Comparison

Pelican RALS vs KMS Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Pelican RALS

Control your Pelican RALS lighting devices remotely from your smartphone. Adjust brightness and power with a simple interface. This app is compatible with Bluetooth-enabled RALS products, including the Pelican 9440B.

Highlights
  • Remote operation via smartphone
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Simple on/off button
  • Dimming slider for brightness control
  • Compatible with Pelican 9440B
Features
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Now operate your Pelican RALS via your smart phone. The new Pelican app allows you to operate any Bluetooth enabled versions of the RALS product range. Features include a simple on/off button and a dimming slider to select the required setting for your lighting application. Compatible products: Pelican 9440B

About

KMS Mobile

Access your agency's policies and training materials from anywhere. Search policies by keyword or voice, bookmark important documents, and acknowledge updates. This app helps agencies manage their knowledge base effectively.

Highlights
  • Access policies anywhere
  • Keyword and voice search
  • Bookmark policies
  • Scenario-based training
  • Acknowledge policy updates
Features
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Take your agency's policy manual from the station to the field with the Lexipol KMS app! The Lexipol Knowledge Management System (KMS) app provides: • Access your agency’s policies anytime, anywhere • Ability to search policies by keywords or phrases, including voice search • Bookmarking of policies for easy retrieval • Scenario-based policy training bulletins • Acknowledgement of new and updated policies Not a Lexipol customer? Visit www.lexipol.com to find out how you can reduce your agency's risk and improve operational safety with state-specific policies and policy training.

Screenshots

Pelican RALS2 screens
KMS Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pelican RALS at 2.5 against KMS Mobile's 1.5. Pelican RALS also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 9%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). KMS Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (139 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pelican RALS holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KMS Mobile has 139 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Pelican RALS's written reviews are positive against 9% of KMS Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pelican RALS versus KMS Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPelican RALSKMS Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better1.5 (139 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews — better8.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2139 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPelican Products, Inc.Lexipol, LLC

Customer experience

Pelican RALS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%

KMS Mobile

All ratings139 ratings
Positive9.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative84.2%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive8.6%
Neutral10.0%
Negative81.4%

Bugs and requests

Pelican RALS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

KMS Mobile

Reported bugs

63 issues
  • App crashes
  • App won't log in
  • Login sessions expire quickly
  • Login page is bugged
  • App does not support links, cross-references or images
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  • App will not stay logged in
  • App goes blank after entering email
  • App requires reinstallation daily
  • Policy manuals not uploading
  • Bookmarks do not work
  • Error message regarding bookmarks
  • Bookmarks tab won't load
  • Login area is off the page
  • Cannot view manuals
  • Constant password changes
  • Application data loading forever
  • App forgets policy acknowledgments
  • Takes too long to open app
  • App prompts login screen but refuses access
  • App won't launch
  • New update broke functionality
  • Gray screen instead of content
  • Getting error messages
  • Policies won't open
  • iPad app does not rotate
  • App is not optimized for older iPhones
  • App freezes every time it's opened
  • Cannot log in
  • App gets stuck at 0% load
  • App freezes constantly
  • App freezes upon opening
  • App is broken on iOS 11
  • App freezes after opening
  • App shuts down after iOS update
  • App freezes and cannot acknowledge anything
  • App stops working with iOS 11
  • App freezes immediately when opened
  • App freezes if anything is touched
  • App won't let you tap anything
  • App is unusable with iOS 11
  • App is buggy since iOS 11 update
  • App not optimized for iPhone 6s Plus
  • App intermittently opens
  • App freezes on load up screen
  • App won't let you tap anything
  • Voice read back is in slow motion
  • App not updated for iOS 11
  • App freezes shortly after starting up
  • App is not compatible with third-party keyboards on iPad
  • App does not support landscape mode on iPad
  • Notifications not updating
  • App is not stable
  • Takes multiple attempts to get to login screen
  • Several minutes for everything to load
  • Work needs to be redone daily
  • App forgets to save acknowledgments
  • App forgets policy updates
  • Cannot access policy manual
  • Cannot see contents after update
  • Sizing/views are messed up
  • Forces login every time
  • Requires downloading entire policy each time
  • Refresh content takes forever and times out

Requested features

6 requests
  • One-time login
  • Acknowledge all button for policies
  • Word search function
  • Update for newest iOS
  • Add more features
Show 1 more
  • Improve compatibility with Remarkable 2

In-app purchases

None

Pelican RALS

No in-app purchases

None

KMS Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pelican RALS free?
Pelican RALS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KMS Mobile free?
KMS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pelican RALS or KMS Mobile?
Pelican RALS is rated higher. Pelican RALS averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while KMS Mobile averages 1.5 from 139 ratings.
Do Pelican RALS or KMS Mobile have ads?
Neither Pelican RALS nor KMS Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pelican RALS or KMS Mobile?
Pelican RALS ships an update every 2 months, and KMS Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, Pelican RALS was updated on October 1, 2026 and KMS Mobile on October 15, 2026.

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