Comparison

Alertable vs C

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

Head to head
About

Alertable

Stay informed about emergencies and daily incidents across Canada. Receive fast, reliable notifications for public safety, severe weather, and local community events. Personalize alerts by type, severity, and location to know before you go.

Highlights
  • Canada-wide public safety alerts
  • Severe weather alerts
  • Customizable notifications
  • Location-based alerts
  • Sharable alerts
  • Local community notifications
  • Workplace alerts
Features
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Alertable emergency alerts and mass notifications keep you informed of emergencies and daily incidents in your community, workplace and school. Use Alertable for locations in Canada to stay aware and plan ahead. Check in advance for community events, closures, restrictions, hazards, danger and more. Know before you go. Keep yourself and others informed and up to date with Alertable. Notifications are fast, reliable and easy to see and hear. Personalize notifications by type and severity. Choose notifications for many locations including home, work, school, cottage, family and friends locations and more. Change your locations and other personalized options in Settings, after the fact. Key features: • Canada wide public safety alerts (from Canada’s Alert Ready emergency alert system) • severe weather alerts (from Environment and Climate Change Canada) • fast and reliable, highly optimized alert notifications • easy to setup and use • customizable, choose the types of critical, advisory and information alerts you wish to receive • targeted, alerts for only locations you are interested in • follow me, alerts for where you are at • maps, helpful for seeing the geographical area the alert is for • sharable, alerts can be shared on social media, email and text message • informative, emergency descriptions, impact areas and actions to take to remain safe • local, community notifications for closures, outages, restrictions, disruptions, re-openings, Interruptions and more • workplace, get alerts from your organization • accessible, full use by people with different abilities • multilingual, translate alerts into your device’s language setting

About

C

Features
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Enjoy stress-free boating with the C-Tow Marine Assistance app! Whether you need 24/7 emergency towing, fuel delivery, or weather updates, we've got you covered. Serving Canadian boaters since 1984, C-Tow now operates 30+ tow boats across Ontario and British Columbia, ready to assist you anytime. App Features: • 24/7 Marine Assistance – Instantly contact C-Tow for towing and emergency support. Call us directly at 1-888-354-5554. • Real-Time Marine Weather – Get Environment Canada Marine Weather reports, including alerts. • Member-Reported Weather – View or submit real-time weather conditions from fellow boaters. • Tide & Buoy Data – Access Fisheries and Oceans Canada tide predictions and buoy observations from Canada & the U.S. • GPS Location Sharing – Send your exact latitude & longitude for faster emergency response.* • Speed & Compass Heading – Stay informed about your vessel’s direction and speed. • Nearby Marinas & Fuel Docks – Quickly find marine services in your area. • C-Tow Membership Management – Join, renew, or update your membership in-app. Why Choose C-Tow Membership? A C-Tow membership provides unlimited, stress-free assistance, with these exclusive benefits: • Free Boat Tows • Fuel Delivery • Soft Ungroundings • Fog Shepherding • Jump Starts & Minor Repairs • Over 30 C-Tow Service Boats • Exclusive Member Discounts • Trip Planning & Registry • Marine Concierge Service • 24-Hour Assistance C-Tow services are free for members and available to non-members at an hourly rate. In life-threatening emergencies, contact the Coast Guard first. Download the C-Tow App today and experience hassle-free boating! Visit www.C-Tow.ca for more details or call 1-888-354-5554. *GPS accuracy depends on your device's internal GPS hardware.

Screenshots

Alertable4 screens
C4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Alertable at 179 against C's 1. Alertable also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). C's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

C holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alertable has 179 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alertable ships an update every 2 months, C fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Alertable versus C: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlertableC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (179 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings179 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB71 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPublic Emergency Alerting Services IncC-Tow Marine Assistance Ltd

Bugs and requests

Alertable

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • App not working after update
  • No alerts sent out
  • Misleading and late alerts
  • Old alerts cannot be deleted
  • Confusion with evacuation alert wording
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  • Poor Shuswap updates
  • Unreliable emergency alerts
  • Evacuation alerts too late
  • Garbage app
  • History not deletable
  • High battery drain
  • Alerts not informative enough
  • Too many alerts in a row
  • Early morning notifications
  • Huge drain on battery
  • Very slow to load
  • Not getting audio alerts
  • Cannot select region by panning
  • Alerts don't display properly
  • Useless in BC and most of Canada
  • No cities in California
  • Does not include my city
  • Weak privacy policy

Requested features

14 requests
  • Disable prompts asking to keep receiving alerts
  • Add dark mode
  • Allow selection of entire city by panning map
  • Remove pointless alert types
  • Ability to silence specific alert types
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  • Option to ignore specific alert types
  • Improve location accuracy for alerts
  • Add wildfire alerts
  • Differentiate evacuation alert levels visually
  • Allow deletion of old alerts
  • Provide more informative alerts
  • Include cities in California
  • Include more cities
  • Strengthen privacy policy for location tracking

C

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Alertable

No in-app purchases

None

C

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alertable free?
Alertable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is C free?
C is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alertable or C?
C is rated higher. Alertable averages 4.7 out of 5 from 179 ratings, while C averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Alertable or C have ads?
Neither Alertable nor C shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alertable or C?
Alertable ships an update every 2 months, and C fortnightly. Most recently, Alertable was updated on October 24, 2026 and C on October 24, 2026.

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