Comparison

Hero911 vs Rattlegram

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Hero9114 screens
Rattlegram4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hero911 versus Rattlegram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHero911Rattlegram
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (50 ratings)4.5 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.8% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings50 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuard911, LLCaicodix GmbH

Customer experience

Hero911

All ratings50 ratings
Positive46.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative44.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral14.3%
Negative61.9%

Rattlegram

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hero911

No in-app purchases

None

Rattlegram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hero911 free?
Hero911 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rattlegram free?
Rattlegram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hero911 or Rattlegram?
Rattlegram is rated higher. Hero911 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Rattlegram averages 4.5 from 23 ratings.
Do Hero911 or Rattlegram have ads?
Neither Hero911 nor Rattlegram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hero911 or Rattlegram?
Hero911 ships an update every 2 months, and Rattlegram every 9 months. Most recently, Hero911 was updated on July 24, 2026 and Rattlegram on September 8, 2026.

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