Axon vs PatrolOps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Axon
This app allows public safety professionals to securely manage digital evidence and records from their mobile devices. It streamlines workflows for evidence collection, management, and report writing, enhancing agency efficiency and officer satisfaction.
- Evidence management (search, playback, metadata)
- Records management (write, submit, edit)
- Secure access and cloud storage
- Homepage dashboard with pending tasks
- Biometric security integration
- Dictation support for report writing
- Community evidence submission requests
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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.
PatrolOps
This app streamlines daily tasks for field professionals with integrated tools for managing summonses, preparing arrest paperwork, searching information, and tracking overtime and off-duty employment. It offers scheduling, payroll insights, and map access for efficient workflow.
- Summons management
- Arrest package preparation
- Information search
- Map access with navigation
- Overtime and paid detail tracking
- Off-duty employment tracking
- Payroll insights
- Calendar scheduling
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PatrolOps is a field ready productivity app designed to keep essential tools in one place. Built for fast access, PatrolOps helps you manage daily tasks with tools for summonses, arrest package preparation, search, maps, overtime tracking, paid detail, off duty employment income, calendar scheduling, and payroll insights. Features include: • Summons management with organized categories and quick access. • Arrest package tools to prepare and manage paperwork faster. • Search across commands, phone numbers, narratives, and patrol and admin guides. • High-resolution map access with precinct and sector boundaries. • High-resolution transit map with navigation. • RDO calendar tools for viewing, customizing work schedules, managing vacations and IVDs. • Payroll insights with paycheck history, trends, and breakdowns. • Overtime tracking with paid and unpaid status visibility. • Paid Detail tracking with paid and unpaid status visibility. • Off-duty employment tracking with paid and unpaid status visibility • Account and settings tools for profile sync and preferences. PatrolOps is built to be fast, clean, and practical, helping you access the tools you need without unnecessary clutter. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel in Apple Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yazz96hd.github.io/patrolops-site/privacy.html
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Verdict
Axon and PatrolOps both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PatrolOps's written reviews are positive against 40% of Axon's. Axon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 10). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. PatrolOps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Axon asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Axon against 4.9 for PatrolOps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Axon has 1.3K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Axon's written reviews are positive against 100% of PatrolOps's.
Axon ships an update fortnightly, PatrolOps every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Axon | PatrolOps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Axon Enterprise, Inc. | Diego Rivas Villalobos |
Customer experience
Axon
PatrolOps
In-app purchases
Axon
No in-app purchases
PatrolOps
- PatrolOps Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- PatrolOps Pro Yearly$9.991 Year









