Grid vs Alerta!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grid
Share your location privately and securely with end-to-end encryption. Control who sees your location and for how long, with options for temporary or long-term groups. The core service is free and open source.
- End-to-end encrypted location sharing
- One-to-one and group sharing
- Temporary and long-term groups
- Self-hosting capability
- Custom map providers
- Optional satellite maps
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Share locations with friends, family or anybody you choose with privacy in your hands. Our end-to-end encrypted service ensures your location data stays safe and under your control. No selling, no sharing– just the privacy you deserve and trust you can count on. Grid is free and open source, and utilizes the Matrix Protocol for end-to-end encryption so only those you choose know where you are. - Add contacts for one to one location sharing - Create long term or short term and temporary groups - Self hosting capability using the Matrix Protocol - Custom map provider through Protomaps - Self hosted map provider capability Terms of Use: https://mygrid.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://mygrid.app/privacy Grid is created by Rezivure, a tech company dedicated to tools that enhance digital privacy. Without privacy we do not have freedom. To check out our source code, visit https://www.github.com/Rezivure To learn more or see new updates, go to https://mygrid.app
Alerta!
Stay informed about events and safety issues in your community without creating an account or sharing your data. Receive real-time alerts for safety concerns, fun local happenings, and lost and found items in your favorite locations.
- Anonymous reporting
- Real-time alerts for saved locations
- Safety, Fun, and Lost & Found categories
- No account or data collection required
- Bilingual support (English & Spanish)
- Photos stripped of metadata
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Know what's happening near the places you love. Safety alerts at your kid's school. Food trucks nearby. Lost pets found. All without creating an account or giving up your data. THREE ALERT TYPES • SAFETY - Security issues, road hazards, school alerts • FUN - Food trucks, events, garage sales • LOST & FOUND - Lost pets, missing items FAVORITES WITH REAL-TIME ALERTS Save locations that matter - home, school, work, family. Get instant notifications when something happens nearby. PRIVACY PROTECTED • No account needed • No tracking, no data collected • Photos stripped of metadata • Reports auto-delete • Your data is never sold - ever Bilingual: English y español. Always FREE. No ads. --- ESPAÑOL Entérate de lo que pasa cerca de los lugares que te importan. Alertas de seguridad en la escuela de tus hijos. Food trucks cerca. Mascotas perdidas encontradas. Todo sin crear cuenta ni entregar tus datos. TRES TIPOS DE ALERTAS • SEGURIDAD - Problemas de seguridad, peligros, alertas escolares • DIVERSIÓN - Food trucks, eventos, ventas de garage • PERDIDO/ENCONTRADO - Mascotas perdidas, objetos extraviados FAVORITOS CON ALERTAS EN TIEMPO REAL Guarda ubicaciones importantes - casa, escuela, trabajo, familia. Recibe notificaciones instantáneas cuando algo pase cerca. PRIVACIDAD PROTEGIDA • Sin cuenta requerida • Sin rastreo, sin datos recolectados • Fotos sin metadata • Reportes se borran • Tus datos nunca se venden - jamás Bilingüe: inglés y español. Siempre GRATIS. Sin anuncios. Download today. Descarga hoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alerta! at none against Grid's 1. Alerta! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Grid's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Grid sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Alerta! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Alerta! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grid has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Grid's written reviews are positive against 100% of Alerta!'s.
Grid ships an update every 2 months, Alerta! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grid | Alerta! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rezivure LLC | MEDUSA LABS L.L.C. |
Customer experience
Grid
Alerta!
In-app purchases
Grid
- Satellite Maps$4.991 Month
Alerta!
No in-app purchases
