Ranking updated
Best air raid alert apps for Ukraine in 2026
Start with Повітряна тривога (Air Alert): alerts for your city or region come from the civil-defence system, sent by the regional state administration operator, and sound loudly even when the phone is on silent. For a map of all alerts on your home screen, Мапа тривог віджет; for volunteer alerts across several cities, єТривога. All three are free and in Ukrainian.
How we picked: an alert app has to be fast, loud and tied to an official source. We checked each app’s own App Store description for where alerts come from, how they reach you and which regions you can choose. We did not list drone-tracking apps, because none could be verified against an official source.
The official air raid alert app
Повітряна тривога sends an alert for the city or region you pick, down to a district or hromada. Alerts come from the civil-defence system, sent by the regional state administration operator, and use critical notifications, so they sound even when the phone is on silent. It needs no registration and, per its description, collects no personal or location data.
Alert map and volunteer alerts
Мапа тривог віджет puts a map of alerts on your home screen, updated every minute, with five alert types: missile danger, artillery shelling, street fighting, chemical and radiation danger. єТривога is a volunteer app that sends push alerts for the regions or cities you subscribe to, including air raid alerts, missile threats, shelling and explosions.
| App | Best for | Platforms | Price | Alert source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Повітряна тривогаApp StoreGoogle Play | official alerts for your city or hromada | iOS, Android | free | civil-defence system, regional administration |
| Мапа тривог віджетApp StoreGoogle Play | alert map on the home screen | iOS, Android | free | map updated every minute |
| єТривогаApp StoreGoogle Play | alerts for several cities at once | iOS, Android | free | volunteers, sent manually |
Frequently asked questions
Which air raid alert app is official?
Повітряна тривога sends alerts from the civil-defence system, issued by the regional state administration operator, for the city or hromada you choose.
Is there an app that tracks drones?
We did not find one we could verify against an official source. Alert apps like Повітряна тривога and єТривога tell you when there is a threat for your region.