Comparison

Regroup AlertManager vs Elavon Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Regroup AlertManager

This app facilitates rapid mass notifications for organizations during emergencies and daily events. It allows administrators to send alerts via multiple channels and manage recipient responses, while recipients can customize their notification settings and receive location-based alerts.

Highlights
  • Mass notifications for emergencies
  • Customizable notification settings
  • Location-based alerts
  • Two-way messaging with real-time replies
  • Pre-programmed quick message templates
  • In-app delivery statistics
  • Fingerprint login for security
Features
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Regroup’s free AlertManager app enables organizations like schools, businesses, and local governments to keep people safe and informed during emergencies and everyday events through fast mass notifications. Whether you are an administrator, employee, or student of an organization that uses Regroup, the AlertManager app will enable you to customize your notification settings and receive important alerts. REGROUP CLIENTS: For clients of Regroup, AlertManager empowers admins, staff, and other group leaders to easily and quickly access the full power of Regroup Mass Notification from the palm of their hand using any iOS smartphone. • Alert from Anywhere: Quickly reach any recipient or group from wherever you are by sending messages to mobile phones, landlines, email, social media, and more.
 • Two-Tap Emergency Notifications: When seconds count, pre-programmed QuickMessage Templates help you get information out fast with only two-taps in the app. ​System administrators can create an unlimited ​number ​of QuickMessages templates to use during any situation.
 • Two-Way Messaging: Replies from recipients can be seen in real-time in the AlertManager app so admins have immediate access to information and can take action fast.
 • Bulk Replies and Updates: Admins can now select multiple recipients to send a bulk reply or update. They can also select recipients in bulk based on whether they have or haven’t replied to the original message.
 • In-App Reports: View detailed delivery statistics for notifications on their mobile device.
 • Built-In Security: Enable fingerprint login to prevent messages from being sent by unauthorized users.
 MESSAGE RECIPIENTS: If you’re part of an organization like a school, business, house of worship, or community that uses Regroup, you can download the free AlertManager app to customize your alert preferences and settings. • Get Important Notifications Fast: Alerts can be delivered to the palm of your hand, and your organization can even deliver push notifications to you when cell towers are down and local cell networks are overloaded.
 • Location-Based Alerts: With AlertManager installed and location services turned on, your organization can send emergency alerts based on your exact location to keep you safe in case of a critical event in your area.
 • Configure Preferences: Use AlertManager to easily update your notification preferences and keep your contact information up to date.

About

Elavon Mobile

This app allows businesses to accept various forms of payment directly on an iPhone, including contactless cards and digital wallets. It also offers features for invoicing, gift cards, digital receipts, and sales management.

Highlights
  • Accept contactless payments on iPhone
  • Support for major credit cards and digital wallets
  • Create and send invoices
  • Manage physical and digital gift cards
  • Send digital receipts via SMS and email
  • In-app product catalog with up to 100 items
  • Automated tax calculation
  • Apply custom discounts and service charges
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Take payments quickly and securely with Elavon Mobile, easy-to-use mobile point of sale solution that lets you run your business on the go. Features Elavon Mobile is an intuitive point of sale solution that’s perfect for small or larger businesses that have a basic product catalog. With Elavon Mobile, you can accept payments from your business or on the go while having full access to all the tools you need to get your business up and running. Some of the key features and functionality included on the Elavon Mobile app include: Accept contactless payments with only an iPhone. No extra terminals or hardware needed. With Tap to Pay on iPhone in the Elavon Mobile app, you can accept in-person, contactless payments, right on your iPhone — from physical debit and credit cards, to Apple Pay and other digital wallets — no extra terminals or hardware needed. It’s easy, secure, and private. Give your customers flexible payment options Elavon Mobile lets you accept all major credit cards, along with digital wallets. Get paid faster with Elavon Invoicing In just a few clicks, you can create, manage and send invoices right from your Elavon Mobile app. Plus, Elavon Mobile gives your customers flexibility to pay their invoice in person or online. Drive store traffic with Elavon Gift Encourage repeat visits to your business with physical and digital gift cards included with your Elavon Mobile app. Send instant SMS and email receipts to customers The digital receipt capabilities on Elavon Mobile make it easier for your customers to keep track of their transactions, and they eliminate the manual process and cost of paper products that come with traditional receipts. Stay organized with menu management With Elavon Mobile, you can create an in-app catalog or menu with up to 100 items and organize them into unique product categories. Simplify your tax support The Elavon Mobile app allows you to create add on or inclusive taxes to automatically be applied to each item as you add it to an order, eliminating the need to manually add taxes to your sales total. Take control of discounts & service charges You decide how you want to add custom discounts and service charges to an order using dollar amounts or percentages. Start your day with a daily sales summary Track your revenue growth with full reporting of your sales, trends and more on Elavon Mobile’s in-app dashboard. Split the bill between multiple customers Especially common in the restaurant industry, Elavon Mobile lets you accept multiple payments on a single order.

