Town Alert vs HeyOnCall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Town Alert
Receive important one-way messages from a mass notification system. This app allows users to get critical updates and alerts sent directly to their device.
- Receive one-way messages
- Mass notification system
- Inform employees
- Inform the public
- Critical updates and alerts
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Town Alert is a mass notification system (MNS) that sends one-way messages to inform employees and/or the public of an important message Everybody using the app "My Town Alert" will receive messages sent from "Town Alert"
HeyOnCall
Manage on-call schedules and receive important alerts directly on your device. This utility app is designed for teams of any size, offering a cost-effective solution for managing critical communication.
- On-call rotations
- Alerting system
- Escalation management
- Push notifications
- Affordable for all team sizes
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HeyOnCall offers on-call rotations, alerting, and escalation at a price that is affordable for teams of all sizes. Download this app to receive push notifications directly to your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HeyOnCall at 5.0 against Town Alert's 4.0. HeyOnCall also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Town Alert's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HeyOnCall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Town Alert ships an update every 6 months, HeyOnCall every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Town Alert | HeyOnCall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSI-C | CircuitLab, Inc. |
Customer experience
Town Alert
HeyOnCall
In-app purchases
Town Alert
No in-app purchases
HeyOnCall
No in-app purchases
