ReactPlus vs Pothole Patrol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReactPlus
This app provides 24/7 armed response and a panic button for personal safety during activities like jogging, cycling, or driving. It includes a companion feature for check-ins and can integrate with an Apple Watch for independent use.
- 24/7 panic button
- Armed response
- Companion check-in
- Apple Watch integration
- Independent Apple Watch Cellular use
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Stay protected anywhere, anytime with ReactPlus. Now you can jog, cycle or drive anywhere, confident that if anything bad should happen you are covered with 24/7 armed response. In addition to a 24/7 panic button, you also get a companion to check in with you, when you are traveling alone or meeting with someone new. No matter where you go, React Plus will keep an eye on you. Together with the iPhone app you can also link the Apple Watch app, and if you have an Apple Watch Cellular React Plus will work independently from your iPhone, allowing you to call for help even when your iPhone is not with you. *Service available in South Africa only R39pm for Individual subscription, R99pm for Family subscription (up to 8 users). Free trial available for qualifying iStore customers. For more info please visit https://www.istore.co.za/reactplus
Pothole Patrol
Report potholes with a single click to help improve road safety. This app allows users to easily log pothole locations, track repair progress, and view a history of reported issues. It aims to make roads safer for everyone.
- Log potholes with one click
- Geo-location for precise reporting
- Take photos of potholes
- Real-time repair progress notifications
- View list of logged potholes and their status
- Simple registration process
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Pothole Patrol, one click away for you to successfully log a pothole for repair: Discovery and Avis have partnered together with the City of Johannesburg and the JRA to fix potholes on the road. To accomplish this amazing mandate, an app has been developed which empowers road users to report pothole and save lives. At a click of a button, the app allows road users to report potholes in their area. It is developed by Discovery and Avis to make the roads safer for all road users. The user-friendly features enable road users to take a picture of the pothole, record the location and notify the Pothole Patrol of potholes. Application features: Geo-location functionality The app allows you to log a pothole using Google Maps to locate the exact position (street name and number) of the pothole. Repair progress notification The road user will be notified when the pothole is repaired in real-time. List of potholes logged Road users have site of all the potholes they have logged and the progress of which potholes are scheduled for repairs and those that have been repaired successfully. User notes: Simple registration process All you need is a phone and internet connection to log the pothole.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ReactPlus at 4.5 against Pothole Patrol's 3.5. ReactPlus also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.6). Pothole Patrol's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
ReactPlus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of ReactPlus's written reviews are positive against 33% of Pothole Patrol's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ReactPlus ships an update every 3 weeks, Pothole Patrol every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReactPlus | Pothole Patrol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.4% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZA Online Store (Pty) Ltd | UMSEBENZI PATROL PTY LTD |
Customer experience
ReactPlus
Pothole Patrol
Bugs and requests
ReactPlus
Reported bugs
13 issues- App stuck on sign-in/registration
- App stuck on payment/subscription screen
- App reverts to registration screen
- Payment pop-up blocking functionality
- Cannot update personal details
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- Account invalid errors
- Subscription declined
- Incorrect street numbers on location
- Payment gateway not working
- App keeps launching account activation link
- Free trial not working
- Charged after free trial offer
- App not working on new iPhone models
Requested features
4 requests- Watch complication for SOS
- Reduce battery consumption
- Change phone number
- Family subscription not mandatory for single users
Pothole Patrol
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ReactPlus
No in-app purchases
Pothole Patrol
No in-app purchases
