Comparison

CADAlert vs PauldingGA Alerting

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

Head to head
About

CADAlert

Access your department's CAD data and receive quadrant-based incident notifications. This app provides a dashboard overview of calls, quick mapping, and mobile CAD views to enhance emergency response efficiency for first responders.

Highlights
  • Access department CAD data
  • Quadrant-based incident notifications
  • Pre-alerts
  • Dashboard overview of calls
  • Quick mapping
  • Mobile CAD view capabilities
  • Customizable notifications
Features
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The official companion app for the CADAlert platform by SEPA Industries. When paired with the CADsync extension, our app allows you to access your department’s CAD data. But that's not all - our app also offers a range of features that make responding to emergencies easier and more efficient than ever before. With our app, you can choose quadrant based incident notifications and pre-alerts. Plus, our dashboard provides an at-a-glance overview of all calls, so you can quickly and easily see what of incidents are occurring in your area. But that's just the beginning. Our app also features quick mapping and other mobile CAD view capabilities, allowing you to navigate to incidents with ease. And with our user-friendly interface, it's easy to stay connected and informed, no matter where you are. Whether you're responding to a fire or medical emergency, our app gives you the tools you need to stay informed and respond quickly and effectively. And with our customizable notifications, you can be sure that you're always receiving the information you need to do your job. Join the many first responders across the nation who trust our app to help them do their jobs more efficiently and effectively. Download it today and experience the power and convenience of having critical information at your fingertips.

About

PauldingGA Alerting

Features
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Mach Alert is a full featured fire station alerting (FSA) solution designed to provide state of the art alerting functionality and reliability to public safety answering points (PSAP), fire and EMS facilities, and, with optional add-ons, to first responders in the field. Whether operating as a standalone system or via interface to a computer aided dispatch (CAD) product, Mach Alert is designed to minimize time spent dispatching at the 911 center and maximize the amount of critical information delivered to first responders when they need it most with tones, voice, and a robust catalog of add-ons and customization options.

Screenshots

CADAlert4 screens
PauldingGA Alerting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CADAlert at fortnightly against PauldingGA Alerting's every 14 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CADAlert ships an update fortnightly, PauldingGA Alerting every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CADAlert versus PauldingGA Alerting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCADAlertPauldingGA Alerting
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEPA Industries, LLCMach Alert, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

CADAlert

No in-app purchases

None

PauldingGA Alerting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CADAlert free?
CADAlert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PauldingGA Alerting free?
PauldingGA Alerting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CADAlert or PauldingGA Alerting have ads?
Neither CADAlert nor PauldingGA Alerting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CADAlert or PauldingGA Alerting?
CADAlert ships an update fortnightly, and PauldingGA Alerting every 14 months. Most recently, CADAlert was updated on June 10, 2026 and PauldingGA Alerting on May 16, 2026.

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