Comparison

PunchAlert vs STOPit Notify

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

Head to head
About

PunchAlert

This safety app connects you and your community to local organizations and emergency responders. It allows for quick reporting of incidents, sharing safety tips, and managing emergencies with features like responder chat and mass notifications.

Highlights
  • Connect with local police and alert friends/family
  • Report incidents like break-ins and vandalism
  • Connect with local organizations
  • Post community events and lost pet alerts
  • Smart panic button
  • Emergency management for organizations
  • Mass notifications and responder chat
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PunchAlert is the safety app for you, your neighbors and your entire community. It’s the easiest way to stay safe, informed, and connected to the organizations in your area. Now with 911+, you can connect to local official responders better than ever before. People everywhere are using PunchAlert to: - Connect to the police while simultaneously alerting friends and family. - Quickly report a break-in, suspicious activity, vandalism, a scam or theft - Connect with places or organizations in their city that already use PunchAlert for emergency preparation and management - Post tips or events like local blood drives and neighborhood watch meetings - Help bring together lost pets with their owners - Live stress free knowing they have a smart panic button always one tap away Organizations all over the country are using PunchAlert to: - Manage emergencies from your mobile device leveraging responder chat, mass notifications, emergency plan distribution, real-time location capture inside geo-fences, crowdsourced photos and videos, and more. PunchAlert allows organizations to communicate more efficiently and resolve incidents faster, all the while creating a detailed record and report of the incident. - Crowdsource safety tips and incidents from employees, customers, or visitors. - Send announcements to employees, customers, students, or guests. - Create a community of safety Notes: Some features of PunchAlert require a data connection either through WiFi or a cellular network. During an emergency incident, continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life. We monitor battery life to account for such scenarios. In the case of issues with 911+ call quality, we provide a link to call 911 outside of PunchAlert using cellular. Emoji icons supplied by EmojiOne. A copy of our Terms of Use can be found here: https://app.punchalert.com/_policies/EULA.html -------------------------- Subscription Information Individual Monthly (Recurring) Plan $0.99/month Your subscription payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at the confirmation of your purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, at the same price as the current subscription. You can manage your subscription and auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. --------------------------

About

STOPit Notify

Instantly alert colleagues and 911 for emergencies or assistance with a single button press. Provides location, situation details, and pre-loaded response plans to accelerate help and improve communication during critical events.

Highlights
  • Instant alert to colleagues and 911
  • Location and situation reporting
  • Pre-loaded response plans
  • Real-time team communication
  • Event documentation and reporting
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• How Panic Alert System™ (STOPit Notify) Works STOPit Notify is a simple, intuitive, and turnkey program used by school and workplace staff to instantly alert and request help from colleagues and/or 911 – saving time and lives.   • Request Help to Accelerate Response Time When help is needed, whether life or non-life
threatening, STOPit Notify lets assigned users instantly request assistance from colleagues and/or 911 with a simple push of a button, significantly improving internal and emergency response time.   • Provides Location and Situation Need for a Better Response The emergency or assistance request is instantly and simultaneously sent with the situation, location, and need. These reported facts allow for proper protocol selection and better actioning by responding individuals.   • Provides Pre-Loaded Response Plans The system delivers pre-loaded response plans (lockdown, take cover) ensuring all recipients are instantly alerted of the situation and actions they need to take.   • Collaborate to Keep Updated and Informed The team communication feature allows for private, real-time collaboration and exchange of information – including sharing media, needed actions, and other critical information. This keeps users updated and maintains transparency around a given situation.   • Documentation of Situation Details and Actions Taken 911 STOPit Notify captures and stores each event, actions and communication. This allows you to reference, track, and/or submit a report as part of any mandated compliance, policy, or procedure.

Screenshots

PunchAlert3 screens
STOPit Notify3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: STOPit Notify at none against PunchAlert's 1. STOPit Notify also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). PunchAlert's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. PunchAlert sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. STOPit Notify asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PunchAlert holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 68 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of PunchAlert's written reviews are positive against 100% of STOPit Notify's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PunchAlert ships an update every 3 weeks, STOPit Notify monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PunchAlert versus STOPit Notify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPunchAlertSTOPit Notify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (83 ratings) — better4.2 (68 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings83 — better68
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPunch Technologies, Inc.Lightspeed Solutions, LLC

Customer experience

PunchAlert

All ratings83 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

STOPit Notify

All ratings68 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PunchAlert

Subscriptions1
  • PunchAlert 911+$0.991 Month
None

STOPit Notify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PunchAlert free?
PunchAlert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is STOPit Notify free?
STOPit Notify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PunchAlert or STOPit Notify?
PunchAlert is rated higher. PunchAlert averages 4.5 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while STOPit Notify averages 4.2 from 68 ratings.
Do PunchAlert or STOPit Notify have ads?
Neither PunchAlert nor STOPit Notify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PunchAlert or STOPit Notify?
PunchAlert ships an update every 3 weeks, and STOPit Notify monthly. Most recently, PunchAlert was updated on September 16, 2026 and STOPit Notify on September 10, 2026.

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