Alert LE vs Pothole Alert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alert LE
Report community concerns like graffiti, potholes, or illegal dumping to the City of Lake Elsinore. The app uses GPS to pinpoint your location and allows you to upload photos or videos. Track the status of your requests and stay connected with City Hall.
- Report community concerns
- GPS location recognition
- Upload photos/videos
- Track request status
- Stay connected with City Hall
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Alert LE is a quick and easy way to notify the City of Lake Elsinore about concerns within our community including graffiti, illegal dumping, flooding, abandoned vehicles, potholes and other common nuisances. This app uses GPS to recognize your location and gives you a list of common concerns to select from. You can also upload pictures or videos with your request. Most importantly, you can track the status of your request and others throughout our community. Alert LE allows you to stay connected with City Hall and to help us keep our city beautiful and clean.
Pothole Alert
Report potholes to local authorities and help improve road conditions. This app allows users to submit reports directly to participating communities, contributing to safer travel for everyone.
- Report potholes
- Submit to participating communities
- Improve road safety
- User-submitted reports
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Report potholes to participating communities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alert LE at 4.5 against Pothole Alert's 2.5. Alert LE also leads on ratings volume (48 vs 2). Pothole Alert's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Alert LE holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alert LE has 48 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Alert LE ships an update every 7 months, Pothole Alert every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alert LE | Pothole Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (48 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Lake Elsinore | Safety Now Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
Alert LE
Pothole Alert
In-app purchases
Alert LE
No in-app purchases
Pothole Alert
No in-app purchases
