Comparison

Everbridge vs Community Plus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Everbridge

Receive critical alerts and important community updates directly on your mobile device from public safety agencies and your employer or university. Stay informed about emergencies, crime advisories, and organizational announcements.

Highlights
  • Neighborhood-level alerts
  • Emergency notifications
  • Crime advisories
  • Community updates
  • Employer/university alerts
  • SOS function
Features
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In partnership with thousands of public safety agencies, Everbridge offers the most trusted information available at a neighborhood level to keep residents informed - all delivered directly to your mobile device. Messages range from emergencies and crime advisories to important announcements, reminders and community updates. You can also connect with your employer or university to receive vital information during critical events or while managing your response to an incident. Your workplace, school, or similar organization may also allow you to view your schedule or create your own alert to send an SOS when in need of assistance.

About

Community Plus

Discover local events, news, jobs, and alerts sourced exclusively from your community. Connect with local businesses and residents to foster a thriving local economy. Stay informed and engaged with everything happening in your area.

Highlights
  • Locally sourced events and news
  • Job listings
  • Alerts and notifications
  • Support local businesses
  • Proximity-based beacon technology
  • Community engagement
Features
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The Community Plus app is more than just supporting our local businesses and the owners themselves. It's been completely dedicated and built for the Oregon all the way down to a local scale. For all the residents in it that make Oregon a special place to call home! Anything from events, news, jobs, alerts, and notification messages are all 100% locally sourced by only local members will keep you fully informed about everything going on in our beautiful Oregon. All in one, easy-to-use app on your phone at absolutely no cost. Our passion and purpose is not only about supporting Roanoke's locally-owned businesses, we also encourage you not only download our app but to locate and support the men and women who own them! By working together, we can keep the local Oregon community's revenue in the community by using our patented proximity-based beacon technology. Watch the lives of our residents thrive and flourish and staying engaged with our growing community and download today! Join us in making Oregon a smarter community to live in, all while establishing and growing closer relationships with the people of our city. Our mobile app is proudly owned and operated right here in Oregon!

Screenshots

Everbridge4 screens
Community Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Community Plus at 4.5 against Everbridge's 2.0. Community Plus also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 7%). Everbridge's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 16) and device support (4 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Community Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Everbridge has 1.3K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Everbridge's written reviews are positive against 33% of Community Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Everbridge ships an update every 2 months, Community Plus monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Everbridge versus Community Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEverbridgeCommunity Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1.3K ratings)4.5 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.8% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB68 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEverbridge, Inc.EPUERTO, LLC.

Customer experience

Everbridge

All ratings1,290 ratings
Positive21.9%
Neutral6.7%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive6.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative88.5%

Community Plus

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Everbridge

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Login issues
  • Inability to subscribe to alerts
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • App crashing on launch
  • Incompatibility with newer devices
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  • Confusing and inconsistent user interface

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to delete notifications
  • Streamlined user experience
  • Better integration with existing services
  • More customization options

Community Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Everbridge

No in-app purchases

None

Community Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Everbridge free?
Everbridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Community Plus free?
Community Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Everbridge or Community Plus?
Community Plus is rated higher. Everbridge averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Community Plus averages 4.5 from 16 ratings.
Do Everbridge or Community Plus have ads?
Neither Everbridge nor Community Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Everbridge or Community Plus?
Everbridge ships an update every 2 months, and Community Plus monthly. Most recently, Everbridge was updated on September 23, 2026 and Community Plus on August 2, 2026.

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