SCE DR Alerts vs Foothill Transit Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SCE DR Alerts
Receive courtesy alerts for upcoming electricity demand response events. Customize notifications for event scheduling, start, and end times based on your selected program and location. This app provides event notifications only and does not offer account management.
- Demand Response event alerts
- Customizable notification settings
- Support for multiple DR programs
- Geographic area selection
- Event start, end, and schedule notifications
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Welcome to the SCE Demand Response (DR) Alerts App! Download and set up the app to start receiving courtesy alerts for upcoming SCE DR events. Customize the app to receive alerts when a DR Event is scheduled, started, and/or ended based on your selected DR program and desired geographic area. The SCE DR Alerts App can help keep you informed about the following program events: - Summer Discount Plan (SDP) for Residential or Business - Smart Energy Program (SEP) - Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) for Residential or Business - Real Time Pricing (RTP) - Capacity Bidding program (CBP) - Base Interruptible Program (BIP) - Agricultural Pumping Interruptible (API) - Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) PLEASE NOTE: This app only provides courtesy SCE DR alerts and does not provide any SCE account management features. SCE provides another app titled MySCE that lets you view your account, manage your energy use, and pay your bill online. A network connection is also required for full app functionality.
Foothill Transit Watch
Report safety and security concerns discreetly to transit authorities. Send photos, videos, text, and locations of suspicious activity. The app functions even with poor signal strength and can store reports until connectivity is restored.
- Discreetly report safety concerns
- Send photos and 6-second videos
- Text descriptions and location sharing
- Offline report storage
- BOLO (Be On the Look Out) alerts
- Anonymous reporting option
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Foothill Transit Watch: Free Safety and Security Mobile app for Riders The Foothill Transit Watch safety and security app offers riders a quick and discreet method for reporting safety and security concerns directly to Foothill Transit. App users can send photos, six second video, text descriptions, and locations of suspicious people or activities. From the home screen, users have two easy options for contacting Foothill Transit: * The “Report an Issue” button allows users to send text or photos directly to Foothill Transit. To ensure discretion, the camera flash is automatically disabled when photos are taken through the app. When reporting an issue, users can select locations and report categories to assist Foothill Transit. Riders can also send reports anonymously if they chose. * The “Call 911” button will connect customers directly to police. Use only in an emergency. The application is designed for robust operation even under conditions of poor signal strength. If you send a report from an area without cellular/Wi-Fi connectivity, it will be stored and sent when connectivity returns. The system is also designed to send text descriptions before photos so that the police can get information as quickly as possible. Additional Features: BOLO (Be On the Look Out) Alerts. BOLO Alerts on Foothill Transit Watch may display alerts from Foothill Transit about specific persons of interest. For example, Foothill Transit may display information about a missing person or child, such as where they were last seen. If you see a person from a BOLO, immediately call 9-1-1 and send an app report to Foothill Transit discreetly. Help keep Foothill Transit safe with the Foothill Transit Watch app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Foothill Transit Watch at 4.4 against SCE DR Alerts's 3.1. SCE DR Alerts's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Foothill Transit Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 54 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of SCE DR Alerts's written reviews are positive against 0% of Foothill Transit Watch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SCE DR Alerts ships an update every 6 months, Foothill Transit Watch every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SCE DR Alerts | Foothill Transit Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (41 ratings) | 4.4 (54 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Southern California Edison | ELERTS Corp |
Customer experience
SCE DR Alerts
Foothill Transit Watch
In-app purchases
SCE DR Alerts
No in-app purchases
Foothill Transit Watch
No in-app purchases
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