ActiveAlert vs CERA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActiveAlert
This app provides essential call details directly on your smartphone, eliminating the need to manually record information or enter addresses while driving. It automatically maps alarm locations, facilitates real-time response coordination, and organizes past and current calls.
- Real-time call details on smartphone
- Automatic alarm location mapping
- Real-time response coordination map
- Access photos and documents
- Converts dispatch data
- Manage past and current calls
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ActiveAlert helps you respond to calls faster by getting the essential details right in your smartphone. No more copying down dispatch information or trying to enter an address while driving. - Uses Apple Push instead of SMS - Automatically maps alarm location - Coordinate response with others using real-time map - Access relevant photos and documents from your phone - Converts hard-to-read dispatch data into legible sections - Manage past and current calls
CERA
This platform connects first responders in real-time during critical events. It automates tasks and provides a live overview to reduce chaos and confusion.
- Real-time connectivity for first responders
- Automated task management
- Live overview of critical events
- Reduces chaos and confusion
- Visual platform
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Visual platform that eliminates the chaos and confusion during critical events by connecting first responders in real-time, automating key tasks, and providing a live overview.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CERA at 5.0 against ActiveAlert's 4.1. ActiveAlert's advantage is ratings volume (740 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). 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.
CERA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveAlert has 740 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ActiveAlert ships an update every 9 days, CERA every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveAlert | CERA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (740 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 740 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active911 | CERA Software Inc. |
Customer experience
ActiveAlert
CERA
Bugs and requests
ActiveAlert
Reported bugs
5 issues- Continuous paging/re-alerting issues
- Inability to disable repeat paging
- Alerts not working when phone is on silent
- Crashing and freezing issues
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
Requested features
8 requests- Favorites or saved calls list
- Ability to adjust alert volume
- More alert tone options
- Improved map routing and integration
- Customizable themes and color schemes
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- Ability to mark on-duty/off-duty status with one button
- Improved call details formatting and organization
- Widgets and CarPlay integration
CERA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ActiveAlert
No in-app purchases
CERA
No in-app purchases
