Ping4

HIGHLIGHTS

The Ping4 is now available as a free download on Apple Store for both iPhone and iPad owners.The application is designed for use in English language. It weighs in at only 4.1 MB to download. It is highly advisable to have the latest app version installed so that you don`t miss out on the fresh new features and improvements. The current app version 3.2.3 has been released on 2014-11-19. For ensuring consistency with the device you should take into account the following app compatibility information: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
Bottom Line: For more information about Ping4 check developer Ping4 Inc.`s website : http://ping4.com

Traveling and receiving notifications of special weather statement Open it up and expired 4 days ago This has happened numerous times this morning May get a real one sometime and ignore it thinking it is an expired one App becoming useless     Expired alerts Danpopbradley

Love it but all caps is annoying                     All caps annoying gishmatoe

All I wanted was EMS alerts based on my GPS location without a full weather app This app does that Only Warnings are sent via WEA messages We need watches and advisories also This app fixes that scenario                     Love it ssauls0613

A lot of missing person alerts But I when we had a major shooting a few weeks back where 3 areas around my house were closed off they did not put one alert up That was disappointing     Could be better Ozpkchris

Update Feb 2016 not much is different even after all the years ping4 has had to fine tune it s app Not much is different really and after all the years ping4 has had to fix the bugs Why I don t get rid of it I don t know Probably I will for good now Have never been able to rely on it solely and that s pathetic for what it is Device and app are configured properly for notifications according to the internal app check green checks on both items and all settings are correct as noted in faqs Except I opt for a alert style notification rather than the banner style that is noted being required for some unknown and illogical reason Should make no difference as far as sounding the alert notification at least in accordance with my understanding of iOS No sounds are heard with past two storms at all though it was working okay at some point prior to that too well in fact They really need to eliminate repeating the same alert over and over The original is plenty of information until it expires or is modified That s intrusive enough Maybe the NWS does this with their warning system but ping4 shouldn t have to follow suit just to notify people that the same warning is continuing So my complaint is it works too good when it works but lately it is back to not working at all I m surprised the Massachusetts Emergency service contracts with such an inconsistent and basically incompetent service for something so vitally important A false sense of security is worse than no security at all For weather emergencies and 99 are it s much safer to rely on one of the many decent plain old weather apps for emergency alerts Steer clear of this app Hard to believe Ping4 Alerts is the official emergency information app for MEMA Massachusetts state govt Ping4 Alerts is horrible and cannot be relied upon in the least Not consistently providing the accurate and complete information you need is Ping4 Alert s worst sin of course but Ping4 Alerts also actually sometimes gives false positives and I m not talking about test alerts either Support for Ping4 Alerts is also useless They tend to offer no help or advice and blame most of their multitude of problems on the contention that the iOS operating system is flawed You would be well advised to use a good weather app for weather emergencies Consider using local media outlet apps for other emergencies Also bookmark pertinent emergency info sites in your mobile browser e g regional power outage information updates the Red Cross first aid section etc Better yet get the promptest reliable emergency information from Twitter truly If we ve learned anything at all over the past 15 years it s that we can t depend on the US state or federal governments to protect us from disasters and emergencies many types of which are clearly more probable now than ever We also are unwise to depend on any organization like Ping4 Alerts with which the government contracts If you have the Ping4 Alerts app delete it or at most use it only secondarily In providing a false sense of security Ping4 Alerts is worse than having nothing at all Do however arm yourself with good apps and site bookmarks that are tied to organizations unaffiliated with the government     Great App to Compromise Your Safety Jadedgazelle

Don t get this because it doesn t work I tried everything but it still doesn t work One time we had a bad storm in the night and no one knew IT DIDNT ALERT US DO NOT GET THIS APP     This Doesn t Work ^Lucy^31

Wow what a fantastic safety alerting app If you are looking for A severe weather alerting app that is accurate crisp clean and packed full of features then look no further I have tried dozens of whether alerting apps and nlne compare to this one Best of all I love the ability to choose from several custom alert tones for different categories and that it is voice over compatible Great job and thanks for supporting those of us with visual impairments                     Best alerting app @ioswiz

Why would the sex offender map removed Horrible choice to remove this feature that provides valuable information to parents     Sex Offender Removed JulioB

Please read if you update the app you lose the sexoffender map This was an extremely beneficial feature and beg the developers to bring this back This was a great feature for every parent to have at their fingertips Unfortunately I had the iOS set to auto update apps so it updated by itself and I lost the best feature of the app         Update removes offenders Jdam1234

Great Your app shows offenders in my area but with no further information other than a photo How about a little more information     Information on offenders Jackie_Treehorn

Is good                     Good Betty Kroger

In order to get alerts for saved locations let s say your home town you have to have location services set to Always for this app What this means is that the app is constantly draining your battery by accessing the GPS on your phone A saved location is just that no matter where you are be it the next tow over or across the country and you should be able to receive alerts for that saved location without letting the app access the phone s GPS     Terrible jjhenrionIII

There are a lot of cool features It has alerts for weather and public safety and also it has locations of offenders in your neighborhood Overall I think it s great                     Awesome Violinrosy

Awesome and amazing app I recommend it to anyone looking for a good alert app My favorite feature is probably the ability to find restaurants and stores for the area you are in then map them for you Definitely recommended                     Awesome 135731;57895()$964/:(??.$$&4::

Ping4alerts has several problems The ping cannot easily be silenced The actual info is not immediately available And not all alerts are alerts Today I got an alert while my phone was silenced to inform me that I was in Harvard Square Clicking on the alert sent me to a business site I m removing it     Terrible Muddlover

This app is great I can see the warned area and I can read the alert just by the press of a button The sound should be a little louder and longer                     Great Sammy LL 00

Why do I receive alerts but when I open the app to see the details they are never there Yet I can see the ones from 11 days ago which I couldn t see when the alerts first came Ridiculous     Alert details never there mjc94ma

Please make a way to check for updates instead of having them push killing the battery                 Good app Bryan36281937410

Doesn t save locations Hangs there     Not working oopsudroppedthis

App still doesn t work Received an alert but no message I would not use this app for safety More of a gimmick I ve been around people who get the alert while others within 5 ft don t This app works occasionally     If it works v 2 Larry617

Great app just take off the location arrow when the app is closed so it does not use up battery life                     Great app Bibleguy316

The only good thing to come out of Cape Coral since I ve moved here recently                     Cape App debug27

Would be nice if the alert notifications actually worked     Alerts do not work Meark

Would be nice if the alert notifications actually worked     Alerts do not work Meark

This is perfect for monitoring local news event like upcoming storms amber alerts and etc This is a must have app to help keep you informed and in the loop for what s going on around you                 Great local weather crime alert app Alcion25

Good and efficient help my for my forecast             Efficient Senargitar

This app could save our life Really helpful Recommended                     Life saving Derukka

Good app and really helpful                 Good app rozaraml

Good app and really helpful                 Good app rozaraml

This app is very useful It says any alerts you want Great for places that have bad wheather                 Great app Iamzeuz

Helps to feel the pulse of the local area with timely and informative alerts                     Useful for every person who wants to be aware krugerbrent

Very convenient to have and also would come in handy for those rare emergencies that may affect you locally                 Good for alerts HikaruIchiju

Nothing showing up near me is that a good thing or a bad thing dunno                 Interesting Pace282

this app provide information to keep yourself safety and can help the others under serious circumstance                 should have App nguyendaica

stay alert on the dangerous storms that may happen where i live Thanks ping4                     This helped me Gamerpro2134

I had trouble contacting the server Useless without this             Seems good but Divdasunder

By this app all notifications will come to you just at a right time Very cool for emergency cases                 So practical and useful luquheu

It works really well and makes me and my family feel safe I m sure it s saved some lives This app is essential                     Life saving app Jklfuyfjbxhdjferwfhhvxcc

A very well done emergency notifications app giving you a heads up with different situations arise in your location Nicely done                 Well done TychoX2

This is a great app to have on your phone It gives you important emergency information wherever you are traveling                     Valuable App crverc

Really like this app for the weather alerts alone I also heard about the ability to find registered sex offenders and other security related information in your current location which I think is really important information to know and understand     Valuable app for personal safety and security dryo1

I just saw the Fox 25 interview about this app showing where sexual offenders will be I really like this feature especially for my own self awareness and for children                     Fox 25 Interview Pat Wilson #1

The app shows my correct location on the map but still feeds me alerts for incorrect locations For example my whole region is under a winter storm warning I received 3 simultaneous notifications for the next county north an area an hour NW from me and an area an hour SE I did not receive a notification for my county which also has the same warning and sits in the middle I am frequently receiving notifications I shouldn t and failing to receive ones I should An unreliable emergency notification system is a huge fail         Knows where I am but gives alerts for random locations fjeiwl3284892

I don t know what it did before but it does seem to bang the location services way too much         battery Satyricon jr

A great idea in theory but the latest version does really eat my battery as it seems to be constantly using the Location Services         Battery drain mpjetta

This thing is completely worthless If they had the moral character to actually send only reports relevant to everyone it might be worth it But they re cowards and will spew out whatever crap the local authorities tell them to spew out The final straw today was a missing person alert for a city literally at the other end of the continent I don t care about that and there s no way to block the spammy crap so I deleted the app     Worthless KWagle

It s really detailed and very up to date it comes in very handy                     Great App NWM78

I noticed that my battery life got much worse Then I noticed that my location services were always active It turned out to be this app that is constantly accessing them Also I frequently get alerts for areas that I am not in     Latest update eats battery sixdeaftaxis