California Crime Finder-Phone

Name: California Crime Finder-Phone
Rating: 4.3 (126 reviews)
Author: The PlacerGroup

By: The PlacerGroup

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Features & Capabilities

California Crime Finder-Phone is a mobile reference tool designed for legal practitioners to quickly access California criminal statutes. It offers quick section search or description, advanced filters, and full-text search with results highlighted in the statute text, all without an internet connection.

See crime elements and penalties, plus collateral and immigration consequences tied to specific statutory authority. Includes a two-week free trial and optional in-app yearly subