EskomSePush

Ashwhale

- May 13, 2015

Everyone

Productivity

( 2,210)

Description

"The best load shedding app"

Get load shedding push notifications and predictions

Choose from over 50 000 areas, including:
- City of Cape Town
- City of Polokwane
- City of Tshwane
- Direct Eskom Customers
- Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
- Ethekwini Municipality
- JHB City Power
- Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality
- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
- Mbombela Municipality
- Buffalo City
- Lesedi Local Municipality
- Msunduzi Municipality
- Umhlathuze Municipality
- eMalahleni Municipality
- Emfuleni Local Municipality
- Sol Plaatje Local Municipality

No ads.
It's free!

The camera permission is for a hidden torch inside the app :) You can find it on the About screen.

The accounts permission is to enable Push notifications on older devices.

Reviews

4.3

2,210 total

5 1,318

4 494

3 176

2 90

1 132

Frederick Lessing

Super useful! Great app, no complaints just a suggestion. If the notifications can also include which area it is for. I have 7 areas on and just seeing a notification that says brace yourself does not really inform me where. Then when I open the app the info doesn't always sync. So I get a notification but all areas says no load shedding. But for the most the app works like a dream!

Cronje Langley

Wow Love the App. Good of you to call a spade a spade too or, in this case a Push a Push. Your warning came 7 minutes before the one on SABC news. The lights are still on but so are the candles. We're ready. Remarkable that some people rate this app 2 star because they got a warning from the app that load shedding has started, but it hasn't. Clearly they don't know that load shedding is systematic...rolling. Thank you for this app. You deserve a Bells.

Daniel Prinsloo

Very usefull for PTA and North Jo-burg I live and work in Pretoria and the North of Johannesburg and it works for me. People don't seem to realize that Eskom kan willy nilly decide at what stage we are with loadshedding. This app helps you rather to understand the schedules Eskom sent out as well give you the best warning of when loadshedding is predicted by Eskom itself to start. Those schedules are very hard to understand and read. This app takes care of that.

Rob O'Hare

Really good app. Would be nice if it could you give you a warning for load shedding in your area alone, as well as for the whole (like it currently does). Otherwise very handy! Just a real pity we have come to times that we need to use something like this!!

Sashen Peramaul

Very useful Awsome app !! Very useful, app warned me several times this week. and load shedding did not take place once. i assume this is Eskom not keeping to their schedule, not necessarily the app at fault. Not complaining about not having load shedding ... but just something to think about, Eskoms schedule needs to be accurate in order for this app to work flawlessly. 5 stars for the app. 0 stars for Eskom.

Christo Pretorius

Good for Pretoria (Tshwane) App is accurate. I have one issue with it: I cannot access the schedule for my area while the app tries to update. Please add an option to cancel the update. Many times I simply want to view the schedule for my area. Other than that, thank you for the app and keep up the good work.

User reviews

Frederick Lessing May 14, 2015

Ashwhale May 14, 2015

That's our next feature! Thanks for the review :)

Cronje Langley May 25, 2015

Ashwhale May 25, 2015

:) Thank you for understanding. And thanks for the 5 stars

Daniel Prinsloo July 6, 2015

Rob O'Hare June 12, 2015

Sashen Peramaul May 26, 2015

Ashwhale May 26, 2015

:) Thanks Sashen! You're the best!

Christo Pretorius June 10, 2015

Burgerd Botha October 21, 2015

Identity and Camera Permission??! I sent a mail to the dev. asking why these permissions are a necessity but he's not responding. If the app is completely free, he might be selling user data. Loved the app but my privacy comes first - will be uninstalling.

Jacques Snyman May 24, 2015

Great app Like the fact that it has a count down sort off when the power is off.. Just has a few glitches to fix, like the fact that it says no load shedding for now but yet here I am sitting in the dark haha in Orkney area

Ashwhale May 24, 2015

That's not right What area are you? Checking that out for you.

Willie Fritz July 29, 2015

OK, but.. I'm not getting any push notifications?... A day later and, after having spoken to the team, I now get notifications. So, no more complaints. Maybe just a suggestion :that we get the notifications say 10 minutes before load shedding starts instead of at the exact time. Just to remind us to save stuff, log off etc. 29 July and notifications have stopped again. Without that I am afraid the City of Cape Town's loadshedding page is better. Pity, because I like you.

