Comparison

KMS Mobile vs Digital Detective

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

KMS Mobile

Access your agency's policies and training materials from anywhere. Search policies by keyword or voice, bookmark important documents, and acknowledge updates. This app helps agencies manage their knowledge base effectively.

Highlights
  • Access policies anywhere
  • Keyword and voice search
  • Bookmark policies
  • Scenario-based training
  • Acknowledge policy updates
Features
Read full description

Take your agency's policy manual from the station to the field with the Lexipol KMS app! The Lexipol Knowledge Management System (KMS) app provides: • Access your agency’s policies anytime, anywhere • Ability to search policies by keywords or phrases, including voice search • Bookmarking of policies for easy retrieval • Scenario-based policy training bulletins • Acknowledgement of new and updated policies Not a Lexipol customer? Visit www.lexipol.com to find out how you can reduce your agency's risk and improve operational safety with state-specific policies and policy training.

About

Digital Detective

Access critical information from your enterprise Digital Detective RMS deployment on your mobile device. This companion app offers convenient access to essential data for professionals on the go.

Highlights
  • Enterprise RMS companion app
  • Convenient mobile access
  • Access critical information
  • Handheld device compatibility
Features
Read full description

This app is a companion to an enterprise deployment of Digital Detective RMS and allows more convenient access to critical information via your handheld device.

Screenshots

KMS Mobile4 screens
Digital Detective2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digital Detective at 100% against KMS Mobile's 9%. Digital Detective also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5). KMS Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (139 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Digital Detective holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KMS Mobile has 139 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of KMS Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Digital Detective's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KMS Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Digital Detective every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
KMS Mobile versus Digital Detective: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKMS MobileDigital Detective
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (139 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings139 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLexipol, LLCDigital Technologies LLC

Customer experience

KMS Mobile

All ratings139 ratings
Positive9.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative84.2%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive8.6%
Neutral10.0%
Negative81.4%

Digital Detective

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

KMS Mobile

Reported bugs

63 issues
  • App crashes
  • App won't log in
  • Login sessions expire quickly
  • Login page is bugged
  • App does not support links, cross-references or images
Show 58 more
  • App will not stay logged in
  • App goes blank after entering email
  • App requires reinstallation daily
  • Policy manuals not uploading
  • Bookmarks do not work
  • Error message regarding bookmarks
  • Bookmarks tab won't load
  • Login area is off the page
  • Cannot view manuals
  • Constant password changes
  • Application data loading forever
  • App forgets policy acknowledgments
  • Takes too long to open app
  • App prompts login screen but refuses access
  • App won't launch
  • New update broke functionality
  • Gray screen instead of content
  • Getting error messages
  • Policies won't open
  • iPad app does not rotate
  • App is not optimized for older iPhones
  • App freezes every time it's opened
  • Cannot log in
  • App gets stuck at 0% load
  • App freezes constantly
  • App freezes upon opening
  • App is broken on iOS 11
  • App freezes after opening
  • App shuts down after iOS update
  • App freezes and cannot acknowledge anything
  • App stops working with iOS 11
  • App freezes immediately when opened
  • App freezes if anything is touched
  • App won't let you tap anything
  • App is unusable with iOS 11
  • App is buggy since iOS 11 update
  • App not optimized for iPhone 6s Plus
  • App intermittently opens
  • App freezes on load up screen
  • App won't let you tap anything
  • Voice read back is in slow motion
  • App not updated for iOS 11
  • App freezes shortly after starting up
  • App is not compatible with third-party keyboards on iPad
  • App does not support landscape mode on iPad
  • Notifications not updating
  • App is not stable
  • Takes multiple attempts to get to login screen
  • Several minutes for everything to load
  • Work needs to be redone daily
  • App forgets to save acknowledgments
  • App forgets policy updates
  • Cannot access policy manual
  • Cannot see contents after update
  • Sizing/views are messed up
  • Forces login every time
  • Requires downloading entire policy each time
  • Refresh content takes forever and times out

Requested features

6 requests
  • One-time login
  • Acknowledge all button for policies
  • Word search function
  • Update for newest iOS
  • Add more features
Show 1 more
  • Improve compatibility with Remarkable 2

Digital Detective

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

KMS Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Digital Detective

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KMS Mobile free?
KMS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Digital Detective free?
Digital Detective is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KMS Mobile or Digital Detective?
Digital Detective is rated higher. KMS Mobile averages 1.5 out of 5 from 139 ratings, while Digital Detective averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do KMS Mobile or Digital Detective have ads?
Neither KMS Mobile nor Digital Detective shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KMS Mobile or Digital Detective?
KMS Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Digital Detective every 10 months. Most recently, KMS Mobile was updated on October 15, 2026 and Digital Detective on October 4, 2026.

Other comparisons