Crime Search vs RIDS calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crime Search
Visualize crime statistics on a map for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Search for specific crimes, view their outcomes, and analyze trends with detailed charts. Access the latest news and information from Police UK.
- Map-based crime visualization
- Search crime data by postcode or map
- View crime outcomes
- Plot crimes on pie charts
- Search police forces and neighborhoods
- Access Police UK news
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CrimeSearch uses the official Crime Statistics for England, Wales & Northern Ireland published by the Home Office. Crimes are annotated on a map so you can quickly identify what's happening in an area. Search for crimes going back to December 2010; see what crimes have been reported in an area; find out their outcomes; and plot them on a pie chart. • Search for crimes for England, Wales & Northern Ireland. • Search for crimes back to December 2010. • Search for a specific police force. • Search for a neighbourhood. • Search the latest news from Police UK. • Search by postcode or simply by panning the map. • Media links for Police Forces and their neighbourhoods. • Details for neighbourhood teams and events. • Zoom out to see the boundary for a police force. • Zoom in to see crimes in the area. • View the outcomes for crimes. • Plot crimes on a pie chart.
RIDS calc
This app accurately calculates properties for air, water, seawater, and sugars. It uses detailed, published formulations for precise results across various conditions, including solids level and density of corn syrup.
- Accurate property calculations
- Supports air, water, seawater, and sugars
- Calculates solids level and density
- Uses detailed published formulations
- State-of-the-art accuracy
- Includes detailed air and expanded water properties
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RIDS simplifies the accurate calculation of several properties of Air, Water, Seawater, and Sugars of various composition. A typical use of RIDS is to calculate the solids level and density of a corn syrup from the refractive index. RIDS employs detailed, published formulations that cover a wide range of conditions while maintaining state-of-the-art accuracy over that range. Detailed air properties and expanded water properties by IF97 international standard
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RIDS calc at 5.0 against Crime Search's 3.0. RIDS calc also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Crime Search's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume 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. Crime Search sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RIDS calc asks for nothing beyond the download.
RIDS calc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Crime Search ships an update every 28 months, RIDS calc every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crime Search | RIDS calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sean Pedley | Wayne Henderson |
Customer experience
Crime Search
RIDS calc
In-app purchases
Crime Search
- Remove Adverts$0.99
RIDS calc
No in-app purchases