Ashwhale May 19, 2015

Hey willie - good news that's coming in the next version

Paul Melis June 10, 2015

If only they put as much work into the app as the name... Consistently inaccurate. Even when it gets the forecasts right it doesn't warn you when your area is about to be shedded. Don't be charmed by the clever name, this app is almost as useless as Eskom itself.

Neil De Villiers June 10, 2015

Nice to have. Since downloading this app I actually haven't had any LoadShedding in my area. But it seems to tell me that I do. It tells me everytime that a certain stage would be implemented but I do not know for which area. And never does it say the usual times I had loadshedding (18:00-20:30). It says 16:00-22:00.

Pierre Goffinet July 14, 2015

It's warning is to broad and its not accurate. A few times now we have made dinner early to avoid the power outage and then no load shedding and sometimes there IS load shedding in our area and the app says nothing scheduled. Its not to be relied on. (Midrand area)

Amandlenkosi Ndimande June 20, 2015

Great app but. .. The inception of this app is great but it does not work accurately as yet. I stay in Brackenfel in Cape Town and it's status says the is currently load shedding but I'm watching TV as I review the app. Developers great job thus far please fix the accuracy.

Cobus de Wet August 14, 2015

Awesome and accurate Firstly, congrats on your award at MTN App Awards!! Been using this app for quite a while and it definitely helps to prepare for those nasty loadshedding surprises. Those users who say that the app doesn't work due to inconsistency with loadshedding in your area, you need to know your suburb extension and search accordingly because the grid switches off in blocks by extension.

Mark Kerspay August 3, 2015

Like this app a lot but lately its been running super slowly and doesn't notify me when loadshedding will take place. Not sure if its just because there are lots of people using the app and it cant handle the demand properly ... maybe there needs to be some shedding of this app to balance things out. I wont be a idiot and not give you guys 5 stars but please have a look at this.

Japie Moolman July 21, 2015

Got it working but has never been correct. Schedules for Govan Mbeki Municipality always wrong. Even now 27th July at 18:00 there isn't electricity but it says no loadshedding.

Ashwhale May 24, 2015

Oh no! It's working on our friend's Note4 ?

Miles Abrahams August 14, 2015

Loadshedding 101 This app is brilliant. It helps make sense of Eskom's grid system, and once you add your area(s), you're warned well in advance of when your area(s) will be cut and for how long. Everyone I've spoken to has a different opinion of how loadshedding works. Stop speculating & grab this app. Thanks guys.

Paul Phone June 12, 2015

It would be nice to be able to set notifications on and off for each monitored region independently. Today I got a notification from the app that load shedding was suspended but 2 hours later it still showed stage 2...

Dave Miseree June 30, 2015

By far the easiest to use and best designed. This app simply kicks ass. Easy to use interface with multiple locations. I've setup my work, home and places I frequent. I get updates throughout the day letting me know the "loadshedding forecast"

Venessa Nienaber June 28, 2015

Love it Data is accurate and is always correct. Never seen a loadshedding schedule this accurate. If u dont know the area extension look for it on the new list that was released some time ago as it does make a big difference as to which area extention you enter. Love this app.

Vox Vocis MKolev June 9, 2015

Please add a mute option - I don't want to be buzzed in the middle of the night just to see that loadshedding has been suspended. Very annoying!

Wentzel De wet July 15, 2015

Inaccurate Worked okay in the beginning. Now No laod shedding according to this app, whole of Bryanston has scheduled load shedding from 4pm today untill 8,30pm.

Rhona Small May 21, 2015

No warning! Second time in a row did not warn about loadshedding!!! Very dissapointed. (Also no way to shut down the "hidden future" Had to restart my phone...)

Ashwhale May 21, 2015

Hi Rhona. That's very strange! The torch should stop working when you close the app. What device do you have? Also sorry to hear that we let you down :( What area are you in we'll investigate it immediately

Seppie Dercksen June 24, 2015

Not Satisfied The scheduled time for loadshedding on this app is not according to real time. The App says it is Stage 1 & Stage 1 hour. By the time I send this review the power is off for 1H35min.

Ashwhale May 26, 2015

We'll get to adding Kathu :) Sorry it's not there yet

Andrie Du Plessis July 16, 2015

Best aop I've changed my mind, it's definitely the best app!! I've queried the fact that the latest loadshedding schedule doesn't show for our area and it has been resolved almost immediately. Thank you!!

