WatchOut! For Offenders is obviously meant to be a little satirical and probably aimed at girls who might be wondering if their new beau is also a child molester. The devil theme continues in the app with map markers sporting devil horns and retro-horror typefaces sprinkled here and there, and it all serves as a nice little reminder of the kind of nightmare you could be in for if you start dating a convicted rapist. As for Offender Locator, to say that it has its own style is somewhat true, however for the most part it’s pretty plain jane.

But you’re not really looking at these apps for their art design, right? You wanna know which one does it right, which one delivers good info? Well, ONE of them is more accurate than the other…

Offender Locator is all about addresses. Find your perps by your current location, find them using an address in your Contacts, or enter a street address manually. The lack of name searching suggests that ThinAir Wireless believes you don’t know any sickos personally but you might have some living next door, and this is really Offender Locator’s second biggest weakness. Everything else it does, from listing the offender names/photos/offenses to mapping out their address, is just fine. But again, the address-only search isn’t this app’s biggest problem.

WatchOut! For Offenders takes a different approach. Instead of looking for specific street addresses, you get to search by zip code or… gasp!…by NAME! No wonder there’s a devil on their icon, this kind of search is way more fun. It’s pretty limited because the search only delivers 20 results, but as long as the person’s name isn’t Bob Smith I think you’ve got a good chance at finding your guy (or girl) if there’s a conviction in their past. WatchOut! isn’t as good at mapping the offenders as Offender Locator is, nor is it good at telling you what gross crimes people have committed, but it scores major points in getting the addresses correct!

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iTunes Link – Offender Locator
iTunes Link – WatchOut! For Offenders

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Filed under: Apple,iphone - @ September 30, 2009 11:42 pm

Tags: Sex offenders