AlertTraveler vs WashApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AlertTraveler
Provides real-time travel safety information and alerts based on your location and itinerary. Access emergency numbers and receive check-in requests from your institution. Requires institutional credentials to use.
- Real-time country and city travel intelligence
- Location-based safety scores
- Timely alerts based on GPS
- Emergency phone number access
- Institution-initiated check-in requests
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Important: AlertTraveler requires a username and password provided by a participating institution. Only download this app if you have been instructed to by your institution. AlertTraveler offers a world of up-to-date country and city travel intelligence in your pocket, including location safety scores and practical information. Keep up to date with timely alerts based on your GPS location, the travel itinerary you submitted to your institution, and by creating opt-in subscriptions. Easily access emergency phone numbers: The SOS button offers a menu of emergency numbers for your current GPS location. AlertTraveler also allows your institution to send check-in requests that you can respond to, right through the app.
WashApp
Control washing and drying machines remotely using your mobile phone. Requires a compatible ETZ terminal and registration on the ENIO portal to manage credit and start cycles.
- Remote machine control
- Bluetooth connectivity
- ETZ terminal integration
- ENIO portal registration
- Credit management
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Start a washing or drying process with your mobile phone via a Bluetooth connection on an ETZ terminal. Requirements: 1. The operator of the laundry room uses the ETZ from ENIO GmbH to control the appliances. 2. You are registered with your App-ID as a user on the ENIO Portal. 3. You have credit on the ENIO Portal. Log in via internet to charge your balance: https://etz.enio.at/etz/ Note: After the registration process has been completed, you are logged on to the ENIO Portal. You can charge your credit immediately.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AlertTraveler at 3.0 against WashApp's 2.5. AlertTraveler also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 2). WashApp's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.1). 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.
AlertTraveler holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AlertTraveler has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AlertTraveler ships an update every 2 months, WashApp every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AlertTraveler | WashApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (26 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Terra Dotta, LLC | Enio GmbH |
Customer experience
AlertTraveler
WashApp
In-app purchases
AlertTraveler
No in-app purchases
WashApp
No in-app purchases
