The STOP APP vs Owl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The STOP APP
Report suspected human trafficking incidents anonymously and securely. This app helps build a global picture of trafficking hotspots and trends to disrupt exploitation and support vulnerable communities. Learn to spot the signs and contribute to a safer environment.
- Anonymous reporting
- Confidential and secure
- Global trend identification
- Learn to spot signs
- Multilingual support
- Community action enablement
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The STOP APP is the first global app available in multiple languages for reporting suspicions or incidents of human trafficking. STOP THE TRAFFIK is a global organisation working to prevent human trafficking and exploitation. Through collecting and sharing information, we aim to change the environment so that it is higher risk for traffickers and safer for individuals and communities. We are building a global picture of human trafficking to enable communities to take action. You can help by reporting anything you have seen or heard that doesn’t seem right. It’s completely anonymous, confidential and secure. Your report will be combined with others to help identify global human trafficking hotspots and trends. This will allow us to disrupt human trafficking and support vulnerable communities. Learn more about STOP THE TRAFFIK’s approach and how to spot the signs of human trafficking through the STOP APP. In an emergency, contact the appropriate authorities or helpline. This App is not monitored 24 hours a day and is not a direct rescue service. We work with relevant partners on the ground when support and action is required. Download the STOP APP and start using it today.
Owl
This app connects users in real-time to help locate missing individuals, including children, teenagers, and those with memory loss. Users can create profiles for dependents, upload photos, and initiate alerts with current location details when someone is lost. Other users receive these alerts and can coordinate search efforts on a shared map.
- Real-time alerts for missing persons
- Dependent profile creation
- Photo uploads for dependents
- Location sharing for search coordination
- User map for identifying searchers
- Contact information sharing
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Owl is a World Wide, Real Time iPhone app to help its user's relocate missing, lost, runaway, abducted children, teenagers, mentally challenged and elderly who suffer memory loss or any such other ailments. User's create accounts and upload details of their dependents, upload current photos of those dependents and in the unwanted event a loved one is lost, open those saved details, update specific details; current location, date and time and initiate your alert to the user group. Other Owl users receive your alerts and are identified in a user map with contact information and people can begin to coordinate search efforts and recover those lost.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The STOP APP at 4.9 against Owl's 4.5. Owl's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 8). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
The STOP APP holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 24 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The STOP APP | Owl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better | 4.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | STOP THE TRAFFIK | Nicholas Conway |
Customer experience
The STOP APP
Owl
In-app purchases
The STOP APP
No in-app purchases
Owl
No in-app purchases