Morne' Coetzer May 20, 2015

Very good. Very usefull. And the name is what caught me. Genius! :-D I just find sometimes it shows load shedding is scheduled in my area and then it never happens..... Bloemfontein Pellissier (3)

Ashwhale May 20, 2015

Lucky you. But we'll investigate

Darren B June 18, 2015

Eksdom inconsistency This app works great, it does what it's supposed to, I find that Eksdom changes their schedule for that day on the day without updating the public timeously. Can't blame the app for human inadequacy!

Conrad Aucamp June 9, 2015

Bad Schedule According to the schedule we have no power shedding but we have no power. Every day it shows no load shedding but every day we have no power during that time. Obviously their schedules are wrong. Could be a nice app if it worked.

Johan Thelander May 19, 2015

Why add steps to view stages? Love the App, but the Home screen no longer shows the Stages and their times. This was the bit that put your app above the rest. Please add it back! You replied to my previous Review saying "Click on ...". This defeats the purpose, it's great having this information on the home screen. Right now, the app tells me "no loadshedding for now". With the blocks indicating stages I would be able to see that I am off from 6 - 8:30 without further digging. It was the best part of your app, having everything central.

Ashwhale May 19, 2015

Hi Johan, Sorry that we had to move today's schedule to the separate screen. A lot of users complained about the full schedule and said it's confusing. We also like seeing all the info. :) We might change it back in the next version.

Siku Mahayi June 11, 2015

It's okay I like it. Seems pretty accurate. I'm going to get switched off in about 45 minutes (at time of typing). What I suggest for the next update is witty phrases to let you know how f-ed you are. And a widget. If this app had a widget, it would be the best thing since candles, because we need them right now.

Ryan Dick August 4, 2015

Grinding to a halt Originally gave this 5 stars but I have had to take away 2 as the backend services supporting this app have over the past couple of months slowed to the point where it can take a couple of minutes to update. Stop promoting this app if you don't have capacity as your existing user base is seriously suffering

Joe Mo June 10, 2015

Meh Ive been using this for about 2 weeks now. It really isnt as good as id hoped. There are never any forecasts, and it doesnt tell me when theres load shedding in my area. Its basically just an app that warns you a few minutes in advance. Edit - almost as if to prove me wrong the app has suddenly started doing all sorts of things (forecast, area info, and a countdown). Have another star

Tracey Chananie May 19, 2015

EskomSePush Brilliant app, particularly as it gives me minimum an hour advance warning of when darkness will descend! Plenty of time to get food ready and candles/torches sorted. Still haven't found the secret in About though 😯

Ashwhale May 19, 2015

Hie hie :) click around

Gugu Bohali July 27, 2015

Nice I would have preferred to giving it a 3.5 rating but 4 will just have to do. Like the app, like how it allows me to plan (although eksdom is sporadic). 1 suggestion: can the app only notify you when the area/s you've registered are about to be shedded....

Zahndri van Staden June 8, 2015

Load shed app It is a nice and wonderful app. It help you prepared before it goes off. But then one thing it says that there is load shedding but then it is not in my area. And it says that there will be next load shedding but that never happened. But if you look away all this stuff it is a great app.

Aaminah Pienaar June 20, 2015

The app takes too long to load. Not all areas are there. The old view before the update was more user friendly. The only thing I like it's the push notifications. There was one time where the app said no load shedding but I load shedding. But it would be great is it didn't take soooo long to load

Henk Van Vuren June 29, 2015

Takes forever to update The app pops up to say there is loadshedding. When I open it takes a long time to update. I have 3 areas, and it takes 2 to 3 minutes to update. I am connected to wifi too.

Kobus Labuschagne May 30, 2015

The app was wrong and now I have half cooked dinner I stay in Meyersdal alberton. The app only has one Meyersdal on it and not all the Meyersdal goes off at the same time. So now I am stuck with half cooked chichen.

Ashwhale May 30, 2015

Hmmm might be unplanned load shedding - we follow the schedule. Let us know if our schedule is incorrect :(

RK Chiloane June 26, 2015

Better everyweek Update: This has become the most useful piece of tech in my pocket. While people complain that they're getting false warnings consider yourselves lucky. So far when ever there is a planned schedule this app also had it on notice as well. At least what you can do is appreciate what this person is doing. I don't see any ads on the app so he's doing it for free out of their own interest. Of that were to shut down their service would you still complain, to whom, eskom? Don't think so

Andrew Wenger May 21, 2015

Very useful Great app and idea. Its been correct 5 times and wrong twice on load shedding thus far.Only problem I noticed was when looking for the area Meyerton it says free state and it's in Gauteng. Otherwise great app