Comparison

Axon vs DET Data Logger

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

Head to head
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.

About

DET Data Logger

Features
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The DET Data Logger allows seamless and wireless data logging from your DragonEye Speed LIDAR to your iPhone. Capture all vital data such as Speed, Range, GPS location, Time & Date. Captured data can be reviewed onscreen or exported to email message for long term data storage or analysis.

Screenshots

Axon4 screens
DET Data Logger4 screens

Verdict

The call

Axon and DET Data Logger are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Axon versus DET Data Logger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAxonDET Data Logger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAxon Enterprise, Inc.DragonEye Technology

In-app purchases

None

Axon

No in-app purchases

None

DET Data Logger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Axon free?
Axon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DET Data Logger free?
DET Data Logger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Axon or DET Data Logger have ads?
Neither Axon nor DET Data Logger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Axon or DET Data Logger?
Axon ships an update every 2 weeks, and DET Data Logger every 2 weeks. Most recently, Axon was updated on October 16, 2026 and DET Data Logger on October 9, 2026.

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