Brazos vs Pulse ·
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brazos
This utility app captures incident locations, photos, and barcode scans using device peripherals. Captured data can be securely delivered to cloud or on-premise servers. It requires an existing subscription to the Tyler Brazos™ solution.
- On-board GPS incident location capture
- Camera and barcode scanning
- Bluetooth and AirPrint printing
- Secure data delivery to cloud/on-premise servers
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The Tyler Brazos™ mobile app can utilize on-board GPS to capture the location of an incident, the camera or other peripherals to capture photos or scan barcodes, and print to available printers via Bluetooth or AirPrint. All of the information captured through Brazos can be delivered securely to either the Brazos secure cloud server or the client’s on-premise Brazos server. Tyler’s Brazos™ app is only available for customers that have signed up to use the Tyler Brazos™ solution.
Pulse ·
This application enables one-way audio transmission to team members for enhanced situational awareness. It also shares your GPS location with others during a session, allowing them to track your device's position.
- One-way audio transmission
- Real-time GPS location sharing
- Situational awareness for teams
- Device location tracking
- Team communication tool
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Pulse transmits one-way audio to team members for situational awareness. Additionally, the app "pulses out" your GPS location so that others can view your device location during the session.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pulse · at 4.5 against Brazos's 3.3. Brazos's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Pulse · holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Brazos ships an update monthly, Pulse · every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brazos | Pulse · |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (19 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tyler Technologies, Inc | Motorola Solutions, Inc |
Customer experience
Brazos
Pulse ·
In-app purchases
Brazos
No in-app purchases
Pulse ·
No in-app purchases
