Thin Blue Line Reporting vs ProtechDNA / LEA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thin Blue Line Reporting
This app assists first responders in collecting and sharing data, enabling the creation of crash reports and eCitations. It also provides access to License Plate Reader databases and dispatch services for law enforcement professionals.
- Crash report creation
- eCitation generation
- License Plate Reader database search
- Dispatch (CAD) services
- Data sharing for stakeholders
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TBL Public Safety Suite app is part of a software suite that enhances the ability of first responders to collect and consume data and to share that data with other department stakeholders (e.g. prosecutors), as well as other jurisdictions. For example, the TBL app enables the creation of crash reports and eCitations, it allows the user to search License Plate Reader (LPR) databases, and it provides Dispatch (CAD) services on the iPhone, iPad, and CarPlay platforms. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
ProtechDNA / LEA
This secure application allows law enforcement officers to search recovered property and pawn shop transactions in real-time to determine ownership. It also offers community features like event registrations and inventory programs.
- Secure property search
- Real-time transaction lookup
- Ownership determination
- Community event registration
- Inventory management
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Secure app for law enforcement enrolled in ProtechDNA/BWI program The ProtechDNA/BWI LE app provides law enforcement users with many ‘in community” features. Securely search recovered property, pawn shop transactions to determine ownership in real time. Many community features include, event registrations and inventory programs.
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Verdict
Thin Blue Line Reporting and ProtechDNA / LEA both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ProtechDNA / LEA's written reviews are positive against 0% of Thin Blue Line Reporting's. Thin Blue Line Reporting's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Thin Blue Line Reporting against 5.0 for ProtechDNA / LEA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Thin Blue Line Reporting's written reviews are positive against 100% of ProtechDNA / LEA's.
Thin Blue Line Reporting ships an update every 3 weeks, ProtechDNA / LEA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thin Blue Line Reporting | ProtechDNA / LEA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thin Blue Line Reporting, LLC | Aegis Controls LLC |
Customer experience
Thin Blue Line Reporting
ProtechDNA / LEA
In-app purchases
Thin Blue Line Reporting
No in-app purchases
ProtechDNA / LEA
No in-app purchases
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