Comparison

NotifyEM vs U/AWARE

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

Head to head
About

NotifyEM

This app displays emergency maps and communications, allowing users to subscribe to alerts from organizations. It provides offline map access and detailed incident information, including voice messages and visuals, to help users understand and navigate emergencies.

Highlights
  • Offline emergency maps
  • Subscribe to organization alerts
  • Customized voice alerts
  • Incident navigation on map
  • Detailed incident information
  • Distance to incident display
Features
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NotifyEM is an iPhone app to display informative emergency-related maps and related voice and visual communications. The maps need to be downloaded only once. After that, they are available on your iPhone offline. The app makes it easy to communicate things that otherwise would be very difficult to explain in a text or voice message. For example, users can instantly understand an irregularly shaped evacuation zone when they see it on a map and can easily decide whether they are in the affected zone or not. Features: - Users can subscribe to a channel created by an organization, such as an Office of Emergency Management or a University Police Department. Should the organization issue an emergency alert or warning, the app will sound a customized voice message, such as “This is an important alert from University Police. Please do not ignore!” - Users can then easily navigate to the incident, which can be viewed on a map. Users can switch to the “details view” that may display instructions, voice messages, photos, and infographics related to the alert and sent by the issuing organization. - The user’s distance from the incident is prominently displayed on the screen in feet and/or miles. Location services need to be active to use this feature. - In Settings, it is possible to subscribe to or unsubscribe from Notification Channels. Those serve the purpose of transmitting notifications only to those who subscribe to a channel. For example, if a Police Department creates its channel, subscribers can opt in to receive communication issued through that channel.

About

U/AWARE

Control and monitor your Uniden SDS150 scanner remotely via Bluetooth. View transmissions visually, hear audio, and record incoming signals directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Remote operation via Bluetooth
  • Visual display of transmissions
  • Audio playback of scanned signals
  • Record incoming transmissions
  • Full control replication of SDS150
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Provides remote operation functionality via Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE), a visual display and audio of scanned radio transmissions. The display and all controls of the SDS150 are replicated on the app allowing you to access and control all the functions within the range. All incoming audio from the transmissions can be recorded and heard through your devices.

Screenshots

NotifyEM1 screens
U/AWARE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NotifyEM at 5.0 against U/AWARE's 3.8. U/AWARE's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

NotifyEM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: U/AWARE has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NotifyEM ships an update every 5 months, U/AWARE every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NotifyEM versus U/AWARE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotifyEMU/AWARE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB33 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMapText, Inc.Uniden Corporation

Customer experience

NotifyEM

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

U/AWARE

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

NotifyEM

No in-app purchases

None

U/AWARE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NotifyEM free?
NotifyEM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is U/AWARE free?
U/AWARE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NotifyEM or U/AWARE?
NotifyEM is rated higher. NotifyEM averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while U/AWARE averages 3.8 from 12 ratings.
Do NotifyEM or U/AWARE have ads?
Neither NotifyEM nor U/AWARE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NotifyEM or U/AWARE?
NotifyEM ships an update every 5 months, and U/AWARE every 2 months. Most recently, NotifyEM was updated on October 16, 2026 and U/AWARE on October 16, 2026.

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