iVe vs BackTrace Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iVe
This app helps investigators identify vehicle systems and acquire data for forensic analysis. It provides step-by-step guides and allows secure data sharing for collaboration.
- Identify vehicle systems
- Acquire data forensically
- View system identification guides
- Step-by-step removal walkthroughs
- Securely share acquired data
- Conduct analysis on the go
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Vehicles hold a vast amount of data that can be used to uncover critical information during an investigation and help determine what happened, where it occurred, and who was involved. iVe Mobile is a resource for investigators to identify vehicle systems, determine what information is obtainable, view system identification guides, access step-by-step walkthroughs for removing systems and instructions for acquiring data in a forensically sound manner. The mobile app also gives users the ability to view the contents of their collections and conduct analysis whenever and wherever they need to. Users can securely share data acquired with other investigators, prosecutors and clients so that they can quickly and easily collaborate through the identification, acquisition and analysis of vehicle data.
BackTrace Mobile
This investigative tool allows law enforcement agencies to search for individuals who have been arrested and their interactions with law enforcement. It is a unique service feature paired with specific software.
- Search arrested persons
- View law enforcement interactions
- Investigative tool
- Paired with GTBM software
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Backtrace is a unique service feature paired with GTBM’s software. This investigative tool provides all Law Enforcement Agencies the ability to search for persons who have been arrested and their interactions with Law Enforcement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iVe at 4.6 against BackTrace Mobile's 3.0. iVe also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). BackTrace Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). 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.
iVe holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of iVe's written reviews are positive against 33% of BackTrace Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iVe ships an update every 6 weeks, BackTrace Mobile weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iVe | BackTrace Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better | 3.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Berla Corporation | GTBM Inc |
Customer experience
iVe
BackTrace Mobile
In-app purchases
iVe
No in-app purchases
BackTrace Mobile
No in-app purchases









