Comparison

Offender Watch Parent vs Likns

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

Likns

Connect with public figures for in-person selfie and meet-and-greet experiences. Browse talent nearby, book instantly, and pay only for photos you love. For talent, monetize fan interactions by setting your price and availability.

Highlights
  • Book in-person selfies
  • Meet-and-greet experiences
  • Browse and search talent
  • Instant booking
  • Pay per photo
  • Talent monetization
Features
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Likns connects fans with public figures for real, in-person selfie and meet-and-greet experiences. Find your favorite athletes, podcasters, influencers, musicians, and comedians. See who's nearby, book instantly, and pay only when you love the photo. For talent, Likns lets you monetize your biggest asset — your fans. Set your price, toggle availability, and start earning from the interactions you're already having. How it works: - Browse and search talent near you - Book a selfie or meet-and-greet in seconds - Take the photo together in-app - Accept the photo and pay — or reject it and owe nothing - Talent gets paid directly to their account Your moment. Your price. Your Likns.

Screenshots

Offender Watch Parent4 screens
Likns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Likns at 100% against Offender Watch Parent's 28%. Likns also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Offender Watch Parent's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1). 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. Likns asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Likns holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Offender Watch Parent has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Offender Watch Parent's written reviews are positive against 100% of Likns's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Offender Watch Parent ships an update every 3 weeks, Likns daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Offender Watch Parent versus Likns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffender Watch ParentLikns
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (26 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWatch Systems, LLCMitchell Woody

Customer experience

Offender Watch Parent

All ratings26 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative73.1%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive28.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative67.4%

Likns

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Offender Watch Parent

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

Likns

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Offender Watch Parent free?
Offender Watch Parent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Likns free?
Likns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Offender Watch Parent or Likns?
Likns is rated higher. Offender Watch Parent averages 2.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Likns averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Offender Watch Parent or Likns have ads?
Neither Offender Watch Parent nor Likns shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Offender Watch Parent or Likns?
Offender Watch Parent ships an update every 3 weeks, and Likns daily. Most recently, Offender Watch Parent was updated on October 20, 2026 and Likns on October 28, 2026.

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