Comparison

ShotSpotter vs iCheckPoint

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

iCheckPoint

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CheckPoint turns the iPhone in your pocket into a real-time patrol verification system. Officers tap their phone to NFC plaques mounted at checkpoints. Each scan is timestamped, logged, and instantly visible to supervisors. No proprietary scanners. No setup wizards. No battery-killing GPS tracking. This is the officer app. Sign in with your badge and you're ready to scan. WHAT YOU GET • One-tap NFC scanning — tap the phone to the plaque, see the gold check, you're done • Works completely offline — scans queue locally and sync when you reconnect • Built-in QR code backup scanner for damaged or temporary checkpoints • One-tap incident reporting — log issues from the field in seconds • Shift tracking — start shift, end shift, see your scan count for the day • Battery-friendly — a full shift uses 3-5% of your phone's battery WHO IT'S FOR • Security companies running patrol routes at office parks, hotels, condos, hospitals • Property managers verifying staff coverage at multi-site portfolios • Anyone responsible for proving "yes, that location was visited at that time" REQUIRES AN ACCOUNT CheckPoint is part of a complete patrol verification platform. To use the app, you need an active CheckPoint organization. Sign up your team at icheckpoints.com — admins manage officers, sites, and reports from the web portal. WHAT MAKES CHECKPOINT DIFFERENT • No hardware to buy — use the iPhones your team already carries • No contracts — your admin can cancel anytime • Offline-first design — your scans never get lost • Real-time visibility for supervisors via the web admin • Tamper-resistant audit log for compliance and incident review ABOUT MAEZ CheckPoint is built by Maez, a veteran-owned company based in Massachusetts. We make accountability tools that work the way real teams work — fast, reliable, no nonsense. Questions or feedback? Email Sales@Maezoinc.com or visit icheckpoints.com The app uses badge-based demo sign-in for review. Organization: APPLEDEMOORG-MA-7189 Demo badge / username: 9999999 Password field: Demo999999 If the app only asks for a badge number, enter 999999. No separate password is required inside the app.

Screenshots

ShotSpotter4 screens
iCheckPoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ShotSpotter at monthly against iCheckPoint's every 3 months. ShotSpotter also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShotSpotter ships an update monthly, iCheckPoint every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShotSpotter versus iCheckPoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotSpotteriCheckPoint
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (144 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings144 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSoundThinking, Inc.Reinaldo Torres

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
Show 4 more
  • 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
Show 2 more
  • Touch ID login
  • Sound improvement for alerts

iCheckPoint

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ShotSpotter

No in-app purchases

None

iCheckPoint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShotSpotter free?
ShotSpotter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iCheckPoint free?
iCheckPoint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShotSpotter or iCheckPoint have ads?
Neither ShotSpotter nor iCheckPoint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShotSpotter or iCheckPoint?
ShotSpotter ships an update monthly, and iCheckPoint every 3 months. Most recently, ShotSpotter was updated on October 21, 2026 and iCheckPoint on October 12, 2026.

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