AlertMedia vs IRIS Alert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AlertMedia
This app allows organizations to quickly identify threats and communicate with impacted individuals. Administrators can send multi-channel notifications, manage messages, and receive real-time threat warnings. Employees can view notifications, respond to surveys, and report incidents.
- Rapid threat identification
- Multi-channel notification sending
- Message and response management
- Real-time local threat warnings
- Incident reporting
- Event page updates
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NOTE: This app is for employers and employees already using AlertMedia’s emergency communication software. AlertMedia enables organizations to rapidly identify threats that impact their people or business and communicate faster to impacted individuals. Perform under pressure and protect your people from anywhere with our intuitive, full-featured mobile app. For administrators: AlertMedia’s mobile app gives you agility and visibility during critical events, wherever you are. In just a few clicks, you can send a multi-channel notification from your phone using the same intuitive screens you’re familiar with from the web or by leveraging your pre-built templates. In addition to sending notifications, you can easily manage your incoming messages and responses, connect with stakeholders via conference call, update event pages, and receive real-time warnings for any local threat that may impact your people or business. For employees: If your organization uses AlertMedia, download the app to ensure you never miss important communications. From the app, you can easily view new notifications, reply with helpful information, respond to surveys, and check event pages for updates from your organization. In the event you need to report an incident to administrators, you can quickly signal for help with your location attached. NOTE: This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
IRIS Alert
This app enables organization members to send and receive critical security alerts, access safety documents, and request assistance. It provides quick access to emergency features like a flashlight and siren, facilitating rapid communication for safety concerns.
- Send and receive security alerts
- View safety documents and maps
- Request medical or security assistance
- Report safety hazards
- Flashlight and siren functions
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Organization members and business employees use IRIS Alert from their smart phone to send and receive important security alerts, view safety documents and maps, e.g., evacuation routes, and to request assistance. With just a few taps, employees can request medical assistance for themselves or co-workers, notify security of suspicious items or persons, report safety hazards and more. IRIS Alert also includes flashlight and siren buttons on the home screen for easy access. IRIS Alert is free to download and use for personal communications. Please use the organization code: Public.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AlertMedia at 87% against IRIS Alert's 0%. AlertMedia also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AlertMedia holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AlertMedia has 135 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of AlertMedia's written reviews are positive against 0% of IRIS Alert's.
AlertMedia ships an update fortnightly, IRIS Alert every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AlertMedia | IRIS Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (135 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alert Media | Rapid Response Emergency Systems |
Customer experience
AlertMedia
IRIS Alert
In-app purchases
AlertMedia
No in-app purchases
IRIS Alert
No in-app purchases








