Comparison

AlertMe vs HSVUTIL

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

Head to head
About

AlertMe

Receive emergency and important day-to-day notifications from schools, businesses, and local governments. Stay informed about weather closures, safety alerts, and events. Respond to alerts for help or share your location.

Highlights
  • Receive emergency alerts
  • Send location-based alerts
  • Manage notification preferences
  • Report suspicious behavior
  • Update contact information
  • Location-based safety alerts
Features
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The free AlertMe App from Regroup Mass Notification is used by schools, businesses, and local governments to send emergency and important day-to-day notifications. Downloading AlertMe enables you to receive those messages on your iOS device to stay informed about weather closures, safety notifications, emergency alerts, important events, and more! Get help when you need it: If ever needed, you can respond to alerts to ask for help or send important information like your location to safety officers. Manage your preferences: With AlertMe, you can manage the groups you belong to, and what types of alerts you will receive. You can also keep your contact information updated, so you never miss critical alerts. Stay safe, wherever you go: When you enable location services, you can receive safety alerts based on your EXACT location, and get updates even when cellular networks are down in your area. Report suspicious behavior and safety concerns: TipSafe Reporting enables you to safely report suspicious behavior, potential threats, and other safety concerns from the AlertMe app to system administrators. Keep yourself safer and more informed by downloading the free AlertMe app today!

About

HSVUTIL

Manage your Huntsville Utilities account on the go. View billing and usage, make payments, report service issues, and stay updated on important news and outages. This app provides convenient access to your utility services and account information.

Highlights
  • View billing and payment history
  • Manage payments and payment methods
  • Track energy usage trends
  • Report account and service issues
  • Receive utility news and outage alerts
  • View facility and payment locations
Read full description

HSVUTIL is a free mobile app for Huntsville Utilities (Huntsville, AL) customers. Customers can use the app to log into their MyHU account to view usage and billing, manage payments, notify customer service of account and service issues, and receive special messaging from Huntsville Utilities. As a Public Utility, we answer only to the people we serve. Decisions are based on what is best for our customers. We do not pay dividends to stockholders. Instead, we provide lower prices to our customers. Additional Features: Bill & Pay: Quickly view your current account balance and due date, manage recurring payments and modify payment methods. You can also view bill history including PDF versions of paper bills directly on your mobile device. Make a payment now or schedule it for a future date. My Usage: View energy usage graphs to identify high usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using an intuitive gesture based interface. Contact Us: Easily contact Huntsville Utilities by email or phone. You can also submit one of the predefined messages, with the ability to include pictures and GPS coordinates. News: Provides a convenient way to monitor news that may affect your service such as rate changes, outage information and upcoming events. Updated 3/7/2025 4 Service Status: Displays service interruption and outage information. You can report an outage directly to Huntsville Utilities. Maps: Display facility and payment locations on a map interface

Screenshots

AlertMe4 screens
HSVUTIL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AlertMe at 3.0 against HSVUTIL's 2.5. AlertMe also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 28%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). HSVUTIL's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

AlertMe holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of AlertMe's written reviews are positive against 28% of HSVUTIL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AlertMe ships an update every 6 months, HSVUTIL every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AlertMe versus HSVUTIL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlertMeHSVUTIL
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (19 ratings) — better2.5 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better27.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1946 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB30 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRegroupHuntsville Utilities

Customer experience

AlertMe

All ratings19 ratings
Positive47.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative47.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

HSVUTIL

All ratings44 ratings
Positive31.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative65.9%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

AlertMe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HSVUTIL

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Error messages when creating account
  • Login issues across web and app
  • Payment info not saving

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved account management

In-app purchases

None

AlertMe

No in-app purchases

None

HSVUTIL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AlertMe free?
AlertMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HSVUTIL free?
HSVUTIL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AlertMe or HSVUTIL?
AlertMe is rated higher. AlertMe averages 3.0 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while HSVUTIL averages 2.5 from 46 ratings.
Do AlertMe or HSVUTIL have ads?
Neither AlertMe nor HSVUTIL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AlertMe or HSVUTIL?
AlertMe ships an update every 6 months, and HSVUTIL every 2 months. Most recently, AlertMe was updated on October 24, 2026 and HSVUTIL on October 24, 2026.

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