First Witness vs StopGuide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Witness
Record video discreetly using both front and back cameras simultaneously without a preview. This tool is designed to capture evidence during critical incidents, such as crimes or traffic stops, ensuring you have a record of events.
- Simultaneous front and back camera recording
- No preview display
- Discreet recording activation
- Evidence capture for critical incidents
- Nonprofit community support app
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The First Witness app provides an easy way to record a video with both front and back cameras with no preview displayed, acting as a crime recorder. Just click the record button to start and the red text saying "rec" to stop. This is especially useful when experiencing a crime or recording unlawful police conduct while being pulled over, when you want to have evidence of the situation. There is no download or subscription cost, rather it is a nonprofit app just meant to help the community.
StopGuide
This app provides real-time, step-by-step guidance during police traffic stops. It records audio, logs GPS, and uses an AI assistant to inform you of your rights and appropriate responses.
- Real-time AI guidance
- Step-by-step stop instructions
- Automatic audio recording
- GPS location logging
- Emergency contact alerts
- Know your rights
- Incident report documentation
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StopGuide guides you through police traffic stops in real time — keeping you calm, informed, and protected. The moment you're pulled over, you press the flashing red card. The app starts recording, logs your GPS location, and walks you step-by-step through exactly what to do. An AI assistant listens to what you or the officer says and instantly tells you your rights — what you must do, what you can refuse, and what to say. KEY FEATURES • Real-time AI guidance — the app listens and responds to anything the officer says with clear, legally-grounded advice • Step-by-step stop guide — know exactly what to do from the moment you pull over to when the officer walks away • Automatic recording — audio recording starts the instant you tap the button • GPS location logging — your coordinates are saved automatically when the stop begins • Emergency contact alert — silently texts a trusted contact when a stop starts • Know your rights — Georgia traffic laws and your constitutional rights, always visible • Stop documentation — a full incident report is saved after every stop Your rights don't disappear during a traffic stop. RoadSide Assistant makes sure you always know them. Currently optimized for Georgia traffic law (O.C.G.A.).
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Verdict
First Witness and StopGuide are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for First Witness against 5.0 for StopGuide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
First Witness ships an update every 3 weeks, StopGuide fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Witness | StopGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dylan Waimrin | Akili Universe INC. |
Customer experience
First Witness
StopGuide
In-app purchases
First Witness
No in-app purchases
StopGuide
No in-app purchases
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