Thin Blue Line Reporting vs Vert ALPR
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.
Vert ALPR
This app uses advanced AI to scan license plates in real-time, comparing them against custom lists for parking enforcement. It allows for permit sales, citation issuance, and detailed report generation, all from your mobile device.
- Real-time license plate scanning
- Comparison against permit/hot lists
- Fuzzy-matching for partial plate recognition
- Scan history with geolocation
- Manage alert lists (allow/disallow)
- Generate and export CSV reports
- In-app permit sales and citation issuance
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Scan your lot, sell permits, and issue payable citations all within the Vert ALPR app. VertALPR is a new generation of vehicle-mounted automatic license plate recognition that runs completely on your mobile phone. The VertALPR app uses an array of state-of-the-art neural networks to recognize and read license plates in real-time, even while driving. Plates are compared against lookup lists in real-time with fuzzy-matching. The only device you need is your phone. USING VERT ALPR IS EASY VertALPR works handheld or while driving. If using a vehicle, simply attach your phone to any windshield or dashboard mobile phone mount. Set the phone to the landscape/horizontal position and begin scanning. COMPARE AGAINST PERMIT, ALLOW, AND DISALLOW (HOT) LISTS IN REAL-TIME Plate captures and list lookups are done in real-time during scanning. VertALPR uses advanced fuzzy-matching techniques for each lookup which allows for partial plate matches. SEARCH SCAN HISTORY WITH LOCATION All scans include the original full frame of capture as well as the license plate cropped image. A geolocation tag is also included and displayed on a map. Full and partial plate searches are supported. MANAGE YOUR ALERT LISTS FROM THE APP Allow and disallow (hot) lists are managed directly in the VertALPR app. You can also add or edit individual plates. GENERATE AND EXPORT REPORTS If you need to generate and export reports, you can generate a CSV report of your scan history. A record of report generation is also created. YOUR DATA PRIVACY IS OUR TOP PRIORITY VertALPR is dedicated to the security and privacy of your scan and list data. We use best-in-class encryption and security protocols for all of your data. We do not share or sell any of your images, data, and/or analytics to any third parties. VertALPR is committed to the ongoing improvement of our machine learning model accuracies. If you encounter accuracy issues in your particular region or location, please reach out to our support at https://www.vertalpr.com/contact or email us at support@vertalpr.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vert ALPR at 63% against Thin Blue Line Reporting's 0%. Vert ALPR also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 4). Thin Blue Line Reporting's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Thin Blue Line Reporting holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Thin Blue Line Reporting's written reviews are positive against 63% of Vert ALPR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Thin Blue Line Reporting ships an update every 3 weeks, Vert ALPR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and July 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thin Blue Line Reporting | Vert ALPR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.6 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thin Blue Line Reporting, LLC | Vert AI Inc. |
Customer experience
Thin Blue Line Reporting
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In-app purchases
Thin Blue Line Reporting
No in-app purchases
Vert ALPR
No in-app purchases
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