Screenshots

Regroup AlertManager4 screens
Elavon Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

Regroup AlertManager and Elavon Mobile both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Regroup AlertManager's written reviews are positive against 24% of Elavon Mobile's. Regroup AlertManager also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). Elavon Mobile's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (246 vs 9). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Regroup AlertManager against 4.2 for Elavon Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elavon Mobile has 246 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Regroup AlertManager's written reviews are positive against 24% of Elavon Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Regroup AlertManager ships an update every 5 months, Elavon Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Regroup AlertManager versus Elavon Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRegroup AlertManagerElavon Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (9 ratings)4.2 (246 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better23.8% of reviews
Number of ratings9246 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRegrouptalech, Inc.

Customer experience

Regroup AlertManager

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Elavon Mobile

All ratings244 ratings
Positive79.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative69.8%

Bugs and requests

Regroup AlertManager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Elavon Mobile

Reported bugs

30 issues
  • Cannot login
  • Login credentials incorrect
  • Password reset issues
  • App freezes
  • App crashes
Show 25 more
  • Cannot save invoices
  • Cannot look up invoices
  • Cannot edit text properly
  • Cannot copy and paste
  • App seems like a scam
  • Funds held for extended periods
  • Account closed without clear reason
  • Transaction history missing
  • App doesn't store transaction history
  • Device not working upon arrival
  • App fails to register sales
  • App fails to register employee tips
  • App randomly charges customers twice
  • New dashboard is worse
  • App keeps crashing during transactions
  • Notes disappear during transactions
  • App keeps logging out
  • App glitches
  • App requires updates constantly
  • Update required loop
  • Version not supported loop
  • Customer support email undeliverable
  • App crashes when adding new services
  • App crashes when using discount
  • App crashes when trying to save discount

Requested features

24 requests
  • Add copy/paste functionality
  • Fix annoyance with text editing
  • Add 'X' to erase text line
  • Improve reporting and receipts
  • Allow copy/paste in login
Show 19 more
  • Improve transaction history detail
  • Allow retrieval of specific details like 'tips'
  • Fix sales not showing
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve integration with other apps
  • Make inventory reports downloadable
  • Improve dashboard usability
  • Add customer service email
  • Provide phone number for support
  • Allow editing of text properly
  • Enable copy and paste for login and text fields
  • Fix issue with not showing all sales
  • Provide better transaction details
  • Improve mobile charging ease of use
  • Add ability to look up and save invoices
  • Improve fraud department responsiveness
  • Provide statements and reports
  • Improve integration with other services
  • Add ability to paste numbers and addresses

In-app purchases

None

Regroup AlertManager

No in-app purchases

None

Elavon Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Regroup AlertManager free?
Regroup AlertManager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elavon Mobile free?
Elavon Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Regroup AlertManager or Elavon Mobile?
Elavon Mobile is rated higher. Regroup AlertManager averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Elavon Mobile averages 4.2 from 246 ratings.
Do Regroup AlertManager or Elavon Mobile have ads?
Neither Regroup AlertManager nor Elavon Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Regroup AlertManager or Elavon Mobile?
Regroup AlertManager ships an update every 5 months, and Elavon Mobile monthly. Most recently, Regroup AlertManager was updated on November 1, 2026 and Elavon Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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