VIP vs RISS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VIP
Communicate using a virtual phone number without IVR menus. Make calls, send texts, and manage picture messages from your existing VIP Number. Track conversations and nickname important messages for easy access.
- Virtual number calling
- No IVR dialing
- Contact integration
- Recent calls list
- Text message tracking
- Picture messaging
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Connect your existing VIP Number and begin communicating without IVR (touch-tone) dialing. Make calls from your virtual number using the Keypad, dial by selecting an existing Contact, or redial Recent numbers. Easily track VIP texting conversations, send and receive picture messages, and nickname important texts.
RISS
This app facilitates secure information sharing for law enforcement and criminal justice partners. It supports investigations, promotes officer safety, and provides access to key resources and systems. Users require an existing account and specific training to access its features.
- Secure information sharing
- Facilitates criminal investigations
- Promotes officer safety
- Access to RISSIntel
- Officer Safety Event Deconfliction System
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RISS Mobile is the official app for the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program. The mission of RISS is to assist local, state, federal, and tribal criminal justice partners by providing adaptive solutions and services that facilitate information sharing, support criminal investigations, and promote officer safety. RISS has been supporting the law enforcement and criminal justice communities for 50 years. See www.riss.net for additional information. The RISS Mobile App provides query capabilities for key RISS resources including RISSIntel and various information sharing platforms such as RISSLeads and RISS Officer Safety & Wellness Website. The RISS Mobile App also provides entry capabilities for RISSafe our Officer Safety Event Deconfliction System. Additional Capabilities to Follow RISSNET Mobile App users must have an existing RISSNET account and meet the full set of established user requirements for access including required training courses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RISS at 5.0 against VIP's 3.6. RISS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). VIP's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RISS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 5 respectively.
VIP ships an update every 3 months, RISS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VIP | RISS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Motorola Solutions, Inc | Regional Organized Crime Information Center, Inc. |
Customer experience
VIP
RISS
In-app purchases
VIP
No in-app purchases
RISS
No in-app purchases
