Comparison

PenPoint vs RISS

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

Head to head
About

PenPoint

This app provides secure mobile access to communications surveillance data for law enforcement investigations. It helps users understand target locations by mapping cellular tower sectors and ping services.

Highlights
  • Secure mobile access to surveillance data
  • Mapping of cellular tower sectors
  • Precision location ping services
  • Analysis of target location patterns
  • Support for law enforcement investigations
Features
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PenPoint works with PenLink’s on-premise software, PLX, to conduct lawful communications surveillance operations in support of law enforcement investigations. PenPoint provides secure mobile access to communications surveillance data collected and stored by a PLX system. Specifically and primarily, PenPoint helps mobile users understand the probable whereabouts and location patterns of targets by mapping cellular tower sectors and precision location ping services offered by several mobile carriers.

About

RISS

This app facilitates secure information sharing for law enforcement and criminal justice partners. It supports investigations, promotes officer safety, and provides access to key resources and systems. Users require an existing account and specific training to access its features.

Highlights
  • Secure information sharing
  • Facilitates criminal investigations
  • Promotes officer safety
  • Access to RISSIntel
  • Officer Safety Event Deconfliction System
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RISS Mobile is the official app for the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program. The mission of RISS is to assist local, state, federal, and tribal criminal justice partners by providing adaptive solutions and services that facilitate information sharing, support criminal investigations, and promote officer safety. RISS has been supporting the law enforcement and criminal justice communities for 50 years. See www.riss.net for additional information. The RISS Mobile App provides query capabilities for key RISS resources including RISSIntel and various information sharing platforms such as RISSLeads and RISS Officer Safety & Wellness Website. The RISS Mobile App also provides entry capabilities for RISSafe our Officer Safety Event Deconfliction System. Additional Capabilities to Follow RISSNET Mobile App users must have an existing RISSNET account and meet the full set of established user requirements for access including required training courses.

Screenshots

PenPoint4 screens
RISS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PenPoint at every 2 months against RISS's every 4 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PenPoint against 5.0 for RISS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PenPoint ships an update every 2 months, RISS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PenPoint versus RISS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenPointRISS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size461 MB15 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPen-Link, Ltd.Regional Organized Crime Information Center, Inc.

Customer experience

PenPoint

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RISS

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PenPoint

No in-app purchases

None

RISS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PenPoint free?
PenPoint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RISS free?
RISS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PenPoint or RISS?
PenPoint and RISS are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do PenPoint or RISS have ads?
Neither PenPoint nor RISS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PenPoint or RISS?
PenPoint ships an update every 2 months, and RISS every 4 months. Most recently, PenPoint was updated on September 16, 2026 and RISS on August 4, 2026.

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