Comparison

112 India vs Civic Pulse

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

Head to head
About

112 India

This app connects individuals in distress with local emergency services and volunteers. It sends alerts with your location and details to control rooms and emergency contacts, facilitating a swift response from police, health, and fire departments.

Highlights
  • Single panic app for emergencies
  • 24/7 efficient response system
  • Involves local citizen volunteers
  • Dispatches police, health, fire resources
  • Integrates with existing emergency systems
  • Citizen profile and feedback management
Features
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The 112 SOS Mobile App is a part of the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS), a Govt of India initiative. The application is functional in most of the states in India. Visit https://112.gov.in/states * Currently launched in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu only. The App will be launched soon in the rest of the states. In an emergency situation, a person in distress may seek for the assistance of local emergency service delivery departments and volunteers through the App. The App will send emergency alerts with the user's details(name, age, emergency contacts) and location information, along with a generated call to ‘112’ - to the State Emergency Control Room and the person’s emergency contacts. The system forwards the emergency alert to nearby online local volunteers if available. The emergency alert is notified with an audible sound/ visual alert on the volunteer smartphones. The volunteers can mark their consent to help and the volunteer details along with photo and contact number will be forwarded to the person in distress. Highlights * Providing single panic app across the country for addressing citizen emergency. * Providing 24 x 7, efficient and effective response system, which can involve local volunteers from citizens to provide efficient emergency response service * Timely dispatch of field resources (police, health, fire & disaster management) to the location of incidence using the system. * Integration with existing emergency response systems. * It aims to make the operations citizen-friendly, more transparent, and efficient and provides citizen profile management and feedback mechanisms. * It will also help to keep track of the progress of incidents and the services delivered taking emergency services to the next level.

About

Civic Pulse

Easily report and track local infrastructure problems like potholes and graffiti. Snap a photo, pinpoint the location, and let neighbors upvote issues to prioritize community improvements. Receive updates as problems are resolved.

Highlights
  • Report infrastructure issues quickly
  • Upvote community problems
  • Track issue resolution status
  • Interactive map of reported issues
  • Photo and location reporting
Features
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CivicPulse is the easiest way for community residents to report and track local infrastructure issues for free: potholes, broken streetlights, graffiti, sidewalk damage, and more. REPORT IN SECONDS Snap a photo, drop a pin, and submit a report in under a minute. Your issue goes directly into the community feed where neighbors can see it and show their support. UPVOTE WHAT MATTERS See what your neighbors are reporting and upvote the issues that affect you most. The most-supported problems rise to the top so city staff know where to focus. TRACK REAL PROGRESS Get notified when the status of your report changes — from Open to Acknowledged to Resolved. Watch your community improve in real time. INTERACTIVE MAP See every reported issue on a live map. Color-coded pins show what's open, in progress, and resolved at a glance. FOR RESIDENTS, BY RESIDENTS CivicPulse was built for our community. Sign in with Google, report your first issue in minutes, and start making a difference in your neighborhood today.

Screenshots

112 India4 screens
Civic Pulse3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Civic Pulse at 100% against 112 India's 22%. Civic Pulse also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 16 months). 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

Civic Pulse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Civic Pulse has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of 112 India's written reviews are positive against 100% of Civic Pulse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

112 India ships an update every 16 months, Civic Pulse every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
112 India versus Civic Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter112 IndiaCivic Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperC-DAC TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION CENTRENirjar Sanghavi

Customer experience

112 India

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative68.3%

Civic Pulse

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

112 India

No in-app purchases

None

Civic Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 112 India free?
112 India is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Civic Pulse free?
Civic Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 112 India or Civic Pulse?
Civic Pulse is rated higher. 112 India averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Civic Pulse averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do 112 India or Civic Pulse have ads?
Neither 112 India nor Civic Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 112 India or Civic Pulse?
112 India ships an update every 16 months, and Civic Pulse every 2 weeks. Most recently, 112 India was updated on November 6, 2026 and Civic Pulse on October 31, 2026.

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