MySheriff vs Lake Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MySheriff
Connect with your local law enforcement agency for community safety. Report crime tips anonymously, receive real-time alerts, and access vital services. This app prioritizes user privacy and is free for all community members.
- Anonymous crime tip reporting
- Real-time safety alerts
- Access to vital services
- Community safety involvement
- Local news from public safety officials
- Event notifications
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Welcome to MySheriff, the official app used by your law enforcement agency to better serve and protect you and yours. MySheriff empowers you to become involved with your community safety efforts and interact with the LOCAL Sheriff office. Receive essential information and provide feedback, report an anonymous crime tip, hear the latest news from your public-safety officials, get quick access to vital services, volunteer, never miss an event, and get alerts in real-time! It’s the easiest way to contact your local Sheriff Office. YOUR PRIVACY FIRST. MySheriff doesn't require user registration as terms of use. No personal information is given by you and no service directly related to the mobile-app ties back to you or your personal information. The Sheriff Office and the developer DO NOT collect, share or use personal information using MySheriff. MySheriff is always free for the public and local community which it serves and it's available for anyone to use for better safety and quality of life. MySheriff is NOT a social media channel. It’s time to get involved! DISCLAIMER: MYSHERIFF MOBILE-APP SERVES SUBSCRIBED SHERIFF OFFICES FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. Can't find your local Sheriff's office on MySheriff? They may not be on board yet! Reach out to them or let us know (ask@itsimple.io) and we'll contact them to demonstrate how MySheriff can help their daily operations with better serving your community.
Lake Buddy
Track your favorite lakes with real-time levels, weather forecasts, and historical data. Easily manage lists of lakes by state or view them on a map. Prepare for your water activities with up-to-date conditions.
- Track favorite lakes
- View lake levels and conditions
- 7-day weather forecast
- Historical data (week, month, year)
- Lakes listed by state
- Map view of lakes
- Customizable favorite list order
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Lake Buddy lets you track the conditions of your favorite lakes that USGS and CDEC agencies monitor. Review lake levels, weather, and historical data for US states. Keep track of all your favorite lakes: The Favorite list gives you easy access to your favorites with a quick look at the lake levels. You can create your own list of favorite lakes to keep track of. Just tap the star icon to add the lake to the Favorite list. The Favorite list can also be ordered to your preference. Press to hold a row in the list and move it to where in the list you want it. Retrieve a list of lakes per state: Lakes are listed by states so you can easily look them up. Just a reminder that the lake is listed by the state that the dam is located in. Select a state to view the lakes listed for that state. You can either tap the star icon to add the lake to your Favorites or tap on the lake name to view. You may also filter the list of lakes once loaded with a name you are searching for. Find lakes on the map: You can also find lakes via the map. Enable Location Services for our app and the map will show you the lakes in your area, or scroll around the map to other areas. Tap on a map pin to get the name and then tap on the name to view the lake. You can always tap on the location button in the lower right of the map to re-center your location on the map. View the data for a lake: The lake view is where you can view all the data for the lake. We provide you with the maximums for the lake and the current data if available. We provide the 7-day weather forecast for that location to be prepared for your trip on the water. You can also get the week, month, or year historical data to see how it currently compares to previous values. Tap on the map icon to see the location on the map or tap the star to add the lake to your favorites!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MySheriff at none against Lake Buddy's shown. MySheriff also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 57%) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
MySheriff holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of MySheriff's written reviews are positive against 57% of Lake Buddy's.
MySheriff ships an update every 2 months, Lake Buddy every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MySheriff | Lake Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (36 ratings) — better | 3.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ITsimple LC | Fork Lemons LLC |
Customer experience
MySheriff
Lake Buddy
In-app purchases
MySheriff
No in-app purchases
Lake Buddy
No in-app purchases
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