SpotCrime+ vs Othram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time crime information
- Crime alerts
- Crime map with incident details
- Location-based crime reporting
- Neighborhood and street-level data
- Free email alerts
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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.
Othram
Explore hundreds of cold cases solved with advanced DNA technology. Learn the stories behind each solve, receive real-time notifications of new breakthroughs, and discover the impact of forensic science on justice.
- Browse solved cold cases
- Filter by recent announcements
- Learn case stories
- Real-time solve notifications
- View recent solves via widgets
- Explore FAQs
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Explore hundreds of cold cases that were once considered unsolvable but have now been solved using Othram’s groundbreaking DNA technology. - Browse the largest collection of cold cases that have been solved, and filter by announcements made in the last 7, 30, or 90 days. - Learn the story behind each solve by tapping on any case. - Stay informed with real-time notifications as new cases are solved and announced. - Use the widgets to view the most recent solved case. - Discover and explore the most frequently asked questions to find the answers you need. Othram is on a mission to build a stronger, more robust infrastructure for justice. Local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies across the United States—and internationally—have partnered with Othram to break through previously impenetrable forensic DNA barriers and solve cases once thought unsolvable. Download the app to explore the impact of these groundbreaking efforts and stay connected to the latest breakthroughs in forensics and true crime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Othram at 100% against SpotCrime+'s 35%. Othram also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). SpotCrime+'s advantage is ratings volume (681 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Othram holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpotCrime+ has 681 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of SpotCrime+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Othram's.
SpotCrime+ ships an update every 14 months, Othram every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpotCrime+ | Othram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (681 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 681 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ReportSee Inc. | Othram Inc |
Customer experience
SpotCrime+
Othram
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
Othram
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SpotCrime+
No in-app purchases
Othram
No in-app purchases
