Comparison

AlertCops vs DCmove

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Report incidents
  • Direct chat with police
  • Receive safety alerts
  • SOS Button with audio
  • Location sharing
  • Automatic translator
Features
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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.

About

DCmove

Features
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DCmove is the official app for DCmove door and gate automation systems. It needs a DCmove device and an account: on its own it has nothing to show. Install a door, hand it over, and keep it running - standing in front of it, or from the other side of the country. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Open, close and part-open a door, and watch its real position while it moves • See every door you look after in one list, with the ones offline, in alarm or due for service marked • Set up a new device from scratch: scan its QR code, reach it over Bluetooth, and hand it your Wi-Fi • Find the devices already on your network without leaving the app • Read and change the whole parameter set, and save your own presets to apply to the next door • Follow cycles, running hours and the service countdown, and see maintenance coming before it falls due • Read the live I/O state of the board when a fault has to be understood • Go through a door's event log entry by entry, each one with the cycle it happened on • Programme the weekly schedule that blocks or allows automatic movements • Update device firmware over the air, or over Bluetooth where there is no network • Change the words the door shows on its own display, and put your logo on it • Open a support request with photos, diagnostics and the door log already attached • Read the manual of the exact model in front of you, and keep it offline WHO IT IS FOR Installers, manufacturers, and the people who use the doors every day. An installer sets the machine up and hands over a door that works; whoever uses it opens and closes it, and sees when it needs attention. What each account may see and change follows the level it was given. WHAT YOU NEED A DCmove device and an account. Registration is free and takes a minute. Without a device the app opens on an empty list: there is nothing to control until one is added. The app speaks English, Italian, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese. PRIVACY The app talks to Dervet's own servers in Italy, over encrypted connections, and to nothing else: no advertising, no analytics, no tracking, no third-party services. Bluetooth reaches a device you are standing next to; the camera reads a QR code; your photo library is opened only for the pictures you attach to a support request yourself. Dervet Srl - service@dervet.com

Screenshots

AlertCops4 screens
DCmove2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DCmove at every 3 weeks against AlertCops's every 4 months. AlertCops's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AlertCops ships an update every 4 months, DCmove every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AlertCops versus DCmove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlertCopsDCmove
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinisterio del Interior . Secretaria de Estado de SeguridadDervet S.r.l.

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
Show 17 more
  • 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
Show 5 more
  • 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

DCmove

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AlertCops

No in-app purchases

None

DCmove

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AlertCops free?
AlertCops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DCmove free?
DCmove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AlertCops or DCmove have ads?
Neither AlertCops nor DCmove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AlertCops or DCmove?
AlertCops ships an update every 4 months, and DCmove every 3 weeks. Most recently, AlertCops was updated on October 14, 2026 and DCmove on October 2, 2026.

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