Comparison

myAlerts vs PCTV Select

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

myAlerts

Receive critical emergency alerts, severe weather warnings, and community updates for your important locations. Stay informed about public safety incidents and local advisories to keep yourself and your loved ones safe.

Highlights
  • Location-based alerts
  • Severe weather warnings
  • Public safety alerts
  • Community notifications
  • Customizable alert preferences
Features
Currently charting
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Receive life-saving emergency alerts, severe weather warnings, and important community updates—all in one place with the myAlerts app from Konexus. My Locations Add the places that matter most—your home, workplace, child’s school, or a loved one’s residence. Traveling? Enable location monitoring to get alerts wherever you go. Severe Weather Alerts Stay ahead of the storm. myAlerts delivers real-time warnings directly from the National Weather Service when your locations are in a storm’s path. Customize your alert preferences by location and severity—choose only critical alerts or receive all watches and advisories. Public Safety Alerts* Get urgent notifications from participating public safety agencies about events that could threaten you or your family, including: - Active shooter incidents - Hazardous materials - Wildfires & floods - Evacuation orders Community Notifications* Stay in the know about non-emergency updates that impact your daily life—such as road closures, power outages, and local advisories. *Note: If one of your locations isn’t covered by a Konexus-connected public safety agency, you’ll still receive severe weather alerts but not local public safety or community notifications. Want coverage in your area? Contact your local public safety office and ask them to join Konexus. Questions or feedback? Email us at myalertsfeedback@konexus.com or call toll-free at 877-840-2041.

About

PCTV Select

Stay connected with local happenings in Pittsfield through live and on-demand programming. Access municipal meetings, educational content, and community events directly on your iPhone or iPad. This app aims to foster community connection by bringing local broadcasts to your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Live local programming
  • On-demand content
  • Municipal meeting broadcasts
  • Educational programming
  • Local event coverage
Features
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PCTV Select is a great way for local residents and people all around the country to stay in touch with what's happening in Pittsfield - from municipal meetings, to educational programming, to local events and much more. Using this app, viewers will enjoy live programming events normally carried on PCTV. In addition, viewers can watch on-demand programming that's available on our website, right on their iPhone or iPad. We hope you find this app useful in connecting you to your community!

Screenshots

myAlerts4 screens
PCTV Select3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PCTV Select at 5.0 against myAlerts's 2.5. PCTV Select also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). myAlerts's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 3) and chart position (#203 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PCTV Select holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myAlerts has 57 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
myAlerts versus PCTV Select: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyAlertsPCTV Select
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (57 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#203 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB32 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKonexus, IncPittsfield Community Cable Broadcasting Inc.

Customer experience

myAlerts

All ratings57 ratings
Positive26.3%
Neutral12.3%
Negative61.4%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive8.5%
Neutral12.8%
Negative78.7%

PCTV Select

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

myAlerts

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App fails to load location
  • Phantom notifications that don't go away
  • Fraudulent notifications sent
  • App shows blank alerts/no data
  • Customized settings are ignored
Show 9 more
  • No sound for tornado warnings
  • Expired alerts cannot be removed
  • App crashes frequently
  • Notification number doesn't update
  • App not working with iOS 14
  • No audible sounds for alerts
  • Authentication expired error
  • App crashes after a few uses
  • Relaunch app error message

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to clear expired alerts
  • Option to remove old alerts
  • Test alerts alongside siren tests
  • Fix for phantom notifications
  • Improve location loading
Show 4 more
  • Fix customized settings
  • Add sound for tornado warnings
  • Search by zip code/city
  • Clear cache without deleting app

PCTV Select

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myAlerts

No in-app purchases

None

PCTV Select

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myAlerts free?
myAlerts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PCTV Select free?
PCTV Select is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myAlerts or PCTV Select?
PCTV Select is rated higher. myAlerts averages 2.5 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while PCTV Select averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do myAlerts or PCTV Select have ads?
Neither myAlerts nor PCTV Select shows ads.

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