Comparison

ResponderApp vs Axon

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

Head to head
About

ResponderApp

This app provides a streamlined platform for agencies utilizing Xtra Duty or Extra Duty Solutions. It offers a convenient way to manage off-duty work and related administrative tasks.

Highlights
  • Off-duty work management
  • Agency integration
  • Streamlined administration
  • Xtra Duty support
  • Extra Duty Solutions partner
Features
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If your agency uses Xtra Duty or if your off duty work is administered by our strategic partner, Extra Duty Solutions, then Responder is available to you!

About

Axon

This app allows public safety professionals to securely manage digital evidence and records on the go. It streamlines workflows, enables field evidence review, and facilitates secure community evidence submission. Users can also write and search records directly from their mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Evidence management (search, playback, metadata)
  • Records management (write, submit, search)
  • Secure evidence submission from community members
  • Field evidence review and analysis
  • Dictation support for report writing
  • Biometric security integration
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Public safety professionals need tools that are as mobile as they are. The Axon app was built so law enforcement officers and supervisors can securely view and manage their digital evidence and records anytime, anywhere. The intuitive interface includes a homepage dashboard with quick links to evidence that is missing an ID or category. Officers can use the app to complete evidence workflows while in the field, increasing agency efficiency and data compliance, as well as improving officer satisfaction. Officers can review evidence in the field after the incident, providing investigators with the ability to gain a more complete perspective on how events unfolded. They can also use the app to initiate digital evidence collection by inviting witnesses to submit their photos and videos directly to the agency, ensuring a clean chain of custody. Agencies using Axon Records additionally benefit from the ability to write, submit, and search records from the Axon app. Their homepage dashboard also includes pending records tasks, as well as a quick link to create a new record. FEATURES INCLUDE: - Evidence management (DEMS): search, playback, manage metadata - Records management (RMS): search, write, continue/edit, submit, review - Axon Evidence user permissions maintained across desktop and mobile - Homepage dashboard that highlights missing data (plus pending tasks for RMS users) - Integration with the device’s biometric security - Dictation support (talk-to-text) for report writing - Ability to request evidence from a community member - Secure access - all data remains in the cloud with no local storage NOTE: Your agency must have a subscription to Axon Evidence or Axon Records to benefit from this app. Not an Axon customer? Contact us at axon.com/contact.

Screenshots

ResponderApp4 screens
Axon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Axon at 4.8 against ResponderApp's 2.1. Axon also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 49) and review sentiment (44% vs 30%). ResponderApp's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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

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

Axon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Axon has 1.3K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of ResponderApp's written reviews are positive against 44% of Axon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ResponderApp ships an update every 6 weeks, Axon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ResponderApp versus Axon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResponderAppAxon
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (49 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings491.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExtra Duty SolutionsAxon Enterprise, Inc.

Customer experience

ResponderApp

All ratings49 ratings
Positive24.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%

Axon

All ratings1,312 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

None

ResponderApp

No in-app purchases

None

Axon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ResponderApp free?
ResponderApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Axon free?
Axon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ResponderApp or Axon?
Axon is rated higher. ResponderApp averages 2.1 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Axon averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do ResponderApp or Axon have ads?
Neither ResponderApp nor Axon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ResponderApp or Axon?
ResponderApp ships an update every 6 weeks, and Axon every 3 weeks. Most recently, ResponderApp was updated on September 21, 2026 and Axon on September 23, 2026.

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