Spireworks vs AlertAware
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spireworks
Control iconic building spire lights from your phone, choosing colors and special effects. Request an invite to participate in this unique experience and support charitable causes.
- Sign in and control spire lights
- Select colors and special effects
- View real-time light changes
- Support charities and special events
- Request an invite
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Transform the skyline with a touch. Select refined colors and animations, and watch the city respond in real time. Experience a dynamic calendar of skyline lighting events. Select moments are interactive, giving members and guests the ability to shape the lights in real time. Show your support along the way. Spireworks partners with cause-based nonprofit organizations throughout the year, using special moments on the skyline to raise awareness and spotlight their work.
AlertAware
This app provides emergency communication and safety solutions for organizations to protect their members. It allows administrators to manage incidents and recipients to receive alerts, respond, and access safety features.
- Emergency communication
- Incident management
- Role-based features (admin/recipient)
- Receive and respond to messages
- Safety reporting
- Assistance options
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AlertAware is the latest innovation offering personal emergency communication and safety solutions to protect your employees, students, visitors, and community. When an emergency hits, every second counts. AlertAware provides the most robust solution on the market to manage any incident. The AlertAware app is for all users, so no need to download multiple apps. The app will provide features based on your role as administrator or recipient. Super simple to use and fully functional. Administrators and system users are offered a full set of features. Anything you can do in the web version, you can do in this native application. For message recipients, download the app to receive and respond to messages as well as utilize important safety reporting and assistance options when needed. What is the purpose of your app? The purpose of the AlertAware app is to provide mobile access to manage and utilize the AlertAware application for emergency communication and management. In addition, recipients may use the app to interact with their organization during important events that may impact them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Spireworks at 135 against AlertAware's 8. Spireworks also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 50%). AlertAware's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Spireworks against 3.5 for AlertAware. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spireworks has 135 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Spireworks's written reviews are positive against 50% of AlertAware's.
Spireworks ships an update every 2 months, AlertAware every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spireworks | AlertAware |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (135 ratings) — better | 3.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spireworks LLC | Jason Volk |
Customer experience
Spireworks
AlertAware
Bugs and requests
Spireworks
Reported bugs
8 issues- App doesn't work
- No difference in building lights
- App requires donation every time
- App didn't work after donation
- App shows only yellow, doesn't change spire
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- App not working on latest OS
- Error message, try again later
- Unable to open the app
Requested features
8 requests- Subscription all-access fee
- Fundraiser events
- Access to all buildings
- One-time donation option
- Unlimited access option
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- Monthly donation option
- Invite me to the app
- Send invite link/invitation
AlertAware
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spireworks
No in-app purchases
AlertAware
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Spireworks free?
Is AlertAware free?
Which has better reviews, Spireworks or AlertAware?
Do Spireworks or AlertAware have ads?
Which is updated more often, Spireworks or AlertAware?
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