Comparison

ActiveAlert vs Axon

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

Head to head
About

ActiveAlert

This app provides essential call details directly on your smartphone, eliminating the need to manually record information or enter addresses while driving. It automatically maps alarm locations, facilitates real-time response coordination, and organizes past and current calls.

Highlights
  • Real-time call details on smartphone
  • Automatic alarm location mapping
  • Real-time response coordination map
  • Access photos and documents
  • Converts dispatch data
  • Manage past and current calls
Features
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ActiveAlert helps you respond to calls faster by getting the essential details right in your smartphone. No more copying down dispatch information or trying to enter an address while driving. - Uses Apple Push instead of SMS - Automatically maps alarm location - Coordinate response with others using real-time map - Access relevant photos and documents from your phone - Converts hard-to-read dispatch data into legible sections - Manage past and current calls

About

Axon

This app allows public safety professionals to securely manage digital evidence and records on the go. It streamlines workflows, enables field evidence review, and facilitates secure community evidence submission. Users can also write and search records directly from their mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Evidence management (search, playback, metadata)
  • Records management (write, submit, search)
  • Secure evidence submission from community members
  • Field evidence review and analysis
  • Dictation support for report writing
  • Biometric security integration
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Public safety professionals need tools that are as mobile as they are. The Axon app was built so law enforcement officers and supervisors can securely view and manage their digital evidence and records anytime, anywhere. The intuitive interface includes a homepage dashboard with quick links to evidence that is missing an ID or category. Officers can use the app to complete evidence workflows while in the field, increasing agency efficiency and data compliance, as well as improving officer satisfaction. Officers can review evidence in the field after the incident, providing investigators with the ability to gain a more complete perspective on how events unfolded. They can also use the app to initiate digital evidence collection by inviting witnesses to submit their photos and videos directly to the agency, ensuring a clean chain of custody. Agencies using Axon Records additionally benefit from the ability to write, submit, and search records from the Axon app. Their homepage dashboard also includes pending records tasks, as well as a quick link to create a new record. FEATURES INCLUDE: - Evidence management (DEMS): search, playback, manage metadata - Records management (RMS): search, write, continue/edit, submit, review - Axon Evidence user permissions maintained across desktop and mobile - Homepage dashboard that highlights missing data (plus pending tasks for RMS users) - Integration with the device’s biometric security - Dictation support (talk-to-text) for report writing - Ability to request evidence from a community member - Secure access - all data remains in the cloud with no local storage NOTE: Your agency must have a subscription to Axon Evidence or Axon Records to benefit from this app. Not an Axon customer? Contact us at axon.com/contact.

Screenshots

ActiveAlert4 screens
Axon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Axon at 4.8 against ActiveAlert's 4.1. ActiveAlert's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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

Axon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 738 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of ActiveAlert's written reviews are positive against 44% of Axon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActiveAlert ships an update every 8 days, Axon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ActiveAlert versus Axon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActiveAlertAxon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (738 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings7381.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperActive911Axon Enterprise, Inc.

Customer experience

ActiveAlert

All ratings738 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral17.9%
Negative26.9%

Axon

All ratings1,312 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

ActiveAlert

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Continuous paging/re-alerting issues
  • Inability to disable repeat paging
  • Alerts not working when phone is on silent
  • Crashing and freezing issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps

Requested features

8 requests
  • Favorites or saved calls list
  • Ability to adjust alert volume
  • More alert tone options
  • Improved map routing and integration
  • Customizable themes and color schemes
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  • Ability to mark on-duty/off-duty status with one button
  • Improved call details formatting and organization
  • Widgets and CarPlay integration

Axon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ActiveAlert

No in-app purchases

None

Axon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ActiveAlert free?
ActiveAlert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Axon free?
Axon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ActiveAlert or Axon?
Axon is rated higher. ActiveAlert averages 4.1 out of 5 from 738 ratings, while Axon averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do ActiveAlert or Axon have ads?
Neither ActiveAlert nor Axon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActiveAlert or Axon?
ActiveAlert ships an update every 8 days, and Axon every 3 weeks. Most recently, ActiveAlert was updated on September 21, 2026 and Axon on September 23, 2026.

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