Comparison

Emergency Reminder vs GridDown

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

Head to head
About

Emergency Reminder

Features
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Emergency Reminder helps you prepare for emergencies by calculating exactly what supplies your household needs. Whether for natural disasters, power outages, or other emergencies – be ready with a personalized shopping list. SMART CALCULATIONS • Calculates food, water, and supplies based on the number of people • Adjusts quantities for different age groups (infants, children, adults, seniors) • Supports various diets: normal, vegetarian, and vegan • Includes supplies for your pets (dogs, cats, birds, fish, small animals) MULTIPLE PLANS • Create separate plans for home, car, office, or vacation • Customize duration from 1 to 90 days • Government recommendations suggest 14 days of supplies COMPLETE SUPPLY CATEGORIES • Water & beverages • Grains & bread products • Proteins & canned goods • Dairy alternatives • Snacks & energy food • Medical supplies & first aid • Hygiene products • Tools & equipment • Lighting & communication • Important documents • Warmth & shelter • Pet supplies INTERACTIVE SHOPPING LIST • Check off items as you shop • Track your progress with visual indicators • See what's left to buy at a glance SHARE & EXPORT • Export your list as PDF • Share with family members • Print for offline use DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE • Clean, intuitive interface • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese • No account required • Your data stays on your device Being prepared doesn't have to be complicated. Emergency Reminder makes it simple to ensure your family has everything they need when it matters most. Download now and start preparing today.

About

GridDown

Features
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GridDown is your personal emergency preparedness and survival planning app. Build your survival team, organize essential supplies, save bug-out locations, create emergency plans, and know exactly where to go when normal systems are unavailable. BUILD YOUR SURVIVAL TEAM Create your trusted emergency network and assign members to important roles including Leadership, Security, Medical, Food & Water, Shelter, Communications, and Morale. Add skills, contact information, notes, photos, and saved locations for each member. PLAN YOUR BUG-OUT LOCATIONS Save multiple bug-out destinations, rally points, supply locations, and other important places. Choose your primary destination and use Apple Maps to view locations and navigate when needed. TRACK FOOD & WATER Build an inventory of emergency food, water, and long-term storage items. Organize quantities, expiration dates, storage locations, and preparedness goals. ORGANIZE YOUR SUPPLIES Track medical supplies, power equipment, lighting, communications gear, tools, fuel, clothing, hygiene products, vehicle equipment, and other essentials. BUILD GO BAGS Create individual emergency bags for yourself, family members, vehicles, or specialized purposes. Use checklists to quickly see what is ready and what is missing. CREATE EMERGENCY PLANS Prepare plans for power outages, severe storms, evacuations, extended grid failures, communication outages, and other emergencies. Create rally points, assign responsibilities, and organize the actions your team should take. SEE YOUR READINESS GridDown brings your preparedness information together into a simple dashboard so you can quickly identify missing team roles, supplies, locations, and planning tasks. MAP YOUR PLAN View team member locations, bug-out destinations, rally points, medical locations, supply caches, and other important places using Apple Maps. OFFLINE-FIRST & PRIVATE Emergency information shouldn't depend on an internet connection or an online account. GridDown is designed around locally stored preparedness information so your essential plans remain available on your device. Whether you're preparing for a storm, extended power outage, evacuation, natural disaster, or simply want your family better organized, GridDown gives you one place to build your plan before you need it. Know your people. Know your supplies. Know where you're going. Be ready with GridDown.

Screenshots

Emergency Reminder4 screens
GridDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GridDown at none against Emergency Reminder's 1. Emergency Reminder's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Emergency Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GridDown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emergency Reminder ships an update monthly, GridDown every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 4 level
Emergency Reminder versus GridDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmergency ReminderGridDown
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWalter TenglerYOURFULLSTACK, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Emergency Reminder

One-time1
  • Export Feature$0.99
None

GridDown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emergency Reminder free?
Emergency Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GridDown free?
GridDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Emergency Reminder or GridDown have ads?
Neither Emergency Reminder nor GridDown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emergency Reminder or GridDown?
Emergency Reminder ships an update monthly, and GridDown every 6 months. Most recently, Emergency Reminder was updated on October 24, 2026 and GridDown on October 15, 2026.

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