# Flock Safety vs Stokes County Sheriffs Office

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Flock Safety at 7.8K against Stokes County Sheriffs Office's 2. Stokes County Sheriffs Office's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Flock Safety against 5.0 for Stokes County Sheriffs Office. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flock Safety has 7.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Flock Safety ships an update fortnightly, Stokes County Sheriffs Office every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Flock Safety | Stokes County Sheriffs Office |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.9 (7.8K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flock-safety/id1667653638/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stokes-county-sheriffs-office/id6738508212/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **7.8K** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 56.7% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 176 MB | 51 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [flock group inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1450670007) | [Stokes County Sheriffs Office](https://appshunter.io/developer/1781069199) |

## What reviewers say

### Flock Safety

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flock-safety/id1667653638)

This app provides law enforcement and security personnel with real-time license plate recognition and audio alerts. It delivers timely, location-specific data to help users stay informed and respond quickly to vehicles and events of interest.

**Highlights:** Real-time LPR alerts, Real-time audio detection alerts, License plate lookup, Shift Mode for on-duty alerts, Notifications by radius, Hot list verification via image upload

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fast and easy to use
- 👍 Great system
- 👍 Excellent product
- 👍 Well-integrated alerts
- 👍 User-friendly app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔒 Invasion of privacy concerns
- 🐛 Occasional miss-reads

**Reported bugs**

- No way to hotlist a vehicle through the app

**Requested features**

- Option to input miss-reads
- Ability to change alert types from app
- Suppress hit option
- Search by vehicle description


### Stokes County Sheriffs Office

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stokes-county-sheriffs-office/id6738508212)

This app provides citizens with transparency and information from the Stokes County Sheriff's Office. It allows users to submit anonymous tips, view current jail confinements, and check for missing or wanted individuals. This tool is not intended for emergency use.

**Highlights:** Submit anonymous tips, View current jail confinements, See missing persons, See wanted persons, Citizen transparency

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Flock Safety free?

Flock Safety is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Stokes County Sheriffs Office free?

Stokes County Sheriffs Office is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Flock Safety or Stokes County Sheriffs Office?

Stokes County Sheriffs Office is rated higher. Flock Safety averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7.8K ratings, while Stokes County Sheriffs Office averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Flock Safety or Stokes County Sheriffs Office have ads?

Neither Flock Safety nor Stokes County Sheriffs Office shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Flock Safety or Stokes County Sheriffs Office?

Flock Safety ships an update fortnightly, and Stokes County Sheriffs Office every 3 weeks. Most recently, Flock Safety was updated on November 7, 2026 and Stokes County Sheriffs Office on November 4, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*