iSoundex vs SpotCrime+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iSoundex
Generate American and Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex codes instantly. Simply input a name to receive its phonetic representation, ideal for genealogical research.
- American Soundex code generation
- Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex code generation
- Quick name input
- Instant code display
- Genealogy tool
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iSoundex lets you quickly and easily generate American and Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex Codes. Just type in the name, and the codes are generated! A handy app for genealogists.
SpotCrime+
Access real-time crime information and alerts across the US, UK, and Canada. View a crime map with details on various incidents like robberies, thefts, and assaults. Pinpoint your location to get breaking crime stories and neighborhood safety updates.
- Real-time crime information
- Crime alerts
- Crime map with incident details
- Location-based crime reporting
- Neighborhood and street-level data
- Free email alerts
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Get near real time crime information and crime alerts for most areas in the US, United Kingdom, and parts of Canada. Buying a new home or traveling to a new area - check your safety with the SpotCrime App. The app provides a crime map linked to many crime sources around the country. Giving you nearby details on: * Robberies * Thefts * Arsons * Shootings * Arrests * Burglaries * Assaults * Vandalisms By pinpointing your location through the GPS on your phone, SpotCrime accesses its current database to provide you with current events and breaking crime stories around you. Get crime in your zip code right down to your neighborhood and street block. We are committed to help inform the public and increase everyone’s safety. Spot crime with SpotCrime, and get out of the crime spot. Don’t let anyone take your mojo. Crime data is provided by police departments, sheriff agencies, news media. In some cases, data is provided through 911 CAD (dispatch services) and information may be updated at a later time. This is a great tool for neighborhood watch organizations. If you don’t see crime data on the map, ask your local police department to be transparent with their crime data and SpotCrime will map it for free. No charge to the police department, no charge to you, and free email alerts! We are not providing sex offender information at this time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SpotCrime+ at Free against iSoundex's $0.99. SpotCrime+ also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (695 vs 2). iSoundex's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 35%). On in-app purchases 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
SpotCrime+ is free to download; iSoundex costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SpotCrime+ holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpotCrime+ has 695 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of iSoundex's written reviews are positive against 35% of SpotCrime+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iSoundex ships an update every 72 months, SpotCrime+ every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iSoundex | SpotCrime+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 3.7 (695 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 35.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 695 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 72 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Black Cat Systems | ReportSee Inc. |
Customer experience
iSoundex
SpotCrime+
Bugs and requests
iSoundex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SpotCrime+
Reported bugs
3 issues- Authentication errors
- Crashes and freezes
- Location services issues
Requested features
3 requests- Date range filter for crime data
- Detailed crime reports within app
- Push notifications for local incidents
In-app purchases
iSoundex
No in-app purchases
SpotCrime+
No in-app purchases
