PSAware vs Xtra Duty
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.
Xtra Duty
This app helps law enforcement officers manage their off-duty employment. It's designed for agencies that use the Xtra Duty system or are partnered with Extra Duty Solutions.
- Manage off-duty work
- Convenient mobile access
- Agency integration
- Partnered with Extra Duty Solutions
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Xtra Duty allows law enforcement personnel to manage their off-duty work lives from the convenience of their phone. If your agency uses Xtra Duty or if your off duty work is administered by our strategic partner, Extra Duty Solutions, then you can use this Xtra Duty App. If your agency does not use Xtra Duty, then you need to ask them why not!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PSAware at fortnightly against Xtra Duty's every 6 months. Xtra Duty's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.1 for PSAware against 2.0 for Xtra Duty. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of PSAware's written reviews are positive against 17% of Xtra Duty's.
PSAware ships an update fortnightly, Xtra Duty every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PSAware | Xtra Duty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (35 ratings) — better | 2.0 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.9% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southern Software, Inc. | Jivasoft Corporation |
Customer experience
PSAware
Xtra Duty
In-app purchases
PSAware
No in-app purchases
Xtra Duty
No in-app purchases
