Comparison

SpotCrime+ vs GroupVote Event Planner

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

GroupVote Event Planner

Features
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Make group plans without scattered messages and confusing polls. GroupVote Event Planner keeps ideas, votes, comments, and shared details together in one organized event. CREATE AND SHARE EVENTS Create an event, invite friends or family through iCloud sharing, and let everyone contribute. SUGGEST ACTIVITIES Add activity ideas with notes, photos, and documents. Each suggestion clearly shows who added it. VOTE TOGETHER Vote for any number of activities, remove your vote whenever you change your mind, and see the group favorites rise in the rankings. KEEP THE CONVERSATION ORGANIZED Add comments directly to an activity so decisions stay connected to the idea being discussed. STAY IN SYNC Changes are shared through iCloud, so invited members can see new activities, votes, comments, and updates across their devices. YOU STAY IN CONTROL Manage the activities you create, report inappropriate shared content, and remove an event from your own list without deleting it for everyone else. GroupVote is ideal for trips, parties, family outings, dinners, clubs, and any group that wants a simple way to choose what to do together. An iCloud account and internet connection are required for sharing and synchronization.

Screenshots

SpotCrime+4 screens
GroupVote Event Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GroupVote Event Planner at none against SpotCrime+'s shown. SpotCrime+'s advantage is 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SpotCrime+ versus GroupVote Event Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotCrime+GroupVote Event Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (694 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings694 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperReportSee Inc.FERNANDO DIAZ DE BRITO

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

GroupVote Event Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SpotCrime+

No in-app purchases

None

GroupVote Event Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpotCrime+ free?
SpotCrime+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GroupVote Event Planner free?
GroupVote Event Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SpotCrime+ or GroupVote Event Planner have ads?
SpotCrime+ shows ads; GroupVote Event Planner does not.

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