Comparison

eCode Search vs ChargeManual

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

Head to head
About

eCode Search

Access municipal codes from over 3500 local governments directly on your mobile device. This app offers quick search functionality for fast and accurate results, making it easy to find the information you need.

Highlights
  • Access to over 3500 municipal codes
  • Convenient mobile access
  • Quick code location
  • Easy search capability
  • Fast and accurate results
Features
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Over 3500 local governments have trusted General Code with the online hosting and maintenance of their municipal codes on our eCode360® platform. The eCode Search™ App is designed to provide simple and convenient mobile access to these codes. The app allows you to quickly locate any of the Codes on eCode360 and provides easy search capability, giving you fast and accurate results. If you are unable to locate your code in the eCode Search App, contact your local government representative and ask them to consider having the code hosted on eCode360 with General Code. For tips on using the eCode Search App, go to our online help page at https://ecode360.com/help/search#searchapp. For more details or questions, contact the General Code client services team at 800.836.8834. Terms of Use: http://ecode360.com/docs/TOS.html Privacy Policy: https://www.iccsafe.org/about/icc-online-privacy-policy

About

ChargeManual

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Now covering New Jersey and New York (pChargeManual is a reference and training tool for law-enforcement and other authorized users. It puts official state statutes and a guided charge-preparation workflow in your pocket. Covering New Jersey (Titles 2C and 39) and New York (Penal Law and Vehicle & Traffic Law), with more states planned. WHAT YOU GET • Full-text statute search — find any section by citation or keyword, with highlighted results and an in-section finder for long chapters. • Charge Identifier — answer a few yes/no questions about the facts and get routed to the exact charge, with its official degree. • Complaint templates — a fillable builder that assembles the charging language for a specific charge and sets the degree automatically. • AI charge assistant — describe a situation and get grounded, possibly-applicable charges drawn only from the official statute database, with clarifying questions when the facts are incomplete. • Case law and recent amendments — read relevant opinions and see what changed between statute editions. BUILT FOR ACCURACY Every suggestion is grounded in official statute text and is reviewed before it is shown. Source and amendment history are visible on every section, with a link to verify against the official text. OFFICIAL SOURCES Statute text is drawn from official government publications, and every statute page in the app links back to its official source: • New Jersey (N.J.S.A.): New Jersey Legislature — https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ • New York: New York State Senate — https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws NOT A GOVERNMENT APP — NOT LEGAL ADVICE ChargeManual is an independent reference and training tool. It does not represent, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by, any government entity, agency, or state. It is not legal advice, does not create an attorney-client relationship, and is not a determination of probable cause. Always verify against the official statute text and exercise independent professional judgment. SUBSCRIPTIONS Basic statute search and browsing are free. Premium unlocks the Charge Identifier and complaint templates; Premium+ adds the AI charge assistant. Subscriptions are billed through your App Store account and renew automatically until cancelled; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Questions? support@chargemanual.com rtial) — find the exact charge from a fact pattern, open a fillable complaint template, and search full statute text.

Screenshots

eCode Search4 screens
ChargeManual4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eCode Search at none against ChargeManual's 4. eCode Search also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. ChargeManual sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. eCode Search asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
eCode Search versus ChargeManual: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereCode SearchChargeManual
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (691 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings691 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGeneral Code, LLCChristian Paone

Bugs and requests

eCode Search

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Network error alerts blocking search functionality
  • Statute content disappearing after display
  • Keyboard closing unexpectedly
  • Text and sentences being cut off by screen boundaries
  • App unable to recognize valid zip codes and city names
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  • Search function completely non-functional

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved search algorithm for exact term matching
  • Better screen fitting and text display optimization
  • Persistent keyboard functionality
  • Expanded geographic coverage for more areas

ChargeManual

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

eCode Search

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ChargeManual

Subscriptions4
  • Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium+$19.991 Month
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  • Premium+$199.991 Year

Questions

Is eCode Search free?
eCode Search is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChargeManual free?
ChargeManual is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do eCode Search or ChargeManual have ads?
Neither eCode Search nor ChargeManual shows ads.

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