ActiveAlert vs AJA Expo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
AJA Expo
Access event details, including presentations, exhibitors, and attendee information. Take notes directly on presentation slides and draw on them for enhanced engagement.
- Access event details
- View presentation information
- View exhibitor information
- View attendee information
- Take notes on slides
- Draw on presentation slides
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The AJA Expo application allows you to access AJA Expo details. Within the underlying event apps users can access presentation, exhibitor, and attendee information. Users can also take notes adjacent to available presentation slides and draw directly on the slides.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AJA Expo at 100% against ActiveAlert's 55%. AJA Expo also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). ActiveAlert's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (740 vs 61). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
AJA Expo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveAlert has 740 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of ActiveAlert's written reviews are positive against 100% of AJA Expo's.
ActiveAlert ships an update every 9 days, AJA Expo every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveAlert | AJA Expo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (740 ratings) | 4.8 (61 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 740 — better | 61 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Active911 | American Jail Association |
Customer experience
ActiveAlert
AJA Expo
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
AJA Expo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ActiveAlert
No in-app purchases
AJA Expo
No in-app purchases
Questions
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