Offender Watch Parent 4+
OffenderWatch
Watch Systems, LLC
Designed for iPad
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Keep Your Child Safer Online and at Home
Sexual predators targeting children online is a scary reality. The OffenderWatch family safety app helps parents protect their children from the unthinkable. Family location sharing allows parents to track their children on a map and see if registered sex offenders live nearby. Parents can also search for registered sex offenders by name or address, see the photo and details about an offender, submit-a-tip about the offender, contact local law enforcement, and get an alert should a registered sex offender move in nearby. (Offender data is for US states only and limited to those offenders published by the state) The OffenderWatch app includes friendly advice and articles about protecting your child at home and online.
Unlike other apps, OffenderWatch has partnered with law enforcement to bring the most complete and correct data on registered sex offenders available. Parents subscribe to receive alerts should their child get contacted by a registered sex offender by text, phone call, or email.sets up a contact for an offender. Parents also receive location alerts should their child linger near a registered sex offender’s home.
A Protect Plus subscription is just $4.99 per month and covers the entire family.
How the OffenderWatch monitoring Works
1 Monitor Your Child’s Device
The OffenderWatch app monitors who calls, emails, or messages your child, and tracks the location on of child’s iPhone—working silently in the background and not interfering with the phone’s use.
2 Check Against Sex Offender Data
We use the most accurate data available. It is provided directly by the law enforcement agencies who manage registered sex offenders. The app checks to see if a registered sex offender is attempting to contact your child or if your child is lingering near an offender’s address.
https://offenderwatch.com/terms-of-use/
What’s New
Version 4.7.7
Sponsorship Capability
Improved Activity/Alert UI for better historical review
UI/UX Updates and Improvements
Minor Bug Fixes
Ratings and Reviews
Thing to be aware
Some of these locations are in error or lack information. I clicked on several locations that took me to the national sex offender registry and was unable to view any info. Also when people move, if the address was a former sex offender address, it is not regularly updated. So you could find yourself targeted by individuals. There is a lot of potential here, but the best thing you can do is learn to be alert to you surroundings, and act accordingly. Fortunately, my place is not on the registry. Something I wish to have asked before my purchase. I got lucky on that one.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for the suggestions. Depending on where you are located could affect the results you see on the screen. Areas of the country where law enforcement does not participate may have lesser information provided on nsopw.com. Our service is updated regularly with the latest data. Please email support@offenderwatch.com if you would like any help using the app service.
Does not work
Apparently, Vermont only uses this database for the public to search for offenders. And the only way to view this information is through the app.
Nothing shows up. Have tried multiple addresses just to make sure it want me, but the app just shows a map - with absolutely zero information about convicted sex offenders on it. It just looks like google maps.
Tried to go to the help section and it’s just FAQ and no way to contact anyone to ask how to better use the app. This should be public information. The free version doesn’t do anything - and you shouldn’t have to pay for this information anyway.
Developer Response ,
The state of Vermont does not allow for residential addresses for sex offenders to be published. When you run a search within the state of Vermont, you will get no results. But you can search by name and see records in Vermont that way. The offender maps work anywhere else in the United States where sex offenders have publishable information. The paid features of the OffederWatch app are designed for parents who may have children active on social media, online video games, and with email addresses.
Very Interested but Confused
Based on the website’s info video I am very interested in this app, I downloaded it, signed up, but after creating a login it, my only choice is to chose a $9.99/yr subscription before I can do anything else. On the website it’s touted as a FREE app and a list of all these things that are included and does not say for a annual subscription price. Very misleading and disappointed if this is truly the case.
Developer Response ,
We have been working on introducing a new application with free features and pay features. It was just released to the store last week. Please download or update your app and try it out. Thanks.
App Privacy
The developer, Watch Systems, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location
- Contact Info
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Financial Info
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Financial Info
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Watch Systems, LLC
- Size
- 51 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2022 Watchsystems LLC
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Family Protect Monthly $4.99
- Offenderwatch SVN Subscription $9.99