PackTrack App vs Police DTS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PackTrack App
This app is designed for K9 law enforcement professionals to track and record K9 training and deployment activities. It offers a flexible and secure system to document progress and prove a canine's reliability. It eliminates paper records and allows for real-time synchronization of data, including photos and location.
- K9 training and deployment tracking
- GPS location data capture
- Photo and location logging
- Real-time synchronization
- Supervisor tactical map overview
- Free accounts for trainers/supervisors
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PACKTRACK is the #1 app for K9 law enforcement professionals. It was developed, tested and proven by top K9 training experts with decades of experience in the field. Whether you're a police K9 handler, trainer or supervisor, PACKTRACK has the features you need to effectively track and record K9 training and deployment activities. Use our full-featured, flexible and secure system to document your K9 training progress and capture the data that can prove your canine's reliability in court. NOTE: this app requires a login and subscription to the PACKTRACK online service. Enjoy a convenient, easy to use record keeping system designed around the needs of dog handlers and agencies. The app saves you time by eliminating paper records and redundant data entry. Real time synchronization allows for instant updates to your training, classroom and deployment logs, including photographs and location data, right from your phone. PACKTRACK is known for its extensive collection of time saving features. Handlers benefit from a mature record keeping system with full support for K9 detection and patrol work. Records may be entered on a desktop computer, tablet or on the go with the mobile app. The built-in location tracking system makes it easy to record training and deployment activities in one step. Record your dog's training in obedience, agility, apprehension, searches, tracking and detection work. Start a deployment and capture GPS location data in real time while you track. Location information for exercises and deployments, including tracking position, path, number of turns, total distance, time, duration and GPS-tagged pictures are recorded automatically. Supervisors can view all handler locations simultaneously in a live tactical map overview available through PACKTRACK's online service. Free accounts are available for K9 trainers and supervisors. Trainers can create training events and exercises for handlers with features like optional event attendance and detailed training scenarios. They can also add training comments to each handler's record. Supervisors can review all training and deployment entries and approve or reject records as appropriate. Both supervisors and trainers have full access to PACKTRACK's detailed reporting system to find the information and statistics they need. PACKTRACK is also loved by the Search & Rescue (SAR) community! Feel free to check out our 30 day free trial. We think you'll agree we take the pain out of K9 record keeping.
Police DTS
This secure, cloud-based system helps police agencies efficiently manage details and overtime. It automates assignment delegation based on eligibility and seniority, significantly reducing administrative overhead and freeing up officers for public safety.
- Secure cloud-based system
- Automated detail and overtime delegation
- Eligibility and seniority-based assignments
- Reduces administrative overhead
- Mobile-friendly access
- Customizable to department policies
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The Detail Tracking System ™ is an American Made, Secure, Cloud-Based System for Police Agencies to manage the incredible task of DETAILS and OVERTIME, disbursement in an efficient, and transparent manner. Our system uses the latest in security technology and is mobile friendly from anywhere and from any device that has internet availability! There are no servers or infrastructure for you to buy! This is a fully secure cloud based system, just like online banking! We guarantee that this system will reduce your administration overhead by at least 50 to 80% The “Detail Tracking System” owned by SYSTEMWORKS, LLC is an American made Cloud Application product. Our company is based in the state of Massachusetts and have customers nationwide. The Police Detail Tracking System is extremely unique because it encompasses a one of a kind Embedded Proprietary Automated Algorithm also known as the “Internal Engine” This feature will save departments over 10 fold the amount of time it takes to disburse details and overtime. The OIC no longer has to call individual officers because the internal engine reaches out to the officers to delegate the assignments based on their eligibility hours and seniority. The “Internal Engine” is customized for the department to meet their Union CBA and or Department Policies and in the background, runs every 60 seconds as a system heartbeat providing an artificial intelligence to execute these laborious tasks. One of our goals is to assist departments in reducing the huge administrative overhead of detail and overtime delegation along with vendor billing for a fraction of the cost currently being exhausted in a secure, transparent and accurate manner. In addition, the time saved by the department can free up officers in charge, making them more available to the needs of public safety and less on the shuffling of paperwork and phone calls. SYSTEMWORKS, LLC is a Massachusetts company committed to provide a unique implementation of our automated award engine unlike anything that exists therefore, we have not established a formal dealer network and SystemWorks, LLC is the ultimate sole source for the Detail Tracking System product line.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PackTrack App at 5.0 against Police DTS's 2.8. PackTrack App also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 20%). Police DTS's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PackTrack App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Police DTS has 34 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of PackTrack App's written reviews are positive against 20% of Police DTS's.
PackTrack App ships an update every 4 months, Police DTS every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PackTrack App | Police DTS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 2.8 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Canine Development Group, Inc. | SystemWorks, LLC |
Customer experience
PackTrack App
Police DTS
In-app purchases
PackTrack App
No in-app purchases
Police DTS
No in-app purchases









