IBM Verify vs Akron PD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IBM Verify
Enhance your online security with multi-factor authentication. Confirm your identity using various methods like biometrics, one-time passcodes, or simple confirmations to protect your accounts from unauthorized access.
- Two-step verification
- Biometric authentication (fingerprint, face)
- One-time passcodes (OTP)
- QR code sign-in
- Supports multiple devices
- Offline OTP generation
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IBM Verify adds an extra layer of security to your online services. Two-step verification helps protect your accounts from the bad guys, even if they steal your password. With IBM Verify, you can confirm your identity with a simple yes or no, your fingerprint or face, or a secure one-time password right from your registered mobile device. Features: • Verify using a one-time passcode, even without a data connection • Works with services that require a password for login • Verify using Touch ID or Face ID • Verify with a simple Yes or No • Sign-in into services with a QR code scan • Supports multiple devices
Akron PD
This app allows citizens to anonymously report tips to the local police department. It also provides access to crime alerts and official social media content from the organization.
- Anonymous tip submission
- Crime alerts
- Agency social media feed
- Organization web content
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The Akron PD app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Akron, OH Police Department. The app also displays agency crime alerts and other organization web and social media content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IBM Verify at 3.2 against Akron PD's 1.0. IBM Verify also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 26 months). Akron PD's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). 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.
IBM Verify holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IBM Verify has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of IBM Verify's written reviews are positive against 0% of Akron PD's.
IBM Verify ships an update every 2 months, Akron PD every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IBM Verify | Akron PD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (62 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IBM | Akron Police Department |
Customer experience
IBM Verify
Akron PD
In-app purchases
IBM Verify
No in-app purchases
Akron PD
No in-app purchases
