Comparison

ShotSpotter vs Cxbolt Payment App

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

Head to head
About

ShotSpotter

This app provides real-time gunshot alerts to law enforcement, including precise location, audio, and incident history. It aids in safe and confident response, evidence collection, and case reporting.

Highlights
  • Real-time gunshot alerts
  • Precise gunshot location
  • Gunfire incident replay
  • Evidence search area mapping
  • Incident list and map views
  • Investigative Lead Summary reports
  • Customizable alert coverage areas
Features
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SHOTSPOTTER IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. It is only available to police officers in cities that subscribe to the ShotSpotter service. ShotSpotter gunshot alerts are delivered in real-time to your mobile device so you can respond safely and with confidence. ShotSpotter provides the nearest street address to self-dispatch when the situation warrants, gunshot audio to gain situational awareness, and precise location of the gunshot to search for evidence. Features: - Real-time ShotSpotter gunshot alerts with unique audible alert - Time since trigger pull - Precise gunshot location and round count - Replay gunfire incidents with animation showing gunshot locations - 360-degree street view and 25-meter evidence search area - 24-hour, 3, 7, 14, and 30-day incident list and map views - View and share Investigative Lead Summary incident reports via email/text or print a copy to include as part of a case report. - View your location relative to the incident location on the map. This makes it easier to quickly navigate to the incident location to collect shell casings and other trace evidence. - Dark and light user interface themes - Customize gunfire alerts using user-selectable ShotSpotter coverage areas - Quickly find incidents using keyword search - Easily find addresses and points of interest on the map to quickly browse and find nearby incidents

About

Cxbolt Payment App

Features
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Cxbolt Payment App turns your tablet into a full-service payment terminal for your business. Built for merchants on the Cobalt Payments platform, Cxbolt Payment App lets you take payments, manage transactions, issue refunds, and monitor your sales performance — all from a single app. Cxbolt Payment App is built exclusively for U.S. based merchants. It is not a consumer app and does not support in-app account creation. To use the app, you must have an active merchant account on the Cobalt Payments platform and sign in with your existing Cobalt / CXbolt gateway credentials. If you are not yet a Cobalt merchant, visit https://gateway.cxbolt.com/merchant/register to apply for a merchant account and begin the approval process. TAKE PAYMENTS: Enter a sale amount, present tip options to your customer, and charge their card through Cobalt's secure payment gateway. Every transaction is processed in real time with confirmation on screen. TIPPING MADE SIMPLE: Offer preset tip percentages or let customers enter a custom amount. A built-in confirmation prompt flags unusually high tips before they process, protecting both you and your customer from costly input errors. REFUNDS AND VOIDS: Issue a full or partial refund against any eligible completed transaction directly from the order detail screen. Need to reverse a charge before your batch settles? Void it instantly from the current open batch — no phone calls, no waiting. TRANSACTION HISTORY: Browse your complete transaction history with date, amount, tip, status, and source displayed for every order. Filter results to show only transactions from the device you are using, or view activity across all sources tied to your merchant account. BATCH MANAGEMENT: Review every transaction in your current open batch at a glance. When you are ready to close out for the day, settle the batch directly from the app with a single confirmation step. REAL-TIME DASHBOARD: See how your business is performing right now. Track total sales volume, order count, and average sale amount across five time periods: Today, Yesterday, Month-to-Date, Last 30 Days, and Year-to-Date. No refreshing, no waiting — your numbers update as transactions come in. EMAIL RECEIPTS: Send your customer a digital receipt by email immediately after a sale, refund, or void. Clean, professional receipts are generated automatically with full transaction details. WHO THIS APP IS FOR: Cxbolt Payment App is designed for merchants in retail, restaurant, bar, hospitality, and beverage businesses across the United States. Whether you run a single register or manage multiple locations, Cxbolt Payment App gives you the tools to process payments and track performance without the complexity of legacy point-of-sale systems. To use Cxbolt Payment App, you must have an active merchant account on the Cobalt Payments platform. The app authenticates against your existing Cobalt / gateway.cxbolt.com credentials. If you are not yet a Cobalt merchant, contact our team to get started. SECURITY All payment processing is handled through Cobalt's PCI DSS compliant gateway infrastructure. Card data is never stored on your device. Every transaction is encrypted end-to-end between your device and the processing network. SUPPORT Cobalt Payments provides full merchant onboarding, technical support, and transaction monitoring for all deployments. Reach us at support@cxbolt.com. Your privacy matters. Read our Privacy Policy at https://gateway.cxbolt.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

ShotSpotter4 screens
Cxbolt Payment App3 screens

Verdict

The call

ShotSpotter and Cxbolt Payment App are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ShotSpotter versus Cxbolt Payment App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotSpotterCxbolt Payment App
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (144 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings144 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSoundThinking, Inc.Bevly

Bugs and requests

ShotSpotter

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App is very slow
  • Too many bugs
  • Login issues
  • Credentials not verified
  • Audio fails to play on iOS
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  • Double alerts/notifications
  • No way to create an account
  • Email verification not received
  • Alerts not received sometimes

Requested features

7 requests
  • Different user interface
  • Public access to app
  • Neighborhood crime watch version
  • Credentials for community members
  • Color scheme improvement
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  • Touch ID login
  • Sound improvement for alerts

Cxbolt Payment App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ShotSpotter

No in-app purchases

None

Cxbolt Payment App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShotSpotter free?
ShotSpotter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cxbolt Payment App free?
Cxbolt Payment App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShotSpotter or Cxbolt Payment App have ads?
Neither ShotSpotter nor Cxbolt Payment App shows ads.

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