Orb.net vs Mahsa Alert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orb.net
This free platform continuously measures your internet connection's responsiveness, reliability, and speed. It provides easy-to-understand scores and detailed technical information for users who want to understand their true internet experience.
- Measures internet responsiveness
- Measures internet reliability
- Measures internet speed
- Continuous lightweight tests
- Easy-to-understand scores
- Technical details for advanced users
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Orb shows your true internet experience and is a free platform that runs without disrupting your connection or device. It measures Responsiveness, Reliability, and Speed using lightweight, continuous tests, and provides easy-to-understand scores as well as the technical details for nerds.
Mahsa Alert
Receive real-time notifications and critical event alerts. This system prioritizes privacy and security with encrypted communication channels for emergency situations and daily updates.
- Real-time critical event alerts
- Security updates
- Customizable notification preferences
- Multi-language support
- Secure encrypted communication
- Live safety map
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Mahsa Alert is a comprehensive notification and alert system designed to keep users informed about critical events, security updates, and important announcements in real-time. Built with privacy and security in mind, it provides reliable communication channels for emergency situations and daily updates. Mahsa Alert features customizable notification preferences, multi-language support, and secure encrypted communication, ensuring users stay informed while maintaining their privacy. The app serves as a bridge between information sources and users, delivering timely alerts when they matter most.
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Verdict
Orb.net and Mahsa Alert are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Orb.net against 4.7 for Mahsa Alert. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 48 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Orb.net's written reviews are positive against 67% of Mahsa Alert's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orb.net | Mahsa Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (35 ratings) | 4.7 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 48 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orb Forge Inc. | Holistic Resilience |
Customer experience
Orb.net
Mahsa Alert
Bugs and requests
Orb.net
Reported bugs
2 issues- Console opens on desktop every time
- Slow performance
Requested features
3 requests- Apple TV app
- PlayStation app
- Background mode
Mahsa Alert
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Orb.net
No in-app purchases
Mahsa Alert
No in-app purchases
