Comparison

Flock Safety vs Crew Mode

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

Head to head
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 No more outdated information; get the data you need, right when you need it.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.

About

Crew Mode

This app provides AI-powered safety briefings based on local crime data and allows you to share your real-time location with a trusted group. It includes an SOS feature and prioritizes user privacy by not selling data.

Highlights
  • AI Safety Briefings
  • Live Group Map
  • SOS Flare
  • End-to-end location sharing
  • Privacy-focused data handling
  • Real-time crime data integration
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Crew keeps you and your trusted circle a step ahead when you're out for the night, or just around town. Every time you open the app, Crew pulls live crime data from law enforcement agencies across the US, analyzes patterns near your location, and delivers a plain-English AI safety briefing: what's been happening in your area, what to watch for, and how the current risk compares to normal. AI Safety Briefings Get a personalized report for wherever you are; downtown, a new neighborhood, or a city you're visiting. Crew surfaces relevant incident patterns, not a wall of raw data. The briefing updates automatically so you always have a current picture. Live Group Map: Like Slack, add your close friends, or whomever you're going out with tonight, as your Crew and see everyone's real-time location on a shared map. Know that your roommate made it home, track each other at a festival, or just keep tabs on the people you care about. Location sharing is end-to-end, so only your Crew can see you. Launch an SOS flare: One tap sends an instant alert to your current Crew with your name and live location. No cell service required for the alert to queue. It sends the moment connectivity is restored. Privacy First: Crew never sells your data. Your precise location is shared only with the specific people in your group, never stored on our servers as history. Calendar access is read locally on your device and discarded after each briefing. You can revoke all permissions or delete your account at any time. What Makes Crew Different Crime data sourced directly from official city open-data portals, updated automatically 30+ cities covered, with more added regularly, the rest of the country covered with demographic mirroring No subscription required No advertising, no tracking SDKs Works in the background without draining your battery Whether you're going out with your friends, navigating a new city, walking home late, or just want to know your Crew is safe, Crew has you covered. Crime data is sourced from public law enforcement open-data portals. Crew is a situational awareness tool, not a substitute for emergency services. In an emergency, always call 911.

Screenshots

Flock Safety4 screens
Crew Mode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Flock Safety at 7.8K against Crew Mode's 1. Crew Mode's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Flock Safety against 5.0 for Crew Mode. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flock Safety has 7.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flock Safety ships an update fortnightly, Crew Mode weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flock Safety versus Crew Mode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlock SafetyCrew Mode
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.8K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerflock group incNicholas Shenkin

Customer experience

Flock Safety

All ratings7,760 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative40.0%

Crew Mode

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Crew Mode

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flock Safety

No in-app purchases

None

Crew Mode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flock Safety free?
Flock Safety is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crew Mode free?
Crew Mode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flock Safety or Crew Mode?
Crew Mode is rated higher. Flock Safety averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7.8K ratings, while Crew Mode averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flock Safety or Crew Mode have ads?
Neither Flock Safety nor Crew Mode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flock Safety or Crew Mode?
Flock Safety ships an update fortnightly, and Crew Mode weekly. Most recently, Flock Safety was updated on October 17, 2026 and Crew Mode on October 18, 2026.

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