AlertAware vs BrushingCat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
BrushingCat
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Note: the toothbrush timer requires a Premium subscription (7-day free trial included). Putting off brushing? Start with a cat. BrushingCat is a toothbrush timer that brushes with you. Get your toothbrush ready, then brush for as long as you decide. Set reminders that fit your day. START SMALL Meet your cat and get your toothbrush ready. When you're set, start the timer. It's fine to come back and start again later. YOUR PACE, YOUR TIME Pick a target time and see how much has passed and how much is left. When you finish, end the timer yourself. Leave the app and come back, and your timer is still running. REMINDERS WHEN YOU NEED THEM Set daily reminders for times that suit your routine. Turn each one on or off. NO SIGN-UP Morning rush or right before bed. If you feel even a little like brushing, start with your cat. PREMIUM Using the toothbrush timer requires a Premium subscription (monthly or yearly). Both plans include a 7-day free trial. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AlertAware at none against BrushingCat's 2. AlertAware also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). BrushingCat's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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
Both are free to download. BrushingCat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AlertAware asks for nothing beyond the download.
AlertAware ships an update every 3 weeks, BrushingCat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AlertAware | BrushingCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Volk | SangHyun Jin |
In-app purchases
AlertAware
No in-app purchases
BrushingCat
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$22.991 Year
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