PSAware vs DigitalPhone.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PSAware
This app offers real-time situational awareness for public safety agencies. It connects with existing Computer Aided Dispatch systems to provide critical information.
- Real-time situational awareness
- Public safety platform
- CAD system integration
- Situational data visualization
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Southern Software's PSAware provides Southern Software Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) customers with a real-time situational awareness platform for public safety.
DigitalPhone.io
This app extends VoIP functionality to mobile devices, offering a unified communications solution. Users can maintain a consistent identity across devices, manage calls seamlessly, and control contacts, voicemail, and call history from one place.
- VoIP functionality on mobile
- Unified Communications solution
- Maintain same identity across devices
- Seamless call transfer
- Contact management
- Voicemail and call history access
- Answering rules and presence management
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The Carolina Digital Phone is a SIP soft client that extends VoIP functionality beyond the landline or desktop. It brings features of the Carolina Digital Phone network directly to end users' mobile devices as a Unified Communications solution. With Carolina Digital Phone, users can maintain the same identity when making or receiving calls from any location, regardless of their device. They are also able to seamlessly send an ongoing call from one device to another and continue that call without interruption. Carolina Digital Phone grants users the ability to manage contacts, voicemail, call history, and configurations in a single location. This includes the management of answering rules, greetings, and presence which all contribute to more efficient communication. For technical support call (336) 346-6000 or send an email to help@carolinadigitalphone.com NOTE: You must have an existing business account with a Carolina Digital Phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DigitalPhone.io at 100% against PSAware's 22%. DigitalPhone.io also leads on rating (3.1 vs 2.1). PSAware's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DigitalPhone.io holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PSAware has 35 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of PSAware's written reviews are positive against 100% of DigitalPhone.io's.
PSAware ships an update fortnightly, DigitalPhone.io every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PSAware | DigitalPhone.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (35 ratings) | 3.1 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southern Software, Inc. | DigitalPhone.io |
Customer experience
PSAware
DigitalPhone.io
In-app purchases
PSAware
No in-app purchases
DigitalPhone.io
No in-app purchases
