Comparison

StarChase AppTrac vs Crossroads eCite Application

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

Head to head
About

StarChase AppTrac

This secure platform provides real-time location intelligence for public safety personnel, enabling quick response and informed decision-making. It offers encrypted data storage, audio/video calling, and incident streaming.

Highlights
  • Real-time tracking
  • Encrypted file sharing
  • Audio & video calling
  • Incident video streams
  • Geofencing
  • Shift management
Features
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AppTrac™ is a personnel tracking and location management application built for law enforcement, first responders, private security, and government agencies. Our secure platform provides critical location intelligence for quick response and real-time decision making. The application installs on any iOS mobile device and ties seamlessly into our backend mapping platform CoreView™. Benefits & Features *No additional data plan needed *Secure real time tracking and asset visibility *Encrypted file sharing and data storage *Audio & video calling *Real-time incident video streams *Administrative portal *Geofencing *SMS & email alerts *Robust reporting & statistics *Shift management

About

Crossroads eCite Application

Streamline citation writing with this mobile application. It automates data entry through barcode scanning and pre-filled lists, significantly reducing errors and speeding up the process. Supports Bluetooth printing for judicial council-compliant citations.

Highlights
  • Automated data entry via barcode scanning
  • Pre-filled lists for quick selection
  • Duplication function for similar citations
  • Field-level validation for accuracy
  • Bluetooth printing support
  • Configurable list items
  • Officer notes section
Features
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The Crossroads eCitation app is a complete Citation writer for Mobile Devices. The app runs on iPhones, iPads and uses Bluetooth printing and works with cameras and barcode readers. The app is highly developed to be easy to use with many detailed features for automation of the citation writing process. Speed: The Citation Writing process is much faster using our app than writing by hand. The ability to quickly select items from lists (Vehicles, Colors, Violation Codes, Courts, Streets, etc.), along with barcode reading of Drivers Licenses, Registration Cards, Vehicle VINS abbreviates the process substantially. “Dupe” Function: Often, officers will work a specific problem road or intersection for traffic violations. After writing the first cite, many of the items in the cites that follow are the same: Location, Conditions, Violation Codes, Court, Court Date, etc. Using the “Dupe” function, all info from a previous cite can be duplicated and the current violator and vehicle info can be scanned from barcodes and a new cite completed very quickly. The “Dupe” function can also duplicate vehicle info (for additional cites to passengers in a cited vehicle) and even violator info (for additional cites to an already cited person). Field-level Validation: Many boxes (such as dates, times, violation codes and other items) are checked for validity as the items are entered and are validated for accuracy and completeness before printing a cite. Barcode Reading: Drives Licenses, vehicles and many registration documents have bar-coded information. The device camera or barcode reader is used to read the barcodes and the eCitation app translates the info into the appropriate sections. This increases speed and accuracy for entering violator and vehicle information. Reduce Error Rates: Citation writing errors are greatly reduced by using items lists that are approved by the courts for violation codes, violation degrees, court dates, and other drop-down list items. Scanning barcodes for driver licenses and registration documents adds speed and accuracy to capturing violator and vehicle information. Bluetooth Printing: The device can be quickly and easily paired with a Bluetooth printer. Printed cites are Judicial Council compliant, paper is fade and smudge resistant and approved printers are small, light, fast, rugged and have long battery life between charges. Configurability: Most list items on the cite are configurable using the desktop management tool. Configurable items include Violation codes, vehicle makes, models and colors, hair color, eye color, courts, court dates, streets, race, weather, road conditions, lighting, and traffic conditions. When an item is changed using the desktop management app, the items are updated on “sync” of the device. Officer Notes: Pre-formatted notes are set up with checkboxes and lists for common note items like location, lanes, conditions, violator behavior. Etc. Sections for violator statements and officer freeform notes with speech-to-text provide everything needed to document the event for use in court. Photos: Pictures can be captured along with each cite to document the event. This is commonly used to photograph vehicle equipment violations, violator identity and driving conditions. Wireless Sync: The app uses a wireless ‘sync’ to transfer cites to the desktop system (and back end database). Devices can use WiFi or air cards for syncing. On sync, the device configuration items are updated, cites are moved to the back end, ticket books are refreshed, and a check is made for any new program updates. Syncing is accomplished in just a few seconds. Ticket Book Technology: Citation numbering is managed like hard copy ticket books. Each device has a book of tickets, and when it starts to run low, a new ticket book is issued on ‘sync’.

Screenshots

StarChase AppTrac4 screens
Crossroads eCite Application4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: StarChase AppTrac at 5.0 against Crossroads eCite Application's 4.3. Crossroads eCite Application's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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

StarChase AppTrac holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossroads eCite Application has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StarChase AppTrac ships an update every 2 months, Crossroads eCite Application every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
StarChase AppTrac versus Crossroads eCite Application: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarChase AppTracCrossroads eCite Application
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStarChase, LLCCrossroads Software Inc

Customer experience

StarChase AppTrac

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crossroads eCite Application

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

StarChase AppTrac

No in-app purchases

None

Crossroads eCite Application

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StarChase AppTrac free?
StarChase AppTrac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crossroads eCite Application free?
Crossroads eCite Application is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StarChase AppTrac or Crossroads eCite Application?
StarChase AppTrac is rated higher. StarChase AppTrac averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Crossroads eCite Application averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do StarChase AppTrac or Crossroads eCite Application have ads?
Neither StarChase AppTrac nor Crossroads eCite Application shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StarChase AppTrac or Crossroads eCite Application?
StarChase AppTrac ships an update every 2 months, and Crossroads eCite Application every 5 weeks. Most recently, StarChase AppTrac was updated on September 26, 2026 and Crossroads eCite Application on October 2, 2026.

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