Comparison

EFORCE vs AUTM Community Groups

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

Head to head
About

EFORCE

This mobile application provides public safety professionals with essential tools to manage daily tasks. It allows for writing and issuing citations, scanning identification, accessing databases, and viewing dispatch information directly from a mobile device.

Highlights
  • Write and issue citations
  • Scan driver's licenses and registrations
  • Search RMS database
  • Run reports
  • View CAD calls and unit statuses
  • Manage voiceless dispatch
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EFORCE® Mobile for iPhone and iPad is the public safety software of the future. Don’t let a desktop or laptop slow you down. With access to the information you need, anytime, anywhere, now you can: Write, print and issue citations Scan drivers licenses and registrations Search your RMS database Run reports View open CAD calls and unit statuses Manage voiceless dispatch Put yourself in route on a call EFORCE® Mobile is a cost effective and easy-to-use solution for any police department, sheriff’s office, campus security and transit authority that wants to provide safer and more efficient service to their community. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

AUTM Community Groups

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AUTM eGroup is your mobile app to connect anytime with the world’s largest community of tech transfer professionals. Get burning questions answered and share your insights and best practices with more than 3,000 AUTM members. Now you can make the most of your AUTM membership experience with the go-to app for tech transfer: Online Communities – connect anytime with peers focused solely on technology transfer Member Directory – quickly and easily locate colleagues and contacts around the world Special Interest Groups – network with those who share your passion in specific areas Mentorship – build one-on-one relationships with industry experts, or offer to be a mentor and share your expertise Who is AUTM? We’re the non-profit leader in efforts to educate, promote, and inspire professionals, throughout their careers, to support the development of academic research that changes the world. Our members work in more than 800 universities, research centers, hospitals, businesses, and government organizations around the globe. Interested in joining the technology transfer community? Or learn about technologies that are improving lives and making the world a better place? Visit www.autm.net

Screenshots

EFORCE4 screens
AUTM Community Groups4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: EFORCE at none against AUTM Community Groups's shown. EFORCE also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EFORCE ships an update monthly, AUTM Community Groups every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
EFORCE versus AUTM Community Groups: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEFORCEAUTM Community Groups
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntellichoice IncASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY MANAGERS, INC.

In-app purchases

None

EFORCE

No in-app purchases

None

AUTM Community Groups

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EFORCE free?
EFORCE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AUTM Community Groups free?
AUTM Community Groups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EFORCE or AUTM Community Groups have ads?
AUTM Community Groups shows ads; EFORCE does not.
Which is updated more often, EFORCE or AUTM Community Groups?
EFORCE ships an update monthly, and AUTM Community Groups every 6 weeks. Most recently, EFORCE was updated on September 23, 2026 and AUTM Community Groups on May 16, 2026.

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