SaskAlert vs Wildfire Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SaskAlert
Receive real-time, critical information about emergencies directly from the Government of Saskatchewan. Protect yourself, your family, and your property with alerts tailored to your location and preferences. Stay informed about life-threatening situations and receive clear safety instructions.
- Real-time critical emergency alerts
- Location-based alerts
- Follow Me feature for alerts near current location
- View alert areas on map
- Share alerts easily
- Detailed safety instructions
- Customizable alert types
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SaskAlert is the Government of Saskatchewan's official emergency alerting program, providing real-time, critical information on emergencies to help you protect yourself, your family, and your property. Key features of the SaskAlert App: • Alerts for life-threatening and emerging situations • Alerts based on locations you're interested in • "Follow Me" feature to get alerts near your current location, even when traveling outside Saskatchewan • View alert areas on a map • Easily share alerts via social media, email, and text • Detailed emergency descriptions, impacted areas, and safety instructions • Simple setup and user-friendly interface • Choose the types of alerts you want to receive • Accessibility features for users of all abilities • Multilingual, with the option to translate alerts into your device's default language An emergency alert issued through SaskAlert will: • let you know what the emergency is; • let you know where it is happening; • provide instructions for you to follow to stay safe; • and advise you when the incident is over. Alerts can be issued by Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations, agencies, local governing bodies, and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Provincial ministries, Crown corporations, and local authorities issue alerts for emergencies within their areas of responsibility that may impact life and safety. Policing agencies issue alerts to warn the public of imminent potential risks to their safety, child abductions, and critical incidents. ECCC provides alerts for severe weather events, including: • Tornado watches and warnings • Warnings for blizzards, blowing snow, dust storms, extreme cold, freezing drizzle, freezing rain, heat, rainfall, severe thunderstorms, snowfall, high winds, and winter storms
Wildfire Tracker
Stay informed about wildfires globally with a comprehensive map and weather tracker. Receive real-time alerts, detailed updates, and air quality data to ensure safety. Plan your activities with accurate weather forecasts and wind maps.
- Interactive wildfire map
- Real-time wildfire alerts
- Weather forecasts
- Air Quality Index (AQI) data
- Animated wind map
- Push notifications for bookmarked locations
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The Wildfire Tracker: wildfire maps, weather forecasts and air quality information for life in the US and your travels abroad. Check fires near your home, saved locations or next destination. Explore wildfire activity across the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia with data from trusted government agencies and NASA satellites. EXPLORE WILDFIRE MAPS View satellite-detected fire hotspots, reported wildfires and available fire boundaries on an interactive map. Check affected areas near your home, saved locations or next travel destination. Track wildfires across the United States to see active incidents and available details about affected areas. Monitor forest fires across Canada to check wildfire activity near your community or travel destination. Explore fire hotspots and burned areas across Europe to see where fires have been detected and which areas have been affected. View bushfire boundaries across Australia to understand the extent of affected areas and how close they are to places you care about. STAY INFORMED AT HOME AND AWAY Receive wildfire alerts for your saved locations and your automatically detected current location. View US National Weather Service warnings, watches, alerts and statements as interactive polygons. Press and hold a polygon to read the details. Check fire activity near your destination before and during your trip. Save locations to quickly revisit the places you care about. CHECK WEATHER AND WIND Access weather forecasts for locations worldwide. View temperature, precipitation amount and probability, wind speed and direction, visibility, humidity and pressure. Explore the animated wind map to understand wind conditions around affected areas. MONITOR AIR QUALITY Check the Air Quality Index at home or at your destination. Explore hourly air quality forecasts for up to 84 hours. See the primary pollutant and detailed pollutant information with Premium. MAKE THE MAP YOURS Choose standard, hybrid or satellite maps. Find places using text search, your current location or a tap on the map. Save locations for quick access. Filter fires by type, size and date first detected to focus on the information that matters to you. TRUSTED DATA SOURCES Our sources include the National Interagency Fire Center, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, NASA, the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), part of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, and Geoscience Australia. Available fire details and update frequency vary by source and region. GET THE WILDFIRE TRACKER PREMIUM Extended 14-day weather forecasts. Hourly weather forecasts. Detailed air pollutant information. Ad-free usage. Stay informed about wildfires, understand conditions around you and plan safer travels. Payment will be charged to your App Store account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renewal or cancel at least 24 hours before the current subscription or trial period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal according to your chosen plan. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited if you purchase a Premium subscription during the trial. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://retenica.com/privacy_policy Terms: https://retenica.com/terms_of_use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SaskAlert at none against Wildfire Tracker's 16. SaskAlert also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 46%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Wildfire Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#18 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Wildfire Tracker sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. SaskAlert asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for SaskAlert against 4.5 for Wildfire Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 182 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of SaskAlert's written reviews are positive against 46% of Wildfire Tracker's.
SaskAlert ships an update every 4 months, Wildfire Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SaskAlert | Wildfire Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (57 ratings) | 4.5 (182 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better | 46.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 182 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #18 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Government of Saskatchewan | Retenica SP Z.O.O |
Customer experience
SaskAlert
Wildfire Tracker
Bugs and requests
SaskAlert
Reported bugs
23 issues- Alerts come after the event
- App seems to be broken
- Cannot delete reviews
- App stops working on devices
- Alerts arrive too frequently
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- App cancels alert then storm happens
- Alerts are continuously sent with nothing happening
- Not getting audibles on Tornado & getting audible on thunderstorms
- Map shows empty map instead of fire locations
- Alerts for entire province and never stops sending
- Tried to narrow location but help in app is useless
- Alert notification is too loud
- Alert notification is too loud and can startle drivers
- Alerts are too loud, hard on ears with headphones
- Alerts are repetitive and interruptive
- Alerts are the same for months
- Alerts have false alarms
- Alerts are late
- Alerts are for areas not relevant to preferences
- App doesn't give specific location
- Town moved to neighboring province in alert
- No sounds, no vibrations for notifications
- Proof scanning feature does not work
Requested features
13 requests- Ability to select specific areas for warnings
- Ability to delete old alerts
- Specify location when warnings are issued
- Improve audible alerts for different weather types
- Volume setting for alerts
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- Option to only receive alerts for serious situations
- Identify new alerts with a star or icon
- Alerts should speak like global weather tracker
- Alerts should repeat or buzz longer
- Alerts should provide more specific location information
- Alerts should provide more detailed storm information (direction, movement)
- Improve app's ability to scan proof
- Link to website should be less confusing
Wildfire Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SaskAlert
No in-app purchases
Wildfire Tracker
- Wildfire Tracker Full Access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Weekly Premium Access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Weekly Premium Access3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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- Weekly Access!$5.997 Days
- Weekly Premium Access$5.997 Days
- Weekly Access!$6.997 Days
- Weekly Access!3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Monthly Premium Access3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly Premium Access$9.991 Month
- Annual Premium Access$19.991 Year
- Wildfire Tracker Full Access$29.991 Year
- Annual Premium Access2 variants$29.991 Year
- Annual Premium Access1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- Annual Full Access$49.991 Year
- Annual Full Access$79.991 Year
Questions
Is SaskAlert free?
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