DigAlert vs MySanteeCA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DigAlert
This app provides underground utility locating services for homeowners and contractors in Southern California. It helps prevent dangerous accidents by informing users about the location of underground lines before digging. Access tools for ticket updates, expiration dates, and emergency contacts.
- Web update of tickets
- View expiring tickets
- DigAlert Express
- Newtin ETA
- Access Emergency / Vacuum Contacts
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Underground Service Alert of Southern California (USA/SC) aka DigAlert was formed on September 13, 1976 in response to a deadly accident that had taken place in Culver City three months earlier. A petroleum pipeline was accidentally breached by a construction crew working on Venice Blvd and the resulting explosion took the lives of nine people. Additionally, an entire city block was burned to the ground and millions of dollars in damages were caused by this incident. The spark that ignited this deadly inferno quickly became the impetus behind a movement to prevent these tragic accidents. USA/SC is the result of that effort and has been serving this part of California ever since. Keep yourself up to date with our latest advancements in technologies by downloading the DigAlert app with tons of useful tools for homeowners and contractors such as: - Web Update of tickets - View expiring tickets - DigAlert Express - Newtin ETA - Access Emergency / Vacuum Contacts Remember, find out FIRST, contact 811 before you dig. It's the law.
MySanteeCA
Access city services, report issues, and find information about events and local government. Stay connected with the City of Santee through this official mobile application.
- Access online services
- Submit service requests
- Find contact information
- View SanteeTV
- Discover special events
- Access City Council meetings
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Welcome to MySanteeCA, the City of Santee’s official app. This app gives residents, business owners and visitors easy access to information at your fingertips. App features include access to online services, service requests, contact information, SanteeTV, special events, City Council meetings and more! Do More to stay connected with the City of Santee with just a few taps on your mobile device.
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Verdict
DigAlert and MySanteeCA both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of MySanteeCA's written reviews are positive against 68% of DigAlert's. DigAlert's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for DigAlert against 4.0 for MySanteeCA. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DigAlert has 88 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of DigAlert's written reviews are positive against 100% of MySanteeCA's.
DigAlert ships an update every 6 weeks, MySanteeCA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DigAlert | MySanteeCA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (88 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DigAlert | City of Santee, California |
Customer experience
DigAlert
MySanteeCA
In-app purchases
DigAlert
No in-app purchases
MySanteeCA
No in-app purchases
