Comparison

Flock Surveillance vs Blindspot

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

Head to head
About

Flock Surveillance

Features
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How mapped is this road right now? Start Drive Mode for a live countdown HUD and Lock Screen Live Activity near mapped ALPR pins — then compare Home ↔ Work routes by mapped pin exposure, or grade your block with Place Score. Built on OpenStreetMap community data (the same public dataset as DeFlock) plus a DeFlock Dane FOIA snapshot. Differentiation is the drive: route exposure, pin-zone alerts, and Live Activity — not a bigger map. No accounts. No tracking. Your location never leaves your device. Data Not Collected. • Drive Mode — live countdown HUD + Lock Screen / Dynamic Island Live Activity while you drive • Fewest Pins Drive Home ↔ Work — compare routes by mapped pin exposure; share a drive report • Pin-zone alerts — optional geofenced alerts when your phone is near mapped OSM pins (not plate reads) • Instant Place Score — grade your block in seconds; share Instagram-ready cards • AR Camera Sight — overlay mapped ALPR locations on the street (not a live feed) • Map + FOV cones — clusters, Flock filter, Coverage Confidence, optional approach haptics • Sharing Network — FOIA partners mapped by inferred county from the agency name; search any agency beyond the map pins • Community reporting — flag unmapped cameras as anonymous OSM notes • City rankings, widgets, and Siri Shortcuts Not affiliated with Flock Safety. Civic transparency mapping — not a radar detector.

About

Blindspot

This app maps automated license plate readers (ALPRs) around you, showing their coverage areas. It provides warnings before you reach them and offers route options to minimize camera exposure. An on-device log keeps a private record of readers you've passed.

Highlights
  • Map ALPR locations and coverage
  • Receive proximity warnings
  • Choose routes to avoid cameras
  • On-device private driving log
  • Weekly data refreshes
  • Dispute camera data
Features
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Every day, cameras you never see are photographing your license plate and logging where you were and when. Blindspot maps them. WHAT IT DOES See the readers around you. Every known automated license plate reader near you, with the direction it faces and the area its lens actually covers — not just a pin on a map. Get a warning before you reach one. Drive normally and Blindspot tells you when a reader is coming up, whether or not you asked it for directions. Route around them. Ask for directions and you get two options: the fastest route, and the one that passes the fewest cameras. Each shows its exact cost in minutes, so the trade is yours to make. Keep a private record. An on-device log of the readers you have actually driven past. It never leaves your phone. WHERE THE DATA COMES FROM Camera locations come from OpenStreetMap, where they are contributed and verified by the public, and are used under the Open Database License. Blindspot ships with a copy on your device and refreshes it weekly. Public data is imperfect. A device may have been removed, moved, or recorded in the wrong place. Every camera in the app shows when it was last verified and how many people have reported it, and any of them can be disputed from inside the app. PRIVACY No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. Your location is used on your device to show what is near you and to warn you. Your exposure log stays on your phone. Requesting directions or searching for a destination sends those places to Apple Maps to get a route back — that part cannot happen on-device, and the privacy policy says so plainly. SUBSCRIPTION Blindspot Pro - 3.99 USD per week - 34.99 USD per year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.bestdaylabs.com/blindspot/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.bestdaylabs.com/blindspot/privacy/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions: support@bestdaylabs.com Blindspot is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Flock Safety or any other camera manufacturer, operator or agency. It is an awareness tool for public surveillance infrastructure. It does not detect police, speed enforcement, or checkpoints, and it is not a substitute for paying attention to the road. Do not interact with the app while driving.

Screenshots

Flock Surveillance4 screens
Blindspot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flock Surveillance at none against Blindspot's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blindspot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Flock Surveillance asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Flock Surveillance versus Blindspot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlock SurveillanceBlindspot
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen MooreBest Day Labs, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Flock Surveillance

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Blindspot

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Yearly$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Flock Surveillance free?
Flock Surveillance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blindspot free?
Blindspot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flock Surveillance or Blindspot have ads?
Neither Flock Surveillance nor Blindspot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flock Surveillance or Blindspot?
Flock Surveillance ships an update every 6 days, and Blindspot every 6 days. Most recently, Flock Surveillance was updated on October 9, 2026 and Blindspot on October 12, 2026.

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