RISS vs Flex Scanner App
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.
Flex Scanner App
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Effortlessly manage jail rounds, cell checks, and physical evidence inventory audits and movements with Flex Scanner. Using your device's camera to scan barcodes, this app streamlines workflows and quickly generates location, audit, and movement results. Flex Scanner is your all-in-one solution for efficient jail and physical evidence management.
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Verdict
RISS and Flex Scanner App are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
RISS ships an update every 4 months, Flex Scanner App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RISS | Flex Scanner App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Regional Organized Crime Information Center, Inc. | Motorola Solutions, Inc |
In-app purchases
RISS
No in-app purchases
Flex Scanner App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do RISS or Flex Scanner App have ads?
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