ALRS vs P1 ChatOps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ALRS
Manage your lodging reservations on the go. Book and cancel upcoming stays, view reservation details, and get directions to your lodging site. Receive notifications for any changes to your reservations.
- Make and cancel reservations
- View upcoming reservations
- Map assistance to lodging sites
- Call lodging sites directly
- Syncs with base ALRS system
- Receive change notifications
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The ALRS Mobile App for Apple iPhone allows ALRS authorized users to make and cancel their reservations. They can view all upcoming reservations made via the mobile app. Using the mobile app you can get map assistance to the assigned lodging site as well as call the site. Reservation and cancellation requests are kept in sync with the base ALRS system unit. Manual changes processed by a site's ART will appear on the mobile app at the same time a text message is sent advising of the change.
P1 ChatOps
This secure chat application facilitates mission execution for government customers. It requires an invitation to connect to specific servers and adherence to cybersecurity policies.
- Secure chat
- Collaboration capabilities
- Mission execution support
- Platform One integration
- Mattermost powered
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P1 ChatOps is the certified mobile application for Platform One (P1) and its customers. In conjunction with Mattermost, P1 ChatOps provides secure chat and collaboration capabilities for mission execution. The application is only intended for P1 customers. Contact your organization’s onboarding supervisor for instructions to connect to one of P1’s chat servers. Interested in becoming a customer? Learn more at https://p1.dso.mil. All users must abide by DoD and service/agency cybersecurity policy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ALRS at every 3 weeks against P1 ChatOps's every 4 months. ALRS also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 8%) and iOS requirement (12.0.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
ALRS holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of ALRS's written reviews are positive against 8% of P1 ChatOps's.
ALRS ships an update every 3 weeks, P1 ChatOps every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ALRS | P1 ChatOps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (13 ratings) — better | 2.1 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Howard Day & Associates Inc | USAF-BESPIN |
Customer experience
ALRS
P1 ChatOps
In-app purchases
ALRS
No in-app purchases
P1 ChatOps
No in-app purchases
