RISS vs BriefBook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RISS
This app facilitates secure information sharing for law enforcement and criminal justice partners. It supports investigations, promotes officer safety, and provides access to key resources and systems. Users require an existing account and specific training to access its features.
- Secure information sharing
- Facilitates criminal investigations
- Promotes officer safety
- Access to RISSIntel
- Officer Safety Event Deconfliction System
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RISS Mobile is the official app for the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program. The mission of RISS is to assist local, state, federal, and tribal criminal justice partners by providing adaptive solutions and services that facilitate information sharing, support criminal investigations, and promote officer safety. RISS has been supporting the law enforcement and criminal justice communities for 50 years. See www.riss.net for additional information. The RISS Mobile App provides query capabilities for key RISS resources including RISSIntel and various information sharing platforms such as RISSLeads and RISS Officer Safety & Wellness Website. The RISS Mobile App also provides entry capabilities for RISSafe our Officer Safety Event Deconfliction System. Additional Capabilities to Follow RISSNET Mobile App users must have an existing RISSNET account and meet the full set of established user requirements for access including required training courses.
BriefBook
This app facilitates real-time information sharing with timely alerts and relevant notifications. It's designed for efficient communication and staying updated on crucial information.
- Real-time information sharing
- Alerts and notifications
- Meaningful notifications
- Efficient communication
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BriefBook by CrimeiX helps teams share timely information in one focused workspace. Use BriefBook to: • Follow channel conversations and topics • Send direct messages • Review a combined feed and recent conversations • Search messages and people • Save drafts and attach files • Customize the experience with Night Mode and accent colors BriefBook connects to an authorized organization server. An account provided by your organization is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RISS at every 4 months against BriefBook's every 33 months. RISS also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RISS against 5.0 for BriefBook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
RISS ships an update every 4 months, BriefBook every 33 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | RISS | BriefBook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Regional Organized Crime Information Center, Inc. | CrimeiX LLC |
Customer experience
RISS
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In-app purchases
RISS
No in-app purchases
BriefBook
No in-app purchases
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