NINA - Die Warn-App des BBK Android
NINA - Die Warn-App des BBK gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
NINA - Die Warn-App des BBK is #3 in News & Magazines Free on Google Play in Germany and charting in 2 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
News & Magazines FreeNINA - Die Warn-App des BBK at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-27. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
NINA is a free, government-operated civil protection app for German residents that delivers nationwide emergency warnings, weather alerts, and flood information based on user-selected locations. The app currently ranks #3 in the Free News & Magazines category in Germany and #93 in the same category in the United Arab Emirates, indicating strong domestic relevance with limited international traction.
Similar apps: FEMA App, Red Cross Emergency Alerts, Weather Underground
NINA - Die Warn-App des BBK on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v3.7.0, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
NINA - Die Warn-App des BBK downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where NINA - Die Warn-App des BBK's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | News & MagazinesFree | #3 |
 United Arab Emirates | News & MagazinesFree | #80 |
Apps near NINA - Die Warn-App des BBK on the chart
News & Magazines Free, around #3.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about NINA - Die Warn-App des BBK
From the 60 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users report critical failures in alert delivery, including missed warnings, severe delays, and registration errors that render the app unusable for many. Complaints also focus on excessive duplicate notifications for single events and intrusive location permissions.
Mostly negative (28% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful. The main complaints are about speed and performance, and recent updates.
What people like
- Useful
Common complaints
- Speed & performance: “Battery optimisation is off”
- Updates: “Update: ich weiß wo die Einstellng”
- Crashes & bugs: “Keep crashing before running 🤷🏻♀️”
- Connection & sync: “No Adblockers, install via Wifi nor Mobile data works”
About NINA - Die Warn-App des BBK
The technical starting point for NINA is the federal modular warning system (MoWaS). This is operated by the BBK for nationwide civil defense warnings. Since 2013, all situation centers of the federal states and many already connected control centers of cities and municipalities can use the warning system (http://www.bbk.bund.de/DE/NINA/Warnung/Warnung.html).
Note: Alerts about local events are not available everywhere. Please find out from your district or city which options are used to warn the population there.
With NINA you get:
• Warning messages from civil protection with recommendations for action
• Weather warnings from the DWD (throughout Germany for all districts and cities)
• Flood information (nationwide at state level)
• General emergency tips so that you can protect yourself and others from possible dangers.
NINA allows you to select locations for which you want to receive alerts. These are displayed in the “My Places” overview. In the settings menu you can specify the warning level at which you should be informed via push notification. Optionally, you can also receive alerts for your current location. No location data is saved on our servers. Please note: In order to be able to display location-related warnings correctly, NINA must be able to determine your location. Bad reception can lead to incorrect displays.
The danger area of a warning can be displayed in the map view. The flood information is currently only issued at the state level. All warning messages are displayed on the map, even if you have not selected the location.
The emergency tips contain recommendations on topics such as floods, storms, power failures, fires and special danger situations. Find out how you can prepare for such events. You will also find instructions on how to act in the event that you are affected by an event. You can get started right away with the practical checklists.
Notes on permissions in the app:
Access to the memory (Android 8 and higher): The NINA warning app offers the option of copying the familiar siren tone to the smartphone. This authorization is required to enable copying. After the copying process has been completed, the authorization can be removed again. Authorization is not required for the warning app to function.
Own location: Warning messages for your current location are only possible when using GPS, WiFi and other geolocation services. If you have deactivated these services on your device, you will not receive any location-related alerts.
Do you have any questions about the NINA warning app or would you like to give us your feedback? Then please contact [email protected]. Further information is also available at http://www.bbk.bund.de/NINA.
Important:
You can only receive warnings
What's new in 3.7.0
Im überarbeiteten Hilfe Bereich finden Sie ab sofort die Problemanalyse. Hier können Sie jederzeit manuell eine Prüfung der App durchführen, um mögliche Fehler zu identifizieren.
Darüber hinaus findet jetzt eine automatische Fehlererkennung statt, die Sie unter "Meine Orte" auf gefunden Probleme hinweist.