Comparison

DistantEmergency 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

DistantEmergency

This app helps you send emergency services to distant locations when you witness an emergency and no one else can call for help. It allows you to find and call 911 or emergency dispatch agencies for U.S. locations.

Highlights
  • Find emergency dispatch agencies
  • Call 911 for U.S. locations
  • Send emergency services remotely
  • Communicate with distant contacts
  • Save emergency contact information
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DistantEmergency is a must for anyone who communicates with friends, family or colleagues in distant locations, especially by video. If you witness someone having a sudden emergency with no one on scene able to call for help, you could be their only hope…from hundreds of miles away.  DistantEmergency lets you find, save and, if ever necessary, call the 911/emergency dispatch agency for U.S. locations. There is no faster way to send emergency services to a distant location.

About

Flock Safety

This app provides law enforcement and security personnel with real-time alerts and insights. It offers instant License Plate Recognition and audio detection, along with tools for vehicle lookup and hot list verification. The app ensures users receive critical information precisely when they need it, tailored to their duty shifts and locations.

Highlights
  • Real-time LPR alerts
  • Real-time audio detection alerts
  • License plate lookup
  • Shift mode for duty-specific 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 No more outdated information; get the data you need, right when you need it.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

DistantEmergency4 screens
Flock Safety4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flock Safety at none against DistantEmergency's 1. Flock Safety also leads on ratings volume (7.6K vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). DistantEmergency's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. DistantEmergency sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Flock Safety asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DistantEmergency against 4.9 for Flock Safety. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flock Safety has 7.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DistantEmergency ships an update every 5 weeks, Flock Safety fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DistantEmergency versus Flock Safety: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDistantEmergencyFlock Safety
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.9 (7.6K ratings)
Positive reviews—60.7% of reviews
Number of ratings37.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeymaker Cyber LLCflock group inc

Customer experience

DistantEmergency

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Flock Safety

All ratings7,641 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

DistantEmergency

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

1 purchases

DistantEmergency

Subscriptions1
  • Create Multiple Contacts$4.991 Year
None

Flock Safety

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DistantEmergency free?
DistantEmergency is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flock Safety free?
Flock Safety is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DistantEmergency or Flock Safety?
DistantEmergency is rated higher. DistantEmergency averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Flock Safety averages 4.9 from 7.6K ratings.
Do DistantEmergency or Flock Safety have ads?
Neither DistantEmergency nor Flock Safety shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DistantEmergency or Flock Safety?
DistantEmergency ships an update every 5 weeks, and Flock Safety fortnightly. Most recently, DistantEmergency was updated on June 11, 2026 and Flock Safety on September 24, 2026.

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