Comparison

E3 Safety vs Flock Safety

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

Head to head
About

E3 Safety

This app helps organizations manage emergencies by connecting employees, administration, and first responders. It features custom alerts, smart maps, digital emergency protocols, and real-time chat for efficient crisis management.

Highlights
  • Custom alert notifications
  • Indoor and outdoor smart maps
  • Electronic emergency protocols
  • Real-time chat
  • Employee and first responder connection
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E3 allows you to manage and control any emergency at your organization. E3 connects employees, administration and first responders utilizing custom alert notifications, indoor and outdoor smart maps, electronic emergency protocols/plans and real-time chat.

About

Flock Safety

This app provides law enforcement and security personnel with real-time license plate recognition and audio alerts. It delivers timely, location-specific data to help users stay informed and respond quickly to vehicles and events of interest.

Highlights
  • Real-time LPR alerts
  • Real-time audio detection alerts
  • License plate lookup
  • Shift Mode for on-duty alerts
  • Notifications by radius
  • Hot list verification via image upload
Features
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Flock Safety empowers officers and security personnel to be at their best, wherever duty takes them. In a job where precision and timeliness are paramount, the Flock Safety mobile app delivers quick, reliable information to stay a step ahead. Get instant LPR (License Plate Recognition) and audio insights, specifically tailored to your location and shift timings. No more outdated information; get the data you need, right when you need it. Real-Time Hot List Alerts: Receive immediate, clear images of vehicles and their plates, ensuring rapid and accurate identification of vehicles of interest. Real-Time Audio Detection Alerts: Instantly access and replay crime-related audio clips such as gunshots or sideshow sounds, pinpointing the exact location directly within the app for timely response. License Plate Lookup: Gain quick access to vital information with our efficient license plate lookup. Know more about a vehicle of interest from the convenience of your mobile device. What else you can do with Flock Safety: • Shift Mode: Ensure that critical alerts reach you only when you're on duty. Stay focused, stay informed. • Notifications by Radius: Select the distance to be alerted by, so that no matter where you go, the alerts you receive are pertinent and actionable while you are on shift. • Hot List Verification via Image Upload: Snap. Upload. Confirm. Eliminate guesswork by simply taking a photo of a vehicle to determine its relevance to ongoing investigations.

Screenshots

E3 Safety4 screens
Flock Safety4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: E3 Safety at 100% against Flock Safety's 57%. E3 Safety also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Flock Safety's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (7.8K vs 40). 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

Flock Safety holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flock Safety has 7.8K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of E3 Safety's written reviews are positive against 57% of Flock Safety's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

E3 Safety ships an update every 9 days, Flock Safety fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
E3 Safety versus Flock Safety: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterE3 SafetyFlock Safety
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (40 ratings)4.9 (7.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better56.7% of reviews
Number of ratings407.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB176 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmergent3flock group inc

Customer experience

E3 Safety

All ratings40 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Flock Safety

All ratings7,801 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

E3 Safety

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Flock Safety

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • No way to hotlist a vehicle through the app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to input miss-reads
  • Ability to change alert types from app
  • Suppress hit option
  • Search by vehicle description

In-app purchases

None

E3 Safety

No in-app purchases

None

Flock Safety

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is E3 Safety free?
E3 Safety is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flock Safety free?
Flock Safety is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, E3 Safety or Flock Safety?
Flock Safety is rated higher. E3 Safety averages 4.5 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Flock Safety averages 4.9 from 7.8K ratings.
Do E3 Safety or Flock Safety have ads?
Neither E3 Safety nor Flock Safety shows ads.
Which is updated more often, E3 Safety or Flock Safety?
E3 Safety ships an update every 9 days, and Flock Safety fortnightly. Most recently, E3 Safety was updated on October 30, 2026 and Flock Safety on October 30, 2026.

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