CDA Alerts vs Ricoh Alert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
CDA Alerts
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Central District Alliance the Business Improvement District comprising of Holborn, Clerkenwell, Farringdon, Bloomsbury, and St Giles. We are a collective voice of over 400 organisations, representing a highly diversified commercial and cultural base of creative, educational, legal, medical, professional, scientific, and technological brands of global significance β generating a contribution to Londonβs GVA second only to the city. Prioritising sustainability, destination modelling, business solutions, public realm, and placemaking within our district. This Incident Alert System has been designed to support members responsible for their staff and business continuity, crisis management and emergency planning. This system can: - Be used to communicate to you in real-time, on major incidents in the area as they unfold, such as fire, gas explosion and act of terrorism, as well as notify you in advance of planned events such as marches or protests that may affect your business and staff. - Give you access to useful resources in a document library to help you plan in advance or even refer to during a real-time incident. They can be viewed offline if mobile networks are unavailable.
Ricoh Alert
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Ricoh Alert is an emergency communications platform for Ricoh EMEA employees. Ricoh Alert will send you notifications to make you aware of emergency situations to ensure your safety and that we can keep you informed of events that may affect where and how you work.
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Verdict
CDA Alerts and Ricoh Alert are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CDA Alerts ships an update every 11 months, Ricoh Alert every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CDA Alerts | Ricoh Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 7 months β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 16.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Central District Alliance Ltd | YUDU Ltd |
In-app purchases
CDA Alerts
No in-app purchases
Ricoh Alert
No in-app purchases





