Seat Alerts Reviews

by Automation At Its Finest

Downloaded SeatAlerts and created a free account and kept receiving an error that the flight I was trying to create a seat alert for was “too far in the future” (about 10 months out). Kept trying with shorter and shorter timeframes until I reached 2 months before the expected flight continuing to get the same error. Don’t know how I’m supposed to use SeatAlerts if they can’t even give me details for something 2 months in advance of the flight. Will be deleting.

by Nedatsea

Was hoping SeatAlerts would be a suitable replacement for the SeatGuru app but it’s not, even though it seems to advertise itself as such. Is clunky and gives no insight into seats, riddled with ads and bad UX. Don’t download.

by Mcedno

SeatAlerts has no link to an actual by date database. In Seat Guru, all I need to do is enter the airline, flight number and date and the aircraft seat configuration pops up. In SeatAlerts, you also need to enter the start and end airports! The graphics are kindergarten quality and difficult on the eyes. I deleted SeatAlerts within a minute of seeing those graphics. It’s 2020, not 1976, so your graphics should at least be clean and easy on the eyes rather than pixelated nonsense that you have now. One of the worst apps I have ever been introduced to.

I stand by my comments as they are accurate. Your rebuttal didn’t take into account anything that I said, other than counter-point it. The above is not an insult as you people call it but is an accurate assessment of fact.

by Asdf8374

I bought a paid seat alert for specific seats. I never got an alert but I found one of those seats open checking the airline's app on my own. The developer said in addition to selecting specific seats, my alert needs to set specific flags for whether those seats are premium, paid, or blocked.

I have no idea which seats are premium, paid, or blocked. I would think a modern app would automatically select the correct options if I request specific seats. But not here.

Just be careful with the paid alerts. You need to have all the flags set magically to the correct settings for it to work properly.

by TPoitevin

Downloaded SeatAlerts , entered a flight I’m already booked on, and SeatAlerts had the wrong seat configuration. I’m already in 13F, but SeatAlerts didn’t show a row 13 at all.

Plus, I need to select an option for “Windows in front of [my specific seat]” OR “Exit Row Window”. You can’t do this with SeatAlerts unless you pay a buck to manually pick the seats you’d like. SeatAlerts already has advertising, so why microcharge people?

There are truly free seat finder apps out there that are better. I uninstalled this one immediately.

by Drflash71

This would be a great app if it were closer to website functionality. Too limited, can’t search by origin / destination / date / airline without using a specific flight number. Can’t see award seat availability, or full routes with connections. Also, would be nice to see multiple seat classes on a screen. I’m a paid full subscription user, website is great, very disappointed with SeatAlerts .

by Parker45634609

Just not that great. Draws info from SeatGuru, but SG has much better visuals that show much better what the seat configuration looks like. Kicked me out for a day while trying to search my itinerary of four flights. Said I had done too much searching (for the free service) and I needed to come back tomorrow to put in a seat alert. I had looked at no more than 5 segments and it kicked me out for a day. Seriously! Uninstalling now, will explore other apps.

by Gadget2044

Using the free service, I made an error on the flight number a couple times. When I corrected it I had exceeded my number of searches for the day.

I'm sure it's a lovely piece of software, but an invalid responses shouldn't count against your inquiry totals.

by ReiningSunShine

Great app; I’ve used it several times when it was just me and my husband traveling but now with a toddler, the ability to set up an alert to find 3 seats together is not an option. Hoping that will be feature available in a future update.

by Michiganconnie

I paid for a Seat Alerts on my flight and requested one of four or six additional seats if they opened. I checked myself every day and got the seat I wanted on my own. I did not know I had to check paid seats. Being a medallion member I don’t have to pay for those seats However I will try again and see if it works better.

by Jab233

Didn’t work for me. Found the seat I requested the alert for on my own.

Edit: 1 star to 4. I did just receive an alert for an available exit. Maybe I just happened to find the exit row I chose before SeatAlerts had a chance to alert me.

by An Iphone 10 User

This is a very good app. I am able to preview seats before buying my tickets (some airlines don’t let you preview before you buy). The only issue I have is that the UI is not iPhone X/XS compatible yet, but this isn’t a show stopper stopping me from using this excellent app.

by Staton23

I would have gladly paid the $0.99 fee for an alert that matched my needs- one option is to alert when any two seats together becomes available, but I'm traveling with my two young children and I need three seats together. Seems like it would be an easy fix? Also, after checking my seat map three times, it asked me to upgrade before being allowed to check it again. Good idea though. There's nothing else out there like this.

by Mawelsh

Went from four middle seats when I booked CMH-LAX for Christmas to two aisles and a middle/window. Worked great! Thank you!!!

by Ghyujh

For saving me on a 6 hour flight and hooking me up with a window seat. Wish I’d found SeatAlerts sooner.

by Not The Biggest Fan

After the seat alert, I went back to the Delta app and was able to choose an aisle seat. That is worth real money to me.

by Masterp43454

Got me out of the middle seat! Just make sure you use the correct airport pay her and airline flight information. Their support is very helpful and replies quickly if you need help.

by Bobtraveler

App is easy to use and provides a great capability in providing updated seat information vs. having to return to airline seat maps over and over again. A must for business travelers to stay out of middle seats!

by Dare2burself4me

Used the free alert to notify me because I got stuck with a middle seat. Make sure to have your notifications turned on or else you might miss it! Both times it was on a JetBlue flight.

by Kytraveler

As a travel agent, this is one of the most useful apps. It makes me look like a rockstar when I can get the seats my client wants. It really works!
It used to be available as a RedApp in Sabre and now it’s not, so it’s a little less convenient to use SeatAlerts rather than making a request directly in Sabre. But it’s still very helpful