep time is 8am to 10am. I feel I was fooled. 
Conclusion: The app designed with map is very convenient to use. Don’t rely it. It may provide an un-updated info. Be better to check the signs on the street when you parking.

**Developer response:** Hi, Sweep Alarm uses the latest data provided by data.sfgov.org. As mentioned in the app every time you set an alarm, please make sure you always double check the signs since this data is not always up to date.

### 2/5 — Cool app but BEWARE

*2019-12-02*

I loved using this at my old apartment but when we moved I noticed the parking rules in the app are wrong for the streets in my new neighborhood. I reported this to the developers and got a quick reply, but no update to the app since. So if you plan to use this, BEWARE of incorrect data.

**Developer response:** Hi, Sweep Alarm has been updated with the latest data provided by data.sfgov.org. Please make sure you always double check the signs since this data is not always up to date.

### 2/5 — Not always accurate

*2018-09-10*

I used his app several times. A few weeks ago I used it and it said I had several days until there was street cleaning. Actually, it was less than 2 hours. Got hit with a $78 ticket.

### 3/5 — Works when it works (multiple tickets)

*2024-06-24*

Sitting in my car right now with a ticket in my hand, even though the app says that today is not a sweeping day. This has happened a few times now, beware.

### 4/5 — Awesome but can only set for one car

*2026-02-25*

Solves so many problems!
If you could add multiple parking location alarms that would make it perfect. 

Love the parking sign graphic!

### 5/5 — Awesome app

*2026-07-14, version 2.4*

Saved me a ton on parking tickets

## Most praised reviews (9 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Most Useful App!

*2026-05-30*

Been using this app for years. Love the simplicity - everything you need in a parking app and no unnecessary clutter. 
It’s perfect for when you forget to check or just want to double check the sign where you parked without having to walk back to your car. 
I like that I can also easily check restrictions on nearby streets when I’m figuring out where I can move during street cleaning.

### 5/5 — Useful for reminders and coordinating with my wife

*2026-05-12*

Great app

**Developer response:** Hi Justin, this feature is available in the latest release.

### 5/5 — Use it every day

*2026-03-26*

Amazing, good stuff

### 5/5 — Does one thing well

*2025-11-06*

Great app, only wish that when I move my car and change the location, it didn’t pop up an alert with ‘are you sure’ and just let me set the new location

### 5/5 — Saved me so much stress and money!

*2025-08-06*

I have been using this iPhone app for 3 years, since I moved here and I cannot thank this app enough. It has saved me from so many tickets and also is nice to remember where I parked my car. It eliminates so much stress since I don’t need to worry about reading street signs and calendars to try to figure out when street sweeping is. The UI is also cute, how they put the date and time of the sweeping in a box that looks like a street sign. It’s also useful to use to figure where I park my car before I park it by moving the location around to see what day of the week and street will allow me to park the longest. Download this app!!!

### 5/5 — Very Useful

*2025-05-26, version 1.2*

Only thing we need is for the app to be updated for latest versions of Android as well!

### 5/5 — I love this app

*2025-01-26*

This app is amazing and a public service thank you to the creators!!!! It is a lifesaver since you can check any street schedule at any time and choose before you have to park. And ofc the notification feature is amazing. It is also well designed and doesn’t have adds. 

And no offense if you’re writing a bad review bc you got a ticket then that’s your fault; you should still do a quick double check of the sign bc city data may have errors; it’s a well made and free app so be grateful

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2024-03-03*

This it the app we've all been waiting for, living in San Francisco with a car. This app works wonderfully, is reliable and accurate.
The only feature I wish was included is the ability to choose how early to get notification reminders to move my car. Notifications currently seem to only be a couple hours ahead, but I would like the option to add more and be able to choose how much earlier I get them.

### 5/5 — Fantastic idea, executed well

*2023-12-28*

I don’t often write reviews, but this app was such a great idea I had to give some kudos. I have only been using the app for less than a week so there might be some issues I haven’t noticed but so far it seems perfect. I have seen people comment that some streets are not correct, however all streets around where I usually park are correct and it’s recommended that you always double check with the sign so no issues there. For those wanting more aggressive notifications, you can go into notifications in your iphone settings, go to Sweep Alarm from the list of apps, and change the notifications to persistent, always show previews, etc. Thank you Jorn for designing this app, and for free!

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