BOLO Mobile vs CallSign Check
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.
CallSign Check
Instantly look up amateur radio callsigns from the US and worldwide. Get detailed license information, station locations, and beam headings. Also features vanity callsign hunting and real-time band conditions.
- US FCC license lookup
- Worldwide DX lookup
- Vanity callsign hunting
- Live HF propagation strip
- Station location on map
- Distance and beam heading
- Phonetic callsign readout
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CallSign Check is the fast way to look up any amateur radio callsign. Type a call, get the full picture — no account, no clutter, no waiting. US LOOKUPS (FCC) • Full license dossier from the FCC ULS database: name, license class, address, grant and expiration dates, FRN, and previous callsign • Live prefix suggestions as you type — start with "W1A" and watch the matches roll in • Station location on a map, with grid square • Distance and beam heading from your location to the station — point your antenna with confidence (your position never leaves your device) • Phonetic readout of every callsign, ready for the air DX LOOKUPS (WORLDWIDE) • Flip to VFO B and look up operators worldwide: name, country, DXCC entity, CQ and ITU zones, grid square, and QSL manager VANITY CALLSIGN HUNTING • Check whether a callsign is currently assigned before you file a vanity application • Search the FCC database by name, city, state, ZIP, or license class with Advanced Search BAND CONDITIONS AT A GLANCE • Live HF propagation strip on the home screen: solar flux, A and K indices, and band-by-band day/night conditions BUILT FOR OPERATORS • Favorites and lookup history, stored on your device • Share any station dossier with one tap • Miles or kilometers, your choice • A focused, dark, radio-room interface that does one thing well CallSign Check is not a logger or a contest tool — it's the lookup app you reach for when a call comes back to you and you want to know who's on the other end. 73! US license data comes from the FCC Universal Licensing System via callook.info. DX data provided via callsigncheck.com. Band conditions courtesy of N0NBH (hamqsl.com).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CallSign Check at 100% against BOLO Mobile's 0%. CallSign Check also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). BOLO Mobile's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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.
CallSign Check holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of BOLO Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of CallSign Check's.
BOLO Mobile ships an update every 3 months, CallSign Check every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BOLO Mobile | CallSign Check |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NexGen Public Safety Solutions | Andrew Murphy |
Customer experience
BOLO Mobile
CallSign Check
In-app purchases
BOLO Mobile
No in-app purchases
CallSign Check
No in-app purchases
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