Berks County Sheriff vs PAeDocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Berks County Sheriff
This app enhances communication between the Berks County Sheriff's Office and its citizens. It provides access to contact information, news and emergency alerts, weather, event calendars, inmate searches, and firearms licensing. Citizens can also submit crime tips and view social media posts.
- News and emergency alerts
- Local weather updates
- Event calendar
- Inmate search
- Firearms licensing information
- Submit crime tips
- Sheriff Sales and Most Wanted lists
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The Berk's County Sheriff’s Office moblle application is an interactive app which will help improve our communication with Berks County citizens. Information will include, but not be limited to contact information, news alerts, emergency alerts, local weather, event calendar, inmate search, firearms licensing, Sheriff Sales and Most Wanted. Citizens may submit a crime tip directly through the app, as well as see and share social media posts. By empowering people through technology, the Berks County Sheriff’s Office will be able to better protect our county. This App is not meant to be used to report emergency situations. If you have an emergency please call 911.
PAeDocket
Access publicly available court case information from magisterial district, common pleas, and appellate courts. Perform quick searches on your iPhone or iPad to retrieve basic and detailed case summaries.
- Search public court cases
- Access magisterial district court data
- Access common pleas court data
- Access appellate court data
- View case summaries
- View detailed case information
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The PAeDocket app is available on both the iPhone and iPad. The app allows mobile users to perform quick and easy searches from their devices for publicly accessible cases from magisterial district courts, common pleas courts and appellate courts. The app provides a basic summary of the case, as well as more detailed case information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Berks County Sheriff at 4.6 against PAeDocket's 2.7. Berks County Sheriff also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 29%). PAeDocket's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (190 vs 16). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Berks County Sheriff holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PAeDocket has 190 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Berks County Sheriff's written reviews are positive against 29% of PAeDocket's.
Berks County Sheriff ships an update every 4 months, PAeDocket weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Berks County Sheriff | PAeDocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better | 2.7 (190 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 29.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 190 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #156 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Berks County Sheriff's Office | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania |
Customer experience
Berks County Sheriff
PAeDocket
Bugs and requests
Berks County Sheriff
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PAeDocket
Reported bugs
11 issues- Blank white screen appears after search submission
- Text input not visible when typing in search bar
- App crashes when clicking 'load more' or 'show more'
- App won't open or immediately crashes on launch
- Incompatible with iOS 14.2, iOS 16, iOS 17, and iOS 18
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- Duplicate case results displayed
- Favorites feature deleted after updates
- Internal server errors
- App freezes with 'syncing' message
- Setup error on newer iPhone models
- Comments section showing blank instead of content
Requested features
8 requests- Expand app to all states in America
- Add ability to search by case number
- Print docket functionality
- Share docket information feature
- Sort and organize favorites by hearing dates
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- Dark mode option
- Advanced search filters
- Better handling of extensive criminal records
In-app purchases
Berks County Sheriff
No in-app purchases
PAeDocket
No in-app purchases
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