AlertCops vs Washtur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AlertCops
This security app offers citizens direct communication with police and emergency services. Report incidents, receive real-time safety alerts, and utilize an SOS button for urgent situations. It also provides features like location sharing and an automatic translator for enhanced safety and self-protection.
- Report incidents
- Direct chat with police
- Receive safety alerts
- SOS Button with audio
- Location sharing
- Automatic translator
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AlertCops is the security app designed for citizens and is available throughout Spain. It provides safety and self-protection services for everyday use and offers a direct chat with police and emergency services. You can: - Report any incident you have witnessed or been a victim of. - Stay informed about various citizen-interest topics through our dynamic info cards. - Send photos, videos, audio, or locations via chat and receive an immediate response. - Receive alerts related to public collaboration, safety, and emergencies in your area. - Use the SOS Button, which includes enhanced protection for vulnerable groups, sending an urgent alert to the nearest police station along with your location and a 10-second audio recording. - Enjoy new services such as "Accompany Me", Simulated Call, etc. - Share your location with selected contacts and receive theirs as well. - Subscribe to a Guardian for a specific event (such as a race or concert) and send your location periodically so that rescue services can easily find you in case of an emergency. - Use the automatic translator to communicate with police in over 100 languages.
Washtur
Check the availability of washing machines and dryers in real-time. See the current status of your laundry from anywhere.
- Check machine availability
- View real-time status
- Monitor laundry progress
- Locate available machines
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Consulte la disponibilidad de lavadoras y secadoras y visualice en tiempo real el estado de su colada.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Washtur at 2.1 against AlertCops's 1.5. Washtur also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). AlertCops's advantage is review sentiment (22% vs 12%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Washtur holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of AlertCops's written reviews are positive against 12% of Washtur's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AlertCops ships an update every 4 months, Washtur every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AlertCops | Washtur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (11 ratings) | 2.1 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.6% of reviews — better | 11.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ministerio del Interior . Secretaria de Estado de Seguridad | Fontventa |
Customer experience
AlertCops
Washtur
Bugs and requests
AlertCops
Reported bugs
22 issues- App crashes on opening
- App does not open after update
- Validation code not sent to UK phone numbers
- Validation code not sent to US phone numbers
- Registration fails for phone numbers starting with 7
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- Cannot register with NIE, only DNI
- App crashes when trying to upload video
- App hangs after test alarm
- SOS button widget installation issues on iPhone
- Error adding associated phone number
- App crashes after validation code error message
- Cannot get past sign-up page
- App not working after last update
- No response to chat support
- Cannot locate protected individuals
- GPS tracking in background
- App not working for a long time
- Empty/unnecessary alerts
- No police response to alerts
- Cannot complete registration
- App not working due to internet connection issues
- App not working due to validation code issues
Requested features
10 requests- Option for silent/secret alert when unable to speak
- Accident alert feature
- Option to report suspicious persons preventatively
- Support for more phone number formats
- Improved guardian setup
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- Better SOS button widget functionality on iPhone
- Clarification on police force coverage (local and regional)
- Option to report animal cruelty
- Option to report suspicious activity
- More options for alert types
Washtur
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AlertCops
No in-app purchases
Washtur
No in-app purchases
