Thin Blue Line Reporting vs CODES Connect
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.
CODES Connect
Access your CODES software directly from your iOS device. View incidents, training, preplans, equipment, and more with a fingerprint-enabled interface.
- Direct CODES software access
- View incidents
- Access training records
- Review preplans
- Manage equipment data
- Fingerprint authentication
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CODES Connect allows departments to directly access their CODES software from their iOS device. View Incidents, Training, Preplans, Equipment and more straight from your fingerprints.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Thin Blue Line Reporting at every 3 weeks against CODES Connect's every 5 months. Thin Blue Line Reporting also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Thin Blue Line Reporting against 5.0 for CODES Connect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Thin Blue Line Reporting ships an update every 3 weeks, CODES Connect every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thin Blue Line Reporting | CODES Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Thin Blue Line Reporting, LLC | Christopher Konash |
Customer experience
Thin Blue Line Reporting
CODES Connect
In-app purchases
Thin Blue Line Reporting
No in-app purchases
CODES Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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