Comparison

CrimePad vs The IAI

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

Head to head
About

CrimePad

Streamline criminal incident and case management with a professional-grade mobile solution. Go paperless, manage tasks, incidents, evidence, and generate reports efficiently. Integrates with existing systems for a seamless workflow.

Highlights
  • Task Management
  • Incident Management
  • Case Management
  • Crime Scene Management
  • File Management
  • Field Reporting
  • System Integrations
Features
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CrimePad® is the professional-grade app to bring the power of today's best mobile technology to criminal incident & case management. We have helped to redefine case management processes to take full advantage of mobile workflow allowing 360º view of an active case with information flowing from minute 1. Personnel can stay in CrimePad all the way through to final report writing and case closure. You will speed up your entire case management workflow allowing CSIs, investigators, first responders, supervisors to go completely paperless, reducing all the duplicate redundancy that is inherently part of a paper-based workflow. CrimePad elegantly scales from a handful of investigators in a small department all the way up to an entire country's case management and case tracking system. CrimePad is currently in use at some of the largest Police Departments and State departments in the US. The system is fully compliant with the latest security requirements of CJIS and FIPS standards for both State, Local, and Federal usage. You can manage the following in CrimePad: • Task Management - Organize workflows for your personnel both within a case or outside of a case. • Incident Management - Capture all the relevant information pertaining to an incident and convert it to a case if necessary. • Case Management - Track Case Status, Leads, Warrants, Operations, Surveillance, Interviews, Tasks, Canvassing, Arrests, and Bookings. • Crime Scene Management - Track Scene, Address, Evidence, Techniques, Sketches, Vehicles, Bodies, Exams, Chain of Custody, Photos, Videos. • File Management - Organize all the photos, videos and files that are relevant to the case. • Field Reporting - Auto generate both field reports and final reports. • Integrations - Integrate into your LIMS or RMS systems to avoid double-entry. ** Please note that this is a US version and is English & Spanish only. If you would like language and workflow support for your country, please contact us on our support site.

About

The IAI

Features
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The IAI app is your complete guide when attending the IAI parent body Annual Educational Conference. This conference is dedicated to the latest training in the law enforcement forensic field.

Screenshots

CrimePad3 screens
The IAI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The IAI at none against CrimePad's shown. CrimePad's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrimePad ships an update every 2 months, The IAI every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CrimePad versus The IAI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrimePadThe IAI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVisionationsINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IDENTIFICATION

In-app purchases

None

CrimePad

No in-app purchases

None

The IAI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrimePad free?
CrimePad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The IAI free?
The IAI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CrimePad or The IAI have ads?
CrimePad shows ads; The IAI does not.
Which is updated more often, CrimePad or The IAI?
CrimePad ships an update every 2 months, and The IAI every 4 months. Most recently, CrimePad was updated on November 1, 2026 and The IAI on October 25, 2026.

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