ActiveAlert vs AccessMyLAN
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
AccessMyLAN
This app allows organizations to customize and secure mobile devices for a safe internet experience. It enables quick device setup, tracks data usage, and displays mobile data and Wi-Fi policies defined by the organization. It requires a specific solution deployed by the organization to function.
- Quick device setup
- Data usage tracking
- Mobile data policy review
- Wi-Fi policy review
- Secure mobile internet
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AccessMyLAN helps organizations customize and protect their devices for a safe mobile internet experience. • Set-up your device in seconds. • Follow your data usage consumption. • Review your mobile data and Wi-Fi policies set by your organisation. AccessMyLAN is powered by Akamai. *Please note that AccessMyLAN has been designed to use location services efficiently. IMPORTANT: This app requires that your organisation has deployed the AccessMyLAN solution from AT&T.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ActiveAlert at 4.1 against AccessMyLAN's 1.4. ActiveAlert also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (740 vs 13). AccessMyLAN's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ActiveAlert holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveAlert has 740 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ActiveAlert ships an update every 9 days, AccessMyLAN every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveAlert | AccessMyLAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (740 ratings) — better | 1.4 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 740 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active911 | Akamai Technologies Ireland Limited |
Customer experience
ActiveAlert
AccessMyLAN
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
AccessMyLAN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ActiveAlert
No in-app purchases
AccessMyLAN
No in-app purchases
Questions
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