Comparison

Tango Tango vs Axon

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

Head to head
About

Tango Tango

This app provides secure, private push-to-talk communication for teams, integrating with existing radio systems. It offers unlimited users and talkgroups, with optional features like GPS tracking and radio channel recording for enhanced operational efficiency.

Highlights
  • Push-to-talk over cellular/Wi-Fi
  • Radio system integration
  • Unlimited users and talkgroups
  • AES-256 Encryption
  • Optional GPS tracking
  • Optional radio channel recording
Features
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Tango Tango is the best push-to-talk app for public safety agencies & more. ----------------------- • Push-to-talk with your team anywhere you have cellular or Wi-Fi data • Talk to your existing radio system through a Radio Connection • Unlimited PTT users for your agency • Use with any cell carrier & any type of radio system • Optional radio channel recording & in-app playback • Receive two-tone pages • Unlimited apps & talkgroups, invite new users on the fly • Optional In-app GPS Tracking of your team • User-specific Priority Channels ensure you never miss traffic on the channels that matter most • AES-256 Encryption - the same used by banks & the military “We were blown away by Tango Tango’s PTT app usability and the way it eliminates the communication problems for our team. We found radios to be outdated and competing products to be clunky and difficult to navigate, but we’ve had the best experience with the Tango Tango app and service.” - Berrien County, GA Sheriff’s Office Leveling up your comms has never been this easy. Tango Tango enhances comms for your entire agency for less than the price of a single P25 radio. ----------------------- Tango Tango is built for teams and requires an admin invite. For more info, visit tangotango.net for a free trial.

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

Tango Tango4 screens
Axon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Tango Tango at free against Axon's subscription. Tango Tango also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Axon's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 25). 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

Axon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Axon has 1.3K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Tango Tango's written reviews are positive against 44% of Axon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tango Tango ships an update monthly, Axon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tango Tango versus Axon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTango TangoAxon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (25 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.6% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings251.3K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTango Tango, Inc.Axon Enterprise, Inc.

Customer experience

Tango Tango

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative63.2%

Axon

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

In-app purchases

None

Tango Tango

No in-app purchases

None

Axon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tango Tango free?
Tango Tango 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, Tango Tango or Axon?
Axon is rated higher. Tango Tango averages 4.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Axon averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Tango Tango or Axon have ads?
Neither Tango Tango nor Axon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tango Tango or Axon?
Tango Tango ships an update monthly, and Axon every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tango Tango was updated on September 16, 2026 and Axon on September 23, 2026.

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