Comparison

MySheriff vs Merritty

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Anonymous crime tip reporting
  • Real-time safety alerts
  • Access to vital services
  • Community safety involvement
  • Local news from public safety officials
  • Event notifications
Features
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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.

About

Merritty

This app connects users with local businesses for event planning needs. It allows users to discover and book vendors like caterers, photographers, and DJs, and manage all aspects of their event within the application. It also provides tools for vendors to manage their business and receive booking notifications.

Highlights
  • Discover and book local event vendors
  • Plan various event types
  • Secure in-app booking and payment
  • Real-time vendor availability
  • Event community features (groups, chat, photos)
  • Smart Calendar with conflict detection
  • Vendor business management dashboard
Features
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Merritty is the event planning marketplace that gives local businesses a voice and puts them in front of the people who need them most using the locations of the planned event. Planning a birthday in your hometown from across the state? Organizing a corporate retreat in a city you've never visited? Merritty connects you with trusted local vendors wherever your event takes place. PLAN ANY EVENT From school fundraisers and corporate team builds to weddings, birthday parties, baby showers, and backyard BBQs. Merritty handles it all. Create your event, set your needs, and let local vendors come to you with competitive bids. DISCOVER LOCAL BUSINESSES Local caterers, photographers, DJs, florists, and entertainers deserve to be found. Merritty gives small businesses a platform to showcase their services, reach new customers beyond word of mouth, and compete for your event all based on quality, ratings, and reputation. BOOK AND PAY IN APP No more phone tag or chasing invoices. Browse vendor availability in real time, see their schedule before you reach out, and complete your booking and payment securely all without leaving the app. Transactions are processed through Stripe so both sides are protected. STAY CONNECTED AND ORGANIZED Merritty is more than a planning tool. It's your event community. Add friends, create planning groups, share photos, and post updates on your wall. Coordinate guest lists with RSVP tracking, manage shared shopping lists, and keep everyone in the loop with group chat. A built in Smart Calendar tracks all your events in one place with conflict detection so nothing overlaps. FOR VENDORS Manage your entire business from one dashboard. Track bookings, monitor earnings, collect payouts, and build your reputation with a Merritty Score based on reviews and fulfillment. Your schedule automatically filters your availability so customers only see times you're open. No wasted calls, no back and forth. If an event is created in your coverage area that matches your vendor category, you will automatically receive a notification for an available opportunity so you can immediately submit a bid or offer your packages directly to the customer. Whether it's a school event, a special occasion, or a Saturday get together, Merritty brings the people and local businesses together to make it happen. Plan local anywhere or become locally known everywhere.

Screenshots

MySheriff4 screens
Merritty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Merritty at 5.0 against MySheriff's 4.0. Merritty also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). MySheriff's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Merritty holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MySheriff has 36 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of MySheriff's written reviews are positive against 100% of Merritty's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MySheriff ships an update every 2 months, Merritty monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MySheriff versus Merritty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySheriffMerritty
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (36 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperITsimple LCTucker Weeks

Customer experience

MySheriff

All ratings36 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Merritty

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MySheriff

No in-app purchases

None

Merritty

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MySheriff free?
MySheriff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merritty free?
Merritty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MySheriff or Merritty?
Merritty is rated higher. MySheriff averages 4.0 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Merritty averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do MySheriff or Merritty have ads?
Neither MySheriff nor Merritty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MySheriff or Merritty?
MySheriff ships an update every 2 months, and Merritty monthly. Most recently, MySheriff was updated on October 6, 2026 and Merritty on October 17, 2026.

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