Comparison

Offender Watch Parent vs BTF Union

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

Head to head
About

Offender Watch Parent

This app helps parents protect their children from online and home-based dangers. It provides tools to track children's locations, search for registered sex offenders nearby, and receive alerts about potential threats. The app also offers advice on child safety.

Highlights
  • Family location sharing
  • Search registered sex offenders
  • Offender alerts
  • Monitor child's device contacts
  • Child safety advice and articles
  • Contact local law enforcement
Features
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Keep Your Child Safer Online and at Home Sexual predators targeting children online is a scary reality. The OffenderWatch family safety app helps parents protect their children from the unthinkable. Family location sharing allows parents to track their children on a map and see if registered sex offenders live nearby. Parents can also search for registered sex offenders by name or address, see the photo and details about an offender, submit-a-tip about the offender, contact local law enforcement, and get an alert should a registered sex offender move in nearby. (Offender data is for US states only and limited to those offenders published by the state) The OffenderWatch app includes friendly advice and articles about protecting your child at home and online. Unlike other apps, OffenderWatch has partnered with law enforcement to bring the most complete and correct data on registered sex offenders available. Parents subscribe to receive alerts should their child get contacted by a registered sex offender by text, phone call, or email.sets up a contact for an offender. Parents also receive location alerts should their child linger near a registered sex offender’s home. A Protect Plus subscription is just $4.99 per month and covers the entire family. How the OffenderWatch monitoring Works 1 Monitor Your Child’s Device The OffenderWatch app monitors who calls, emails, or messages your child, and tracks the location on of child’s iPhone—working silently in the background and not interfering with the phone’s use. 2 Check Against Sex Offender Data We use the most accurate data available. It is provided directly by the law enforcement agencies who manage registered sex offenders. The app checks to see if a registered sex offender is attempting to contact your child or if your child is lingering near an offender’s address. https://offenderwatch.com/terms-of-use/

About

BTF Union

Features
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Welcome to the official Communication App for the Buffalo Teachers Federation! Get to know our members old and new, discuss with each other in groups or privately, learn about our upcoming events and stay updated with our latest news.

Screenshots

Offender Watch Parent4 screens
BTF Union3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BTF Union at none against Offender Watch Parent's 2. Offender Watch Parent's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Offender Watch Parent sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BTF Union asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Offender Watch Parent ships an update every 3 weeks, BTF Union every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Offender Watch Parent versus BTF Union: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffender Watch ParentBTF Union
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB33 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWatch Systems, LLCBuffalo Teachers Federation Inc

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Offender Watch Parent

Subscriptions2
  • Family Protect Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Offenderwatch SVN Subscription$9.991 Year
None

BTF Union

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Offender Watch Parent free?
Offender Watch Parent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BTF Union free?
BTF Union is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Offender Watch Parent or BTF Union have ads?
Neither Offender Watch Parent nor BTF Union shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Offender Watch Parent or BTF Union?
Offender Watch Parent ships an update every 3 weeks, and BTF Union every 5 months. Most recently, Offender Watch Parent was updated on October 20, 2026 and BTF Union on October 12, 2026.

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