Comparison

Tyler Shield Mobile vs HART (VA)

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

Head to head
About

Tyler Shield Mobile

Enhance officer safety and preparedness with intelligent, law-specific dispatching. This app provides context-aware critical information based on role and location, ensuring mission-critical data is always accessible.

Highlights
  • Intelligent, law-specific dispatching
  • Context-aware critical information
  • Easy-to-read route to calls
  • Responder location and ETA
  • Instant access to building maps and plans
  • Secure communications
  • Real-time call details
Features
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Police crews stay safer and better prepared using Tyler Shield Mobil created specifically for licensed users of Tyler Technologies’ Law Enforcement software solutions. With intelligent, law-specific dispatching capabilities, this app offers context awareness, which presents critical information based on your role and where and when you are. This intuitive app knows the information users need – at the moment they need it - ensuring mission-critical information is always at their fingertips with features including: • Easy-to-read route to the call • Location of other responders and their estimated time of arrival • Instant access to building maps, preplans, and tactical plans • Access to building contact information including names and phone numbers • Real-time access to call details and incident narrative • Secure communications with dispatch and other responders • Immediate access to incident summary reports • Search functionality for persons and vehicles Tyler users empower themselves using Shield Mobile with the confidence of knowing they won’t ever miss a call or be delayed waiting on others for information.

About

HART (VA)

This tool enables first responders to collect data on-scene and connect victims of domestic violence with local service providers. It bridges the gap between criminal justice and social services.

Highlights
  • On-scene data collection
  • Victim referral to service providers
  • Connects criminal and social justice systems
  • Real-time coordination
Features
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Coordinated Community Collaboration. On-scene data collection tool for first responders. Instantly refer victims of domestic violence to existing service providers in their local community. Connecting the criminal and the social justice systems.

Screenshots

Tyler Shield Mobile4 screens
HART (VA)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HART (VA) at 5.0 against Tyler Shield Mobile's 3.8. Tyler Shield Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (330 vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HART (VA) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tyler Shield Mobile has 330 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tyler Shield Mobile ships an update every 4 weeks, HART (VA) every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tyler Shield Mobile versus HART (VA): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTyler Shield MobileHART (VA)
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (330 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings330 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB41 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTyler Technologies, IncForseti LLC

Customer experience

Tyler Shield Mobile

All ratings319 ratings
Positive68.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative23.2%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative39.6%

HART (VA)

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tyler Shield Mobile

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Date of birth incorrect
  • Routing function incorrect
  • Can't print
  • Clipping to clipboard no longer works
  • App re-logs and shows in service if not shut down
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  • Calls not updated
  • Details not loading
  • Buggy

Requested features

9 requests
  • Wish it had CarPlay
  • Connect to Apple CarPlay
  • Support for CarPlay
  • Add CarPlay capabilities
  • Ability to view call details of other calls when on a ticket
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  • Fix issue with re-logging and showing in service
  • Update in real-time without logging out
  • Adjust status order
  • Automatically remove secondary location when going back in service

HART (VA)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tyler Shield Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

HART (VA)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tyler Shield Mobile free?
Tyler Shield Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HART (VA) free?
HART (VA) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tyler Shield Mobile or HART (VA)?
HART (VA) is rated higher. Tyler Shield Mobile averages 3.8 out of 5 from 330 ratings, while HART (VA) averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Tyler Shield Mobile or HART (VA) have ads?
Neither Tyler Shield Mobile nor HART (VA) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tyler Shield Mobile or HART (VA)?
Tyler Shield Mobile ships an update every 4 weeks, and HART (VA) every 4 months. Most recently, Tyler Shield Mobile was updated on November 4, 2026 and HART (VA) on October 30, 2026.

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