Comparison

SpotCrime+ vs St. Pete Directory

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

Head to head
About

SpotCrime+

Access real-time crime information and alerts across the US, UK, and Canada. View a crime map with details on various incidents like robberies, thefts, and assaults. Pinpoint your location to get breaking crime stories and neighborhood safety updates.

Highlights
  • Real-time crime information
  • Crime alerts
  • Crime map with incident details
  • Location-based crime reporting
  • Neighborhood and street-level data
  • Free email alerts
Features
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Get near real time crime information and crime alerts for most areas in the US, United Kingdom, and parts of Canada. Buying a new home or traveling to a new area - check your safety with the SpotCrime App. The app provides a crime map linked to many crime sources around the country. Giving you nearby details on: * Robberies * Thefts * Arsons * Shootings * Arrests * Burglaries * Assaults * Vandalisms By pinpointing your location through the GPS on your phone, SpotCrime accesses its current database to provide you with current events and breaking crime stories around you. Get crime in your zip code right down to your neighborhood and street block. We are committed to help inform the public and increase everyone’s safety. Spot crime with SpotCrime, and get out of the crime spot. Don’t let anyone take your mojo. Crime data is provided by police departments, sheriff agencies, news media. In some cases, data is provided through 911 CAD (dispatch services) and information may be updated at a later time. This is a great tool for neighborhood watch organizations. If you don’t see crime data on the map, ask your local police department to be transparent with their crime data and SpotCrime will map it for free. No charge to the police department, no charge to you, and free email alerts! We are not providing sex offender information at this time.

About

St. Pete Directory

Features
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Welcome to St Pete! Florida’s hidden gem we locals call paradise. If you’re looking for adventures, tours, beautiful places to visit, events, bars, terrific beaches, museums, restaurants, and more you have come to the right place. St Pete Directory is a guide for all the best things in the Sunshine City.

Screenshots

SpotCrime+4 screens
St. Pete Directory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: St. Pete Directory at none against SpotCrime+'s shown. St. Pete Directory also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpotCrime+ ships an update every 14 months, St. Pete Directory every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SpotCrime+ versus St. Pete Directory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotCrime+St. Pete Directory
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (695 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings695 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperReportSee Inc.ST. PETE DIRECTORY, LLC

Bugs and requests

SpotCrime+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Authentication errors
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Location services issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Date range filter for crime data
  • Detailed crime reports within app
  • Push notifications for local incidents

St. Pete Directory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SpotCrime+

No in-app purchases

None

St. Pete Directory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpotCrime+ free?
SpotCrime+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is St. Pete Directory free?
St. Pete Directory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SpotCrime+ or St. Pete Directory have ads?
SpotCrime+ shows ads; St. Pete Directory does not.
Which is updated more often, SpotCrime+ or St. Pete Directory?
SpotCrime+ ships an update every 14 months, and St. Pete Directory every 11 months. Most recently, SpotCrime+ was updated on October 23, 2026 and St. Pete Directory on October 27, 2026.

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