# Nearwatch — Your city’s police blotter

> Your city’s police blotter (iPhone/iPad app by Ka.I Health GmbH.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nearwatch/id6821654501 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ka.I Health GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/1859583746)
- Category: News, Navigation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Polish, Russian, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-10-29
- Data updated: 2026-11-06

## What is Nearwatch?

What happened on your block last night? Nearwatch answers at a glance. It collects the reports that police and fire departments publish every day and puts them on a map, block by block. No account, no sign-up.

THE LAST 48 HOURS IN YOUR CITY
Nearwatch is a readable police blotter for your neighborhood. It shows what was reported over the past two days: break-ins, robberies, assaults, shots fired, fires and serious crashes. Some cities publish a day or two late. There, the map reaches back up to 72 hours.

WHAT'S IN IT
• Crime reports and police calls
• Fires and serious accidents
• Weather warnings, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, tsunamis and volcanoes
• AMBER Alerts and missing persons

Routine calls, traffic stops, paperwork and medical transports are left out, so the map shows what matters for your safety.

HOW TO READ IT
• Zoom out for a heat map of where reports cluster, zoom in for each one
• Tap a pin for type, address, time and the agency behind it
• Filter by category
• Share a report as an image with friends and family
• Optional evening reminders to check the map

CITIES ON THE MAP
San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Dallas, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Raleigh, Montgomery County (MD) and Prince William County (VA). Weather, earthquake, wildfire and missing-person alerts nationwide.

STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
Every report comes from a public agency's open data, and each pin names the agency. No rumors, no user posts.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your location stays on your device. No account, no tracking, no ads.

PRICE
Free for 3 days. After that, unlock Nearwatch with a one-time in-app purchase. No subscription.

Nearwatch shows what agencies publish. Reports can be delayed or incomplete. Nearwatch is not an emergency service. In an emergency, call 911.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nearwatch Full Version | $6.99 | one-time |


## Is Nearwatch safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Nearwatch.

## Is Nearwatch legit?

Nearwatch has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Nearwatch is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-11-04

• The heat map is new. Your city is laid out as a grid of blocks instead of soft blobs, so you can see at a glance which blocks are busy and which are quiet.
• Zoomed in, the heat map now holds up. It used to wash out once you got close to street level.
• One color runs through the app. Buttons, switches and the tab bar now carry the same orange the heat map glows in.
• Settings are quieter and easier to read.

### 1.1 — 2026-11-04

• Dallas and Cincinnati show more. Both cities publish their reports a day or two late, so Nearwatch now reaches back up to 72 hours there.
• Cincinnati runs on the city's new police data.
• Shared reports now come with a link to Nearwatch.
• The share image carries the new app icon.
• Clearer wording throughout the app, and Settings now say how far back the map goes.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-30

No release notes.

## More apps by Ka.I Health GmbH

- [Kai Companion](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kai-companion/id6756260239)

All apps by Ka.I Health GmbH: https://appshunter.io/developer/1859583746

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[local police activity](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/local-police-activity) · [blotter](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/blotter) · [offender map](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/offender-map)

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