DontFlockMe vs FlockDetour
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DontFlockMe
This navigation app helps you avoid automated license plate readers (ALPRs) by routing you around them. It offers turn-by-turn directions with live rerouting and alerts you to known camera locations and other hazards. Choose between the fastest route or a protected route that avoids cameras.
- Turn-by-turn navigation with voice guidance
- Nationwide map of 120,000+ ALPR locations
- Protected routing to avoid cameras
- Camera alerts while driving
- Community reports for hazards and police
- Privacy-focused architecture with no tracking
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DontFlockMe is a GPS navigation app with one extra talent: it knows where automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are, and it can route around them the same way other apps route around tolls. Every route shows you the honest tradeoff. The fastest route and the protected route sit side by side: how many known cameras each one passes and how many minutes the cleaner route costs. You pick. Your choice, your drive. WHAT YOU GET - Turn-by-turn navigation with voice guidance, speed limits, and live rerouting - A nationwide map of 120,000+ community-reported ALPR locations, updated nightly - Protected routing that treats cameras like tolls: avoid them when you want to - Camera alerts while you drive, even without a route - Community reports: cameras, police, speed traps, crashes, hazards - Honest coverage: the app tells you when an area is lightly mapped instead of pretending to know PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE No account. No sign-in. No analytics SDKs, no ad SDKs, no trackers. Maps, routing, and search run on our own servers, so no map or routing provider sees your location either. Routes are computed in real time and never stored. If you buy Pro, Apple handles the payment, so we never learn who you are. Camera locations come from public community mapping and user reports. Coverage is strong in well-mapped areas and thinner elsewhere; the app always tells you which one you are in. DontFlockMe Pro unlocks camera-avoidance routing and patrol alerts. Pick your door: monthly, yearly after a free week, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Lifetime means the life of the app: if it is ever sunset, the final update makes Pro features free for everyone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dontflockme.app/privacy.html
FlockDetour
Navigate your routes while minimizing exposure to automated license plate readers (ALPRs). Compare fastest routes with options that balance speed and camera avoidance. Access free camera maps, agency records, and news, with premium features for turn-by-turn navigation and advanced detour modes.
- ALPR-aware GPS navigation
- Compare fastest, balanced, and fewer camera routes
- View minutes and miles added per route
- Free camera map with known ALPR locations
- Agency records on plate data retention
- Apple CarPlay integration
- Turn-by-turn navigation (Pro)
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Find Flock Safety cameras and other license plate readers (ALPR) on a free map. Compare the fastest route with detours that pass fewer known cameras. Works with Apple CarPlay. FlockDetour is GPS navigation built around that map. Plan a trip and compare the fastest route with Balanced and Fewer cameras detours. Each route shows the minutes and miles it adds and how many known plate readers it passes. You decide what the detour is worth. The camera map, fastest-route preview, agency records, and news are free. Turn-by-turn navigation and the Balanced and Fewer cameras modes require FlockDetour Pro. IN YOUR CAR (APPLE CARPLAY) • See the camera map on your car's screen • Choose a Fastest, Balanced, or Fewer cameras route before you leave • Follow turn-by-turn directions • Get a warning when a known camera is ahead on your route • Keep a map in the CarPlay Dashboard • Preview the fastest route free in CarPlay; turn-by-turn navigation and the two privacy modes require FlockDetour Pro CAMERA MAP (FREE) • Browse known Flock Safety cameras, other ALPRs, and speed and red-light cameras • Open a camera record to see its source and confidence level; direction and operator appear when known • Search destinations and save the places you drive to • Report a camera you've seen; new reports stay private until reviewed FASTEST-ROUTE PREVIEW (FREE) • Plan any trip to see the fastest route's line, drive time, and distance • Count the known cameras on it before you go AGENCY RECORDS (FREE) • Look up agencies that publish a Flock Safety transparency portal • See how long each agency keeps plate data, how many searches it ran, its vehicle detections, and which outside organizations can search its cameras • Every record links to the agency's official portal. If the agency doesn't publish a figure, the record leaves it out instead of showing zero FLOCKDETOUR NEWS (FREE) • Flock Safety and ALPR coverage, updated hourly, with links to the original sources FLOCKDETOUR PRO • Turn-by-turn directions with voice guidance, on your phone and in CarPlay • Balanced and Fewer cameras modes, designed to reduce exposure to known cameras • Background proximity alerts near known camera sites • Download new offline regions for the basemap and cached cameras Try every route mode at flockdetour.com, which plans the same routes free in any browser. No account needed. HONEST COVERAGE • A blank area on the map never means camera-free • Routes show tradeoffs, not guarantees • Recent destinations stay on your device PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No plate scanning • No FlockDetour account • No ads, and no sale of personal data • No route history kept by FlockDetour • Control cached data and alert preferences in Settings FlockDetour reduces exposure to cameras documented in its current data. It cannot identify every camera, guarantee avoidance, replace traffic laws, or ensure a route is surveillance-free. Always follow posted signs and drive safely. FlockDetour Pro is available through monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions or a lifetime one-time purchase. The app displays only the localized price supplied by the App Store. Apple handles payment and subscription management. Terms of Use (EULA): https://flockdetour.com/terms Privacy policy: https://flockdetour.com/privacy FlockDetour is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Flock Safety or any surveillance vendor. CarPlay is a trademark of Apple Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: DontFlockMe at none against FlockDetour's shown. DontFlockMe also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). FlockDetour's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. DontFlockMe sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and FlockDetour sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DontFlockMe against 5.0 for FlockDetour. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
DontFlockMe ships an update daily, FlockDetour every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DontFlockMe | FlockDetour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garrett Keith | Block Browser INC |
In-app purchases
DontFlockMe
- Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Pro Annual$49.991 Year
- DontFlockMe Pro Lifetime$79.99
FlockDetour
- FlockDetour Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- FlockDetour Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
- FlockDetour Pro Lifetime$49.99









