Comparison

APSO vs St. James Parish

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

Head to head
About

APSO

Submit anonymous tips to law enforcement and receive real-time crime alerts. Stay informed about community safety with direct access to agency news and social media.

Highlights
  • Anonymous tip submission
  • Crime alerts
  • Agency news
  • Social media integration
  • Community safety updates
Features
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The APSO app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Ascension Parish, LA Sheriff's Office. The app also displays agency crime alerts and other organization web and social media content.

About

St. James Parish

Report community issues like graffiti, street light outages, or potholes directly to local government. This app facilitates communication to improve local quality of life by addressing concerns efficiently.

Highlights
  • Report graffiti removal
  • Request street light repair
  • Address water/sewerage concerns
  • Report potholes
  • Submit housing issues
Features
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St. James Parish Government works together with community, business, industry, and agriculture to provide resources and services to improve our quality of life. This WorkOrder application is built as a courtesy by St. James Parish. You can use our app to Report an issue feature to let us know about a graffiti remove request or street light outage, water or sewerage concern, report a pothole, housing issue etc. You will find help here!

Screenshots

APSO3 screens
St. James Parish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: St. James Parish at every 5 months against APSO's every 38 months. St. James Parish also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

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 — 5.0 for APSO against 5.0 for St. James Parish. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

APSO ships an update every 38 months, St. James Parish every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
APSO versus St. James Parish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPSOSt. James Parish
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAscension Parish Sheriff's OfficeSt. James Parish Government

Customer experience

APSO

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

St. James Parish

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

APSO

No in-app purchases

None

St. James Parish

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APSO free?
APSO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is St. James Parish free?
St. James Parish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, APSO or St. James Parish?
APSO and St. James Parish are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do APSO or St. James Parish have ads?
Neither APSO nor St. James Parish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APSO or St. James Parish?
APSO ships an update every 38 months, and St. James Parish every 5 months. Most recently, APSO was updated on June 24, 2026 and St. James Parish on June 5, 2026.

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