Comparison

Crime Fees vs MCE

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

Head to head
About

Crime Fees

This app helps criminal lawyers in England and Wales calculate legal aid fees for prosecution and defense. It covers all major fee schemes and case permutations, allowing users to add fees to a basket and save them for reference. Private fees can also be added and saved.

Highlights
  • Calculate legal aid fees
  • Supports LGFS and CPS schemes
  • Handles all case permutations
  • Add and save fees to a basket
  • Syncs saved cases across devices
  • Compare fees between schemes
Features
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Crime Fees enables criminal lawyers in England and Wales to easily calculate legal aid fees for both prosecution and defence. All fee schemes are covered: LGFS, CPS Scheme F, CPS Scheme E, CPS Scheme D, CPS Scheme C, AGFS 13, AGFS 12, AGFS 11, AGFS 10 and AGFS 9. No need to compare complex fee tables. Simply select the type of hearing and offence, set the number of trial days, and the app will tell you the fee. Every permutation of case is catered for - the 3 advocate types, the 19 types of hearing, the 17 offence bands, and the 915 offences. Add each fee in the case to the basket and save for convenient reference until you have been paid. You can also add private fees to the app and save them as well. Your saved cases are synced across all of your iOS devices signed into the same iCloud account. The app also allows you to compare fees between the supported Schemes. Developed by Sam Willis, a barrister at 5 King's Bench Walk.

About

MCE

Features
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My Cornish Escape, nestled just outside of Tintagel, provides a beautiful place to stay whilst visiting the Cornish coastline. Use our newly developed APP to keep updated with local events, days out nearby and general park information.

Screenshots

Crime Fees3 screens
MCE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MCE at none against Crime Fees's 2. Crime Fees's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Crime Fees sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MCE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crime Fees ships an update every 2 months, MCE every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Crime Fees versus MCE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrime FeesMCE
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews80.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 months โ€” betterEvery 15 months
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB59 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperWillis Software LimitedClubwifi Ltd

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Crime Fees

One-time2
  • AGFSFree
  • LGFS$5.99
None

MCE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crime Fees free?
Crime Fees is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MCE free?
MCE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crime Fees or MCE have ads?
MCE shows ads; Crime Fees does not.
Which is updated more often, Crime Fees or MCE?
Crime Fees ships an update every 2 months, and MCE every 15 months. Most recently, Crime Fees was updated on October 10, 2026 and MCE on September 29, 2026.

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