TC Mobile vs SB Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TC Mobile
Receive real-time emergency incident information, including location and type, directly on your iPhone. Get updates from your computer-aided dispatch system and easily navigate to incident locations using your preferred mapping app.
- Real-time incident notifications
- Incident location and type details
- Unit assignments and comments
- Navigation integration with mapping apps
- Progressive incident updates
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TC Mobile brings the insight and control of Tablet Command’s enterprise service to your iPhone. TC Mobile is an iPhone application that delivers Apple Push Notifications and emergency incident information including incident location and type, units assigned and comments from your computer-aided dispatch (CAD). Tap on the address to be routed to the location of the incident via Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, or Foreflight Mobile.* Receive up-to-date information from the CAD including progressive comments throughout the incident.* TC Mobile requires Tablet Command’s enterprise incident command service. Tablet Command and TC Mobile can be interfaced with your agency’s computer aided dispatch system and provide instant notifications of incidents to your iPad and iPhone. Contact us to learn how we can provide a reliable and accurate interface to your CAD. support@tabletcommand.com * Accurate location and CAD comments depend on the availability of data CAD integration data available. Location services disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
SB Connect
Report community issues directly to City of Santa Barbara staff. Submit service requests with photos, track their progress, and receive completion notifications. Stay updated with local news, schedules, and events.
- Submit service requests
- Attach photos to requests
- Track request status
- Receive completion notifications
- View community news
- Check event schedules
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The SB Connect app connects you directly with City of Santa Barbara staff to more efficiently resolve issues in our community. Here's how it works: 1. See something that needs to be fixed. 2. Create an account 3. Submit a service request and attach a photo 4. City Staff receive your request and fix the problem! 5. You get notified when the service request is completed. You can also check out the latest community news, schedules, and events!
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Verdict
TC Mobile and SB Connect both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of TC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of SB Connect's. TC Mobile also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). SB Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for TC Mobile against 3.8 for SB Connect. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TC Mobile has 48 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of TC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of SB Connect's.
TC Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, SB Connect every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TC Mobile | SB Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (48 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tablet Command, Inc | City of Santa Barbara (CA) |
Customer experience
TC Mobile
SB Connect
In-app purchases
TC Mobile
No in-app purchases
SB Connect
No in-app purchases
