BOLO Mobile vs DHQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BOLO Mobile
A secure, cloud-based platform for law enforcement to instantly share critical photos and information within and between departments. It leverages mobile technology to streamline communication and reduce manual processes.
- Photo sharing for law enforcement
- Encrypted internet service
- Cloud-based communication
- Departmental and inter-departmental sharing
- Mobile and website access
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BOLO Mobile is a photo sharing application and communication service for law-enforcement only. BOLO is a popular acronym among police departments meaning "Be On the Look Out". Members of a participating Police Department can share any important photos and information with each other either by snapping a new photo, or attaching photos from their camera roll. The purpose of this application is to take advantage of mobile technology to eliminate the long manual process-delay of sharing photos with officers on the street, and to eliminate the need to give verbal physical descriptions by CB Radio when a photo is available. This is a cloud-based encrypted internet service that offers law enforcement the exclusive ability to share photos and information through a mobile application and website. In addition to sharing photos within their specific department, participating police departments can opt into sharing photos with nearby police departments if they choose to share.
DHQ
This app allows government agencies to share informative alerts and manage duty assignments. It facilitates communication between nearby agencies and enables users to track their availability, accept or deny tasks, and view task locations on a map.
- Share informative alerts with nearby agencies
- Manage roll-call and duty assignments
- Receive notifications for new duties
- Accept or deny assigned tasks
- View task locations on a map
- Edit and comment on existing items
- Adjust push notifications
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With the Advance feature of AWA Government Agencies can now share informative alerts to their near by agencies from DHQ app. Feature: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Add regular roll-call call item which stay locally to that Government agency 2. AWA alert can be shared with near by agencies so that they can share their alerts if any, 3. Edit roll-call/AWA item from mobile device. 4. Share updates on existing item and add comments on it. 5. View image montage from app view. 6. Adjust app push notifications module wise. 7. Switch department feature from one department to another from login screen. 8. Ability to share your device uniqueness through QR code. 9. View archive roll-call items from mobile. 10. Share file library item with super access. An app for Government Agencies to manage their details and overtime in DHQ Features ========== - Users can add availability time. - Users get a notification when a new duty assigned. - The calendar view will list all the available tasks. - Users have the privilege to accept/deny the newly assigned duty. - The map view will annotate the task-related locations. -
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DHQ at 4.4 against BOLO Mobile's 1.8. DHQ also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). BOLO Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DHQ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively.
BOLO Mobile ships an update every 3 months, DHQ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BOLO Mobile | DHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NexGen Public Safety Solutions | End2End Public Safety, LLC |
Customer experience
BOLO Mobile
DHQ
In-app purchases
BOLO Mobile
No in-app purchases
DHQ
No in-app purchases
