Bristol PD vs CADAlert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bristol PD
This app allows citizens to anonymously report tips to the police department. It also shares crime alerts and content from the organization's web and social media.
- Submit anonymous tips
- Receive crime alerts
- View agency web content
- Access social media feeds
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The Bristol PD app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Bristol, RI Police Department. The app also displays agency crime alerts, and other organization web and social media content.
CADAlert
Access your department's CAD data and receive quadrant-based incident notifications. This app provides a dashboard overview of calls, quick mapping, and mobile CAD views to enhance emergency response efficiency for first responders.
- Access department CAD data
- Quadrant-based incident notifications
- Pre-alerts
- Dashboard overview of calls
- Quick mapping
- Mobile CAD view capabilities
- Customizable notifications
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The official companion app for the CADAlert platform by SEPA Industries. When paired with the CADsync extension, our app allows you to access your department’s CAD data. But that's not all - our app also offers a range of features that make responding to emergencies easier and more efficient than ever before. With our app, you can choose quadrant based incident notifications and pre-alerts. Plus, our dashboard provides an at-a-glance overview of all calls, so you can quickly and easily see what of incidents are occurring in your area. But that's just the beginning. Our app also features quick mapping and other mobile CAD view capabilities, allowing you to navigate to incidents with ease. And with our user-friendly interface, it's easy to stay connected and informed, no matter where you are. Whether you're responding to a fire or medical emergency, our app gives you the tools you need to stay informed and respond quickly and effectively. And with our customizable notifications, you can be sure that you're always receiving the information you need to do your job. Join the many first responders across the nation who trust our app to help them do their jobs more efficiently and effectively. Download it today and experience the power and convenience of having critical information at your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CADAlert at 3.7 against Bristol PD's 2.0. CADAlert also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CADAlert holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CADAlert has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bristol PD ships an update every 13 months, CADAlert fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bristol PD | CADAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bristol Police Department | SEPA Industries, LLC |
Customer experience
Bristol PD
CADAlert
In-app purchases
Bristol PD
No in-app purchases
CADAlert
No in-app purchases









