Comparison

SFST Field Notepad vs Axon

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

Head to head
About

SFST Field Notepad

This app provides a digital notepad for law enforcement to conduct Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. It allows for quick note-taking, saving, and PDF generation with timestamps for easy record-keeping and sharing.

Highlights
  • Standardized Field Sobriety Testing notes
  • Subject name entry
  • Switch flipping for test status
  • Timestamped PDF generation
  • Save and send PDF reports
  • Digital alternative to paper notepads
Features
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Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Field Notepad with Timer. Simple and fast note taking for doing (SFST) Standardized Field Sobriety Testing. Just fill out the Subjects name, flip the switches, add your notes, then click Save. From there, you can created a PDF with a timestamp for when the Send button was pressed. Then save or send the PDF as you see fit. This App is geared towards any Police Officer who would like an easy way to keep their SFST Notes at arms reach. No paper notepads to write in, just your phone you carry on you everyday on the job.

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

SFST Field Notepad4 screens
Axon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Axon at Free against SFST Field Notepad's $0.99. Axon also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (40% vs 0%). SFST Field Notepad's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On 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

Axon is free to download; SFST Field Notepad costs $0.99 up front. 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Axon has 1.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SFST Field Notepad's written reviews are positive against 40% of Axon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SFST Field Notepad ships an update every 2 months, Axon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SFST Field Notepad versus Axon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSFST Field NotepadAxon
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJason TyreAxon Enterprise, Inc.

Customer experience

SFST Field Notepad

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Axon

All ratings1,315 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

SFST Field Notepad

No in-app purchases

None

Axon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SFST Field Notepad free?
SFST Field Notepad costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Axon free?
Axon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SFST Field Notepad or Axon?
Axon is rated higher. SFST Field Notepad averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Axon averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do SFST Field Notepad or Axon have ads?
Neither SFST Field Notepad nor Axon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SFST Field Notepad or Axon?
SFST Field Notepad ships an update every 2 months, and Axon every 2 weeks. Most recently, SFST Field Notepad was updated on October 13, 2026 and Axon on October 23, 2026.

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