Hero911 vs Rattlegram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hero911
This app alerts law enforcement officers to active school shooting emergencies. It provides mapped locations, officer response status, and a timer, while also notifying 911 call centers. Designed for certified law enforcement and qualified retired officers.
- Active school shooting alerts
- Mapped incident locations
- Officer response tracking
- Alert timer
- Simultaneous 911 notification
- Proximity-based alerts
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This application is restricted only to active law enforcement officers in good standing of a federal, state or local law enforcement agency, or a retired officer in good standing, as defined in accordance with 18 USC § 926C, a “qualified retired law enforcement officer.” The Hero Network™ is a voluntary, nonprofit foundation of federal, state and local law enforcement officers. The Hero Network™ forms a Social Protection Network™ dedicated to reducing law enforcement response time to active school shooting incidents. When installed, the app will alert officers of an active school shooting emergency. The alerts are sent to all on duty and off duty officers who are in close proximity to the incident. The app alerts the officers, displays a mapped location of the school, reports how many uniformed and plain clothes officers have acknowledged the alert AND provides a timer from the onset of the initial alert. The app is part of a system that simultaneously calls the appropriate 911 call center. ALL federal, state and local law enforcement officers, including certified retirees, are encouraged to download the app and join the Hero Network™ today! You must certify that you are a law enforcement officer during the signup process. Your signup will be fully vetted before your app will be activated. Impersonating a law enforcement officer is punishable to the extent of a felony violation. Please be aware that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Rattlegram
This app utilizes advanced COFDM technology for audio-based SMS transmission. It supports various modes with specific encoding and modulation techniques, requiring minimal bandwidth for efficient data transfer.
- COFDM technology
- Audio-based SMS
- 160 ms OFDM symbols
- Differential PSK modulation
- Forward error correction
- Low bandwidth requirement
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COFDMTV is based on COFDM (coded orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing) technology: - 160 ms long OFDM symbols - 6.25 Hz per sub-carrier - 1/8 guard interval - differentially encoded PSK (phase-shift keying) modulation - systematic polar codes for forward error correction Currently Modes 14, 15 and 16 are supported: Using either SPC(2048, 1392), SPC(2048, 1056) or SPC(2048, 712) with CRC32C aided SCL decoding and differential QPSK modulation for the payload. Only a bandwidth of 1600 Hz is needed and the transmission of either 85, 128 or 170 bytes take about one second with the leading noise and fancy header disabled.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rattlegram at 90% against Hero911's 24%. Rattlegram also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0). Hero911's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Rattlegram holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Hero911's written reviews are positive against 90% of Rattlegram's.
Hero911 ships an update every 2 months, Rattlegram every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on July 24, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hero911 | Rattlegram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (50 ratings) | 4.5 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guard911, LLC | aicodix GmbH |
Customer experience
Hero911
Rattlegram
In-app purchases
Hero911
No in-app purchases
Rattlegram
No in-app purchases









