Half Staff App vs Flag Protocol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Half Staff App
This app sends push notifications to your iOS device, reminding you to set the American flag to half staff. It tracks presidential proclamations and pre-determined remembrance days. Users can request state-specific notifications.
- Push notifications for half staff days
- Tracks presidential proclamations
- Includes pre-determined remembrance days
- Reminders for Patriot Day, Memorial Day, etc.
- State-specific notification requests
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Never forget to set your flag to half staff again with the Half Staff App! Receive a push notification to your iOS device the night before the American flag needs to be at Half Staff. This simple app tracks when the President issues a half staff proclamation, as well as on pre-determined days such as Patriot Day, Memorial Day, Peace Officers Memorial Day and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Do you want notifications by state? Leave a review with your state, and we'll add states based on the most reviews! Terms and Conditions found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Flag Protocol
This app provides up-to-date information on when to fly the US flag at full staff versus half staff. It's designed to be free and easy to use, ensuring you always display your flag correctly.
- Full staff vs. half staff guidance
- Up-to-date flag display information
- Easy setup
- Free to use
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Ever wondered when a US Flag should be flown at full staff versus half staff? So did we! That's why we created the Flag Protocol app so can you be up to date on how to display your flag. Best of all, the app is FREE and easy to set up. Get started today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Half Staff App at 63% against Flag Protocol's 0%. Half Staff App also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (98 vs 5). Flag Protocol's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Half Staff App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Flag Protocol asks for nothing beyond the download.
Half Staff App holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Half Staff App has 98 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Half Staff App's written reviews are positive against 0% of Flag Protocol's.
Half Staff App ships an update every 22 months, Flag Protocol every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Half Staff App | Flag Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (98 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 98 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Jed Mahonis Group | Curayt, LLC |
Customer experience
Half Staff App
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In-app purchases
Half Staff App
- Full App Access3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Full App Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
Flag Protocol
No in-app purchases
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