Comparison

UseIRIS vs Flock Safety

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

Head to head
About

UseIRIS

This app enables administrators to send mass notifications via text, voice, or recorded alerts. Recipients can view and listen to recent messages and respond to emergency alerts if the 'needs assistance' feature is enabled.

Highlights
  • Broadcast messages via text, voice, or recorded alerts
  • Deliver messages via SMS, phone calls, and email
  • View alert delivery reports
  • Access last ten received alerts
  • Respond to emergency alerts with assistance status
Features
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The UseIRIS App is a turbo companion to the online IRIS mass notification messaging system. Administrators: The App allows system and group administrators to quickly broadcast messages via the IRIS system. The Message admins have the ability to quickly broadcast messages via Text-to-Speech, voice recorded alert or saved alert methods. These messages will then be delivered to the groups via SMS text, phone calls and email, or combinations thereof. Upon sending an alert, admins can quickly view a report summary to see how many alerts have been delivered so far. End Users/Recipients: This App allows users to view and listen to the last ten alerts/messages they have received. If the "needs assistance" feature is activated, it also allows the users to reply to messages, whether or not she or he needs assistance due to an emergency alert.

About

Flock Safety

This app provides law enforcement and security personnel with real-time alerts and insights. It offers instant License Plate Recognition and audio detection, along with tools for vehicle lookup and hot list verification. The app ensures users receive critical information precisely when they need it, tailored to their duty shifts and locations.

Highlights
  • Real-time LPR alerts
  • Real-time audio detection alerts
  • License plate lookup
  • Shift mode for duty-specific alerts
  • Notifications by radius
  • Hot list verification via image upload
Features
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Flock Safety empowers officers and security personnel to be at their best, wherever duty takes them. In a job where precision and timeliness are paramount, the Flock Safety mobile app delivers quick, reliable information to stay a step ahead. Get instant LPR (License Plate Recognition) and audio insights, specifically tailored to your location and shift timings. No more outdated information; get the data you need, right when you need it. Real-Time Hot List Alerts: Receive immediate, clear images of vehicles and their plates, ensuring rapid and accurate identification of vehicles of interest. Real-Time Audio Detection Alerts: Instantly access and replay crime-related audio clips such as gunshots or sideshow sounds, pinpointing the exact location directly within the app for timely response. License Plate Lookup: Gain quick access to vital information with our efficient license plate lookup. Know more about a vehicle of interest from the convenience of your mobile device. What else you can do with Flock Safety: • Shift Mode: Ensure that critical alerts reach you only when you're on duty. Stay focused, stay informed. • Notifications by Radius: Select the distance to be alerted by, so that no matter where you go, the alerts you receive are pertinent and actionable while you are on shift. • Hot List Verification via Image Upload: Snap. Upload. Confirm. Eliminate guesswork by simply taking a photo of a vehicle to determine its relevance to ongoing investigations.

Screenshots

UseIRIS3 screens
Flock Safety4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flock Safety at 4.9 against UseIRIS's 3.8. Flock Safety also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (7.6K vs 6). UseIRIS's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.0). 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

Flock Safety holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flock Safety has 7.6K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UseIRIS ships an update every 24 months, Flock Safety fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UseIRIS versus Flock Safety: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUseIRISFlock Safety
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)4.9 (7.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—60.7% of reviews
Number of ratings67.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechradium, Inc.flock group inc

Customer experience

UseIRIS

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Flock Safety

All ratings7,641 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

UseIRIS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Flock Safety

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • No way to hotlist a vehicle through the app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to input miss-reads
  • Ability to change alert types from app
  • Suppress hit option
  • Search by vehicle description

In-app purchases

None

UseIRIS

No in-app purchases

None

Flock Safety

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UseIRIS free?
UseIRIS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flock Safety free?
Flock Safety is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UseIRIS or Flock Safety?
Flock Safety is rated higher. UseIRIS averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Flock Safety averages 4.9 from 7.6K ratings.
Do UseIRIS or Flock Safety have ads?
Neither UseIRIS nor Flock Safety shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UseIRIS or Flock Safety?
UseIRIS ships an update every 24 months, and Flock Safety fortnightly. Most recently, UseIRIS was updated on June 2, 2026 and Flock Safety on September 24, 2026.

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