Asheville PD vs Aurora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Asheville PD
This app allows citizens to anonymously report tips to the police department. It also provides access to crime alerts, an interactive crime map, and official social media content.
- Anonymous tip submission
- Agency crime alerts
- Online crime map
- Social media integration
- Official content access
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The Asheville PD app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Asheville, NC Police Department. The app also displays agency crime alerts, online crime map, and other organization web and social media content.
Aurora
This app guides you through setting up and optimizing your broadband connection with specific devices. It offers step-by-step instructions for both Fixed Wireless and Home Broadband, including Wi-Fi 7 gateways. The app helps find optimal device placement and configure network settings for faster internet.
- Step-by-step setup guidance
- Fixed Wireless and Home Broadband support
- Wi-Fi 7 gateway setup
- QR code device pairing
- Signal strength analysis
- Wi-Fi network configuration
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The Aurora Device Assistant app is your all-in-one companion for setting up and optimising your broadband connection with NetComm devices. Whether you’re using Fixed Wireless or Home Broadband, Aurora helps ensure your home or office achieves the best possible broadband speeds. With intuitive, step-by-step guidance, Aurora simplifies the setup of both Fixed Wireless and Home Broadband gateways, including our latest Wi-Fi 7 gateway with WAN and VDSL support. Simply scan the QR code to pair your phone with the device and follow the guided setup flow. For Fixed Wireless devices, Aurora helps you find the ideal placement by analysing signal strength and obstructions for optimal connectivity. For Home Broadband users, Aurora supports setup for Ethernet (WAN) or VDSL connections, including configuring your Wi-Fi network, so you can set up your gateway with ease and get online faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aurora at 5.0 against Asheville PD's 4.5. Asheville PD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4 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.
Aurora holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Asheville PD ships an update every 2 weeks, Aurora every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Asheville PD | Aurora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASHEVILLE, CITY OF | NetComm Wireless Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Asheville PD
Aurora
In-app purchases
Asheville PD
No in-app purchases
Aurora
No in-app purchases
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