Tango Tango vs T.R.A.C.S
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Push-to-talk over cellular/Wi-Fi
- Radio system integration
- Unlimited users and talkgroups
- AES-256 Encryption
- Optional GPS tracking
- Optional radio channel recording
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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 We found radios to be outdated and competing products to be clunky and difficult to navigate, but we’ve had the best experience with the Tango Tango app and service.”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.
T.R.A.C.S
This application is a modern reimagining of an incident management system, offering enhanced reliability and user-friendliness. It allows for video attachments, location-based incident creation, and improved mapping features with multiple view types.
- Incident video attachments
- Location search for incident creation
- Token-based authentication
- Multiple map view types (Satellite, Hybrid, Terrain)
- Create incidents from bridge/milepost locations
- Incident clustering for large datasets
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TRACS is the successor to the IIMS (Integrated Incident Management System) application. The IIMS app has been completely recreated using a modern architecture and design, making it more reliable and user friendly. It includes many improvements, including: Improved email notification sending An option to include incident videos (no longer restricted to images) Location search functionality when creating incidents Token-based authentication eliminating the need to authenticate every time User feedback (“Report a Bug” page) to allow users to submit bug reports right from the app Many mapping enhancements including: New map view types: Satellite, Hybrid, and Terrain The ability to create incidents directly from bridge or milepost locations Clustering of incidents to handle large data sets without performance issues
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: T.R.A.C.S at 5.0 against Tango Tango's 4.4. T.R.A.C.S also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). Tango Tango's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
T.R.A.C.S holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tango Tango has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tango Tango | T.R.A.C.S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tango Tango, Inc. | Etch Ltd |
Customer experience
Tango Tango
T.R.A.C.S
In-app purchases
Tango Tango
No in-app purchases
T.R.A.C.S
No in-app purchases
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