PrepAlarmBe prepared. Stay calm.
PrepAlarm warns you early about severe weather, flooding, major fires and power or internet outages. Wherever you are, and for the people you care about.
- Free
- No ads or trackers
- Servers in Europe
- Follows official sources in 17 countries
- UK Emergency Alerts
- Environment Agency
- Natural Resources Wales
- MeteoAlarm
- NL-Alert
- NINA / BBK
- Vigicrues
- Alertswiss
- IPMA
- and many more
Three levels. Most days you hear nothing.
In the app
Good to know, such as a yellow wind warning for your county. You see it when you open the app; your phone stays quiet.
Your phone stays quietWarning
Something is going on near you, such as flooding on the way. A notification that also gets through Do Not Disturb.
Notification, even with Do Not DisturbAlarm
An acute, official threat in your area. A real alarm with sound, even when your phone is on silent, until you tap Seen.
Alarm, even on silentA single unofficial source never sets off the alarm. Early signals, such as problems on the power grid, only count when several sources see the same thing.
For you, your places and your family
Where you are, and your saved places
Home, work, school, your parents’ house. You hear about it when something happens there while you’re somewhere else.
Family group
Let everyone know you’re safe with one tap. Or that you need help: then your family gets a real alarm.
Emergency plan
Checklists for your emergency kit, evacuating and sheltering. Calmly sorted in advance.
On holiday too
With the official sources and emergency numbers of the country you’re in, in your own language.
We know which square you’re in. Not where.
Only a square of about 5 by 5 km goes to the server, never your exact position. No location history is kept.
No ads, no trackers. Not on this website either: no cookies, and nothing is loaded from anyone else.
Erase everything with one tap in the app. The server is in Europe. Read the privacy notice
PrepAlarm adds to Emergency Alerts.
Keep Emergency Alerts switched on: they still work when the internet is down. In immediate danger, always call 999 or 112. PrepAlarm is not a government app.
What people often ask
When does the alarm go off?
Only for an acute, official warning for the area you or one of your places is in, such as an Emergency Alert or a severe flood warning. A signal from a single unofficial source never sets off the alarm.
Does it cost anything?
No. PrepAlarm is free, with no ads and no subscription.
Does it work abroad?
Yes, in 17 European countries, with the official sources of the country you’re in. The Travelling screen shows what PrepAlarm follows there, the national alert system and the emergency numbers.
How do I test the alarm?
Go to Settings › Testing and tap Test the alarm. After 10 seconds it goes off, even with your phone on silent.
Ready in two minutes.
The app takes you step by step through notifications, location and the alarm. After that you only hear from it when it matters.
Scan with your phone