SC Emergency Manager vs CHS Trashtracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SC Emergency Manager
This official emergency preparedness app helps South Carolina residents create personal emergency plans. It provides evacuation zone information, state office closure updates, and guidance for preparing for and recovering from emergencies.
- Personal emergency plan creation
- Hurricane evacuation zone lookup
- State office closure alerts
- Emergency preparation guidance
- Disaster recovery information
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The Official App of the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SC EMD). Create Your Personal Emergency Plan. Find out your hurricane evacuation zone (Know Your Zone). Find the latest information on South Carolina State Office Closings and Delays. Includes valuable information on planning and preparing for emergency and recovering afterwards.
CHS Trashtracker
Receive timely reminders for garbage, trash, and street sweeping services. Get alerts for service interruptions and access helpful city service information. Easily submit work order requests directly from your smartphone.
- Garbage and trash reminders
- Street sweeping notifications
- Service interruption alerts
- City service information
- Work order requests
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City of Charleston residents can now receive garbage, trash and street sweeping service reminders with the city's new TrashTracker app. The app provides email, text or phone notifications, plus service interruption alerts and other important reminders. In addition to these alerts, the app offers helpful information about city services, and allows residents to quickly and easily submit work order requests right from their smartphone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CHS Trashtracker at 89% against SC Emergency Manager's 25%. CHS Trashtracker also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (459 vs 59). On price, update cadence, 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.
CHS Trashtracker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CHS Trashtracker has 459 ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of SC Emergency Manager's written reviews are positive against 89% of CHS Trashtracker's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SC Emergency Manager | CHS Trashtracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (59 ratings) | 4.9 (459 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 | 459 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | South Carolina Emergency Management Division | City of Charleston (SC) |
Customer experience
SC Emergency Manager
CHS Trashtracker
Bugs and requests
SC Emergency Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CHS Trashtracker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Blank screen on iPhone 15 Pro
- Incorrect recycling pickup day information
Requested features
2 requests- Expand coverage to include more areas
- Add support for weather and emergency updates
In-app purchases
SC Emergency Manager
No in-app purchases
CHS Trashtracker
No in-app purchases
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