Dispatchr vs Roger by Multido
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dispatchr
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Know your neighbourhood. Not just what happened, but what's normal. Dispatchr turns official public-safety dispatch data into a clear picture of your city and the streets around you: what's happening now, how it compares to a typical day, and how your area is trending. Context, not alarm. YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD, AT A GLANCE Pick your neighbourhood and Dispatchr does the rest. You get the real boundary on the map, today's activity against the usual, the busiest and quietest areas across the city, and a focused view of just your streets. Or zoom out and explore the whole city. INSIGHTS, NOT JUST INCIDENTS The dashboard reads your city for you: peak-activity hours, neighbourhood rankings, what's trending up or down, rare sightings worth a second look, and activity spotlights. City Reports summarize every weekday, weekend and month, and you can have them emailed, including an edition for your own neighbourhood. LIVE MAP & FEED Events appear as clean, colour-coded markers by type and priority, with details a tap away: call type, location, time, priority and responding agency. Filter by service, event type, priority or neighbourhood; sort by newest, oldest, type or priority; share any event by link. NOTIFICATIONS THAT FIT YOUR LIFE No account needed. Follow exactly what you care about and manage it all in one place: your neighbourhood, your whole city, priority calls only, one agency, new reports, spotlights or rare events. LOOK BACK IN TIME See the recent window free, or search any day in the last 30 days on Plus to spot patterns. DATA YOU CAN TRUST Dispatchr ingests official agency feeds and validates every event. Anomalies are flagged, never hidden, so you know the confidence behind what you see. Counts are when calls were reported, not when things happened, and update frequency varies by city and agency. FOR BUSINESSES AND HOMES: DISPATCHR PRO Watch the places you're responsible for, whether that's a storefront, a building or your home. Set an address and a watch radius, choose what you want to be told about, and get alerts by push, email, webhook, Slack or Teams with escalation to your team. Per-site reports included. Prepaid per site, nothing auto-renews. SUPPORTED CITIES Toronto, Peel Region (Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon), York Region (Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Newmarket and more), Vancouver, Halifax, Medicine Hat, Las Vegas, Nashville, San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago, Detroit and Cincinnati. Each city shows the services its agencies publish. More added regularly. FREE TO START Free includes every city, the live map and feed, all filters, neighbourhood detection and rankings, city reports, email reports and notifications. Plus adds the 24-hour window, auto-refresh, activity heat maps over 7, 30 or 90 days, 30-day history search, data-quality insights and higher limits. One Plus covers Dispatchr and Parkr, our parking companion app, on the same account. Built for residents who want context, commuters checking a route, community groups, journalists, and anyone curious about the place they live. Dispatchr is an informational tool based on publicly available dispatch data. It is not a way to contact emergency services. In an emergency, always call 911.
Roger by Multido
Stay informed about local events with real-time updates on police calls, fire dispatches, and traffic incidents. AI-powered summaries explain complex events in plain English, and keyword alerts notify you of specific mentions. Access a searchable archive of past incidents.
- Real-time incident awareness
- AI-powered transcriptions and summaries
- Customizable keyword alerts
- Searchable incident archive
- Instant AI briefings
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Something is always happening near you. Roger tells you what, the moment it happens. Police calls, fire dispatches, medical responses, traffic incidents, official public records. Roger pulls all of it together in real time and explains what's happening, in plain English. WHAT ROGER DOES - Real-time awareness. Roger surfaces incidents as they happen, drawing from live public safety radio, official public records, and government data sources. - AI summaries. Every transmission is transcribed and explained in plain English. No 10-codes to memorize. - Keyword alerts. Get a push notification when your unit number, address, or any phrase comes up. - Searchable archive. Find incidents you missed. - Roger AI. Ask "what's happening right now" and get an instant briefing. GO FURTHER WITH ROGER PLUS Roger is free to use with limited daily AI messages and one monitored system. Roger Plus ($14.99/month) unlocks unlimited AI messages, multiple agencies, unlimited keyword alerts, and the full archive. Both plans include a free 7-day trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. ROGER RESPONDER Verified first responders get Roger Responder ($9.99/month) — all the features of Plus at a discounted rate. To apply, go to Profile > First Responder and submit your department credentials. Verification is typically completed within 24 hours. LIVE COVERAGE Roger covers select U.S. cities and counties, with new locations added monthly. Don't see yours? Request it at multido.co. WHO BUILDS THIS Roger is built by Multido Intelligence Co., an independent company building public safety intelligence tools. We don't sell ads. We don't sell your data. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.multido.co/terms/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.multido.co/terms/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Roger by Multido at daily against Dispatchr's every 10 days. 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. Dispatchr sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Roger by Multido sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dispatchr ships an update every 10 days, Roger by Multido daily. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Dispatchr | Roger by Multido |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | VFXPOP Inc. | Current Inc. |
In-app purchases
Dispatchr
- Dispatchr Plus One Month Prepaid$9.99
- Dispatchr Pro 1 Site 30 Day Prepaid$99.99
- Dispatchr Plus One Year Prepaid$99.99
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- Dispatchr Pro 1 Site 1 Year Prepaid$999.99
Roger by Multido
- Roger Responder7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Roger Plus Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month









