MACH vs Code Four Flash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MACH
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A sophisticated CAD, mapping, and communication platform for Public Safety agencies. Improve officer safety by sharing the location of your GPS-enabled iOS device with other MACH users. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Code Four Flash
This app enables law enforcement to create, review, and manage incident reports directly from the field. It offers AI assistance for drafting, voice dictation, and secure media uploads for evidence. Team and organization tools are available with role-based permissions.
- AI-assisted incident report creation
- Live voice dictation
- Media upload for evidence
- Secure team workspace
- Role-based permissions
- AI report chat
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Code Four helps law enforcement teams draft, review, and manage incident reports from the field. The mobile app gives officers and reviewers secure access to their Code Four workspace on iPhone, including: • AI-assisted incident report creation • Live voice dictation and guided report drafting • Media upload for video and audio evidence • Report list, detail, narrative, transcript, evidence, and media views • AI report chat for report-specific questions and edits • Team, organization, profile, privacy, and audit tools based on role permissions Code Four is designed for agency workflows where report accuracy, reviewability, and secure access matter. Access requires an active Code Four account provided by your organization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Code Four Flash at weekly against MACH's every 13 months. MACH's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MACH ships an update every 13 months, Code Four Flash weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MACH | Code Four Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Technology Enterprise Group, Inc. | Code Four Labs Corp. |
In-app purchases
MACH
No in-app purchases
Code Four Flash
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do MACH or Code Four Flash have ads?
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