ApexPD vs KCS Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ApexPD
This app allows citizens to submit anonymous crime tips to local law enforcement. It also provides access to crime alerts, an interactive crime map, and official social media content from the police department.
- Anonymous tip submission
- Agency crime alerts
- Online crime map
- Official social media content
- Access to organization web content
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The ApexPD app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Apex, NC Police Department. The app also displays agency crime alerts, online crime map, and other organization web and social media content.
KCS Text
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The Knox County Schools Text-A-Tip app lets users share important safety information about their school communities. By letting students, staff, and families anonymously report concerns about bullying, threats, self-harm, violence, and other issues, this app will support the district’s Safe Schools, Safe Students initiative and help foster a culture where students can focus on learning. KCS is working proactively to create a culture of safety within our district. This effort includes an armed officer in every school, strong collaboration with our law enforcement partners, and significant investments in physical security measures. The Text-A-Tip app is an important part of this strategy and will give our school communities a secure platform to share information that will promote a safe environment for students and staff members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: KCS Text at daily against ApexPD's every 35 months. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ApexPD ships an update every 35 months, KCS Text daily. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and December 23, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | ApexPD | KCS Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Town of Apex | Knox County Schools Inc |
In-app purchases
ApexPD
No in-app purchases
KCS Text
No in-app purchases
