A2 Fix It vs AlertTraveler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A2 Fix It
Easily report community issues like potholes or graffiti to the City of Ann Arbor. Track the status of your reports and receive notifications when problems are resolved. The app uses GPS to pinpoint your location and offers a menu of common issues for quick reporting.
- Report community issues
- Track service requests
- Receive resolution notifications
- GPS location recognition
- Menu of common issues
- Report missed trash pickup
- Report street light outages
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See it, report it, get it fixed. From potholes to tree branches, the City of Ann Arbor’s new “A2 Fix It” system makes it simple and fast to notify City Hall of problems in our community. This app provides users the ability to track service requests, their own as well as others, and be notified when issues are resolved. The app’s GPS recognizes your location and has an easy to navigate menu of common issues. Users can report missed cart pickups, dark street lights, street tree problems, sidewalk hazards, clogged storm drains, graffiti, missing traffic signs, street flooding, park maintenance issues, and much more.
AlertTraveler
Provides real-time travel safety information and alerts based on your location and itinerary. Access emergency numbers and receive check-in requests from your institution. Requires institutional credentials to use.
- Real-time country and city travel intelligence
- Location-based safety scores
- Timely alerts based on GPS
- Emergency phone number access
- Institution-initiated check-in requests
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Important: AlertTraveler requires a username and password provided by a participating institution. Only download this app if you have been instructed to by your institution. AlertTraveler offers a world of up-to-date country and city travel intelligence in your pocket, including location safety scores and practical information. Keep up to date with timely alerts based on your GPS location, the travel itinerary you submitted to your institution, and by creating opt-in subscriptions. Easily access emergency phone numbers: The SOS button offers a menu of emergency numbers for your current GPS location. AlertTraveler also allows your institution to send check-in requests that you can respond to, right through the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: A2 Fix It at 4.6 against AlertTraveler's 3.0. A2 Fix It also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 20%) and ratings volume (226 vs 26). AlertTraveler's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
A2 Fix It holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A2 Fix It has 226 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of A2 Fix It's written reviews are positive against 20% of AlertTraveler's.
A2 Fix It ships an update every 4 months, AlertTraveler every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A2 Fix It | AlertTraveler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (226 ratings) — better | 3.0 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 226 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Ann Arbor | Terra Dotta, LLC |
Customer experience
A2 Fix It
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In-app purchases
A2 Fix It
No in-app purchases
AlertTraveler
No in-app purchases
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