Comparison

TeamAlert Panic App vs DistantEmergency

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

Head to head
About

TeamAlert Panic App

This app transforms your phone into a personal panic button, enabling rapid help requests from nearby individuals and first responders. It offers multiple notification methods and communication throughout an alert event, ensuring users feel supported in emergencies.

Highlights
  • Personal panic button functionality
  • Fast help requests from contacts and first responders
  • Multiple notification methods
  • Real-time location sharing during alerts
  • E911 call initiation with location data
  • Internal notifications for non-emergency issues
Features
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The CRS Notify Panic Button Mobile App turns your phone into a personal panic button which allows you to get help fast from the people around you and from first responders. The CRS Notify Panic Button Mobile App also allows you to notify people in multiple ways and communicate throughout the alert event. At CRS, we know that you want to be a caring and responsible company. To achieve that, you need to be able to provide a safe environment for staff. The problem is that in an emergency you need a quick and effective way for staff to say “HELP!”. Not having an easy solution to this problem can make everyone feel frustrated and anxious. We believe your employees shouldn't feel alone when they need help. We understand how scary it can feel to worry about employee safety, which is why we have helped customers in 45 states and three countries solve this problem. Do not forget to turn on your location services when you open the CRS Notify application so that the app can detect your location. That way, when you raise an alert, your location will be available in the CRS Notify alert room.The CRS Notify location services allow recipients of the alerts to know your location. Knowing your location helps responders reach you quickly during the alert event to aid with assistance. For critical emergencies, initiate one of the alert panic buttons set by your organization to call E911. When activated, the CRS Notify application will insert your location information as well as an E911 request into the alert room so that desktop users of the application can confirm the placing of yourE911 call. CRS Notify also alerts other individuals within your organization, getting you immediate assistance when every second counts. For lower-severity issues not requiring an E911 action, you can set alerts that are an internal notification to specific groups within your web control panel. Internal alerts allow you to notify specific people within your organization that assistance is needed, but does not require emergency responders. The CRS Notify Panic Button Mobile App is a product of CRS Notify, whose innovative technology-driven safety applications protect millions of people, giving them peace of mind knowing help is just a click away. The CRS Notify Panic Button Mobile App requires that your school, business, or organization subscribes to the monthly service. For more information, please contact info@communityresponsesystems.com or visit https://www.communityresponsesystems.com. Notes: • Some CRS Notify Panic Button features require a data connection and access to your phone's location services. • The CRS Notify Panic Button works best when you enable Notifications and keep your phone connected to a Wi-Fi network. • You must be authorized by your organization's company administrator for CRS Notify to access CRS Notify's Panic Button features. The app automatically checks your authorization status during setup. • Always contact your local 911 dispatch in an emergency.

About

DistantEmergency

This app helps you send emergency services to distant locations when you witness an emergency and no one else can call for help. It allows you to find and call 911 or emergency dispatch agencies for U.S. locations.

Highlights
  • Find emergency dispatch agencies
  • Call 911 for U.S. locations
  • Send emergency services remotely
  • Communicate with distant contacts
  • Save emergency contact information
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DistantEmergency is a must for anyone who communicates with friends, family or colleagues in distant locations, especially by video. If you witness someone having a sudden emergency with no one on scene able to call for help, you could be their only hope…from hundreds of miles away.  DistantEmergency lets you find, save and, if ever necessary, call the 911/emergency dispatch agency for U.S. locations. There is no faster way to send emergency services to a distant location.

Screenshots

TeamAlert Panic App3 screens
DistantEmergency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TeamAlert Panic App at none against DistantEmergency's 1. TeamAlert Panic App also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). DistantEmergency's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. DistantEmergency sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. TeamAlert Panic App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TeamAlert Panic App against 5.0 for DistantEmergency. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TeamAlert Panic App ships an update every 4 months, DistantEmergency every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
TeamAlert Panic App versus DistantEmergency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeamAlert Panic AppDistantEmergency
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCommunity Response Systems, LLCKeymaker Cyber LLC

Customer experience

TeamAlert Panic App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DistantEmergency

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TeamAlert Panic App

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DistantEmergency

Subscriptions1
  • Create Multiple Contacts$4.991 Year

Questions

Is TeamAlert Panic App free?
TeamAlert Panic App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DistantEmergency free?
DistantEmergency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TeamAlert Panic App or DistantEmergency?
TeamAlert Panic App and DistantEmergency are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do TeamAlert Panic App or DistantEmergency have ads?
Neither TeamAlert Panic App nor DistantEmergency shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TeamAlert Panic App or DistantEmergency?
TeamAlert Panic App ships an update every 4 months, and DistantEmergency every 5 weeks. Most recently, TeamAlert Panic App was updated on September 18, 2026 and DistantEmergency on June 11, 2026.

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