Mi Policía vs Purple Code
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mi Policía
This application provides interactive access to information about your local police quadrant. It offers a quick way to call for emergency assistance and visually displays the locations of all police quadrants in Mexico City.
- Interactive quadrant information
- Emergency call function
- Quadrant location map
- Citizen-police proximity strategy
- Operational efficiency focus
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La Policía de la Ciudad de México, ha puesto en marcha la nueva estrategia operativa, denominada “Cuadrantes”, orientada a lograr una mayor eficiencia del personal y cercanía con los ciudadanos, y que representa al mismo tiempo la fase final en el proceso de reestructuración integral. Es así cómo se crea "Mi Policía", aplicación que acerca al ciudadano de manera interactiva a la información de su respectivo Cuadrante, proporcionando una manera rápida de hacer un llamado en caso de emergencia y conocer gráficamente la ubicación de los Cuadrantes de la Ciudad de México
Purple Code
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Violet Code is an app that empowers women experiencing gender-based violence with technology designed and created for their prevention and safety. Violet Code is LIFE-SAVING TECHNOLOGY How does it work? Violet Code operates on four action axes: PREVENTION - MONITORING AND ASSISTANCE – SUPPORT AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH – ACCESS TO JUSTICE PREVENTION with tools that empower women with passive-active alerts to anticipate and prevent situations of insecurity or violence. • Virtual Guardian ON THE WAY: Allows choosing a destination or transit time that triggers a countdown where a virtual guardian monitors the arrival at the declared destination. If not reached, an SOS emergency is sent to the attention or monitoring center. • Arrival notice "ARRIVED SAFELY" at home, school, or work. • The MY GROUP function allows coordinators to locate different users in real-time and know the location history. • VIRTUAL GEOZONES: The group coordinator can create virtual zones and receive push notifications upon entry or exit from frequent locations. • Additional controls for BATTERY LEVEL and ACTIVITY to notify when the app stops reporting. MONITORING AND ASSISTANCE to act immediately and effectively, providing attention and support to the victim during emergencies. • S.O.S. Button: panic button with location report and multimedia of the emergency: photo, audio, video, and text. • Assistance Button: to request help and support from the service center. The Violet Code app has 7 DISCREET USE SHORTCUTS designed especially when the victim lives with the aggressor: • Activation of Ambient Audio • Hide App • Enable Dual Camera • Quick Access Widget • Side Panic Button • Forced Touch SOS • Access Code The platform also allows SUPPORT AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH by connecting the victim with various interdisciplinary areas through 12 buttons that facilitate coordinators' coordination with immediate notifications. • Direct alerts to the service center for acts of aggression, suspicious activity nearby, or verbal abuse. • Access to information: advice, where to go, how to report, directory of women's police stations, and accommodation spaces. • Quick phone call to various assistance departments: psychological and psychopedagogical, economic, family, and health assistance. • Self-assessment test to identify visible and invisible expressions of violence. • Direct connection with programs already in progress by the municipality, organization, or institution. Violet Code provides ACCESS TO JUSTICE to address the issue promptly through online information to: • Reduce action times • Achieve traceability of events in relation to the victim. • Implement the solution remotely • Obtain testimonial evidence of the events. Available in 5 languages: Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, and French."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mi Policía at every 6 weeks against Purple Code's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mi Policía ships an update every 6 weeks, Purple Code every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mi Policía | Purple Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 11.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Secretaría de seguridad pública CDMX | SoftGuard Technologies LLC |
In-app purchases
Mi Policía
No in-app purchases
Purple Code
No in-app purchases









