Allen PD vs CA4K
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Allen PD
Submit anonymous tips to the Allen, TX Police Department. Stay informed with agency crime alerts and access organizational web and social media content.
- Anonymous tip submission
- Local crime alerts
- Agency web content
- Social media integration
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The AllenPD Tips app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Allen, TX Police Department. The app also displays agency crime alerts, and other organization web and social media content.
CA4K
This app provides mobile access control for enterprise entry points like doors and elevators. Users can customize their approved access points and gain entry without physical credentials. It also offers optional administrator functions for system management.
- Mobile access to doors and elevators
- Customize approved entry points
- Log access without physical credentials
- Administrator functions for system management
- Enterprise electronic access control
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CA4K Access MGR APP The CA4K Access App is designed to work with Continental Access CA4K Software v1.1 or higher. The software and its associated hardware provide enterprise electronic access control to doors, elevators and other entry ways. The App allows smart mobile users to customize a list of their approved entry points in the "My Doors" tab and gain logged access to the entry points without having to use a physically supplied credential. Additionally, the App provides some optional CA4K administrator level functions for mobile control and management of the CA4K system. The CA4K Access App is an ideal tool for Schools, Universities, Hospitals, Commercial Buildings, Multi-Tenant Residential Buildings, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Allen PD at 3.0 against CA4K's 1.1. CA4K's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Allen PD holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CA4K has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Allen PD ships an update every 42 months, CA4K every 54 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Allen PD | CA4K |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.1 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months — better | Every 54 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Allen | NAPCO Security Technologies |
Customer experience
Allen PD
CA4K
In-app purchases
Allen PD
No in-app purchases
CA4K
No in-app purchases
