PORAC vs Ricochet Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PORAC
This app provides members of a large public safety association with access to crucial information, benefits, and updates. Stay informed about public safety issues impacting California and the nation through news from the association's website, social media, and magazine.
- Access to member benefits
- Latest news updates
- Information on public safety issues
- Content from PORAC.org
- Social media integration
- Law Enforcement News magazine access
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The Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) represents more than 70,000 public safety members in more than 930 member organizations. We are proud to be the largest public safety association in California and the largest statewide association in the U.S. The PORAC app allows complete access to important information, benefits and updates, keeping PORAC members at the forefront of public safety issues that impact us here in California and throughout the nation. The app features all the latest and relevant news from PORAC.org, PORAC social media and PORAC Law Enforcement News magazine.
Ricochet Mobile
This companion app provides union staff with mobile access to essential union services and features. It helps streamline and manage day-to-day operations for unions.
- Union service access
- Streamline operations
- Manage day-to-day tasks
- Mobile accessibility
- Union-focused design
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Ricochet Mobile is the companion app to Ricochet, a comprehensive Union Management Software that helps union staff streamline and manage day-to-day operations with ease. Designed with unions in mind, Ricochet Mobile empowers users to access essential union services and features directly from their mobile devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ricochet Mobile at 5.0 against PORAC's 4.2. Ricochet Mobile also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). PORAC's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ricochet Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
PORAC ships an update every 10 months, Ricochet Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PORAC | Ricochet Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Peace Officer Research Association of California Inc | Ricochet Systems |
Customer experience
PORAC
Ricochet Mobile
In-app purchases
PORAC
No in-app purchases
Ricochet Mobile
No in-app purchases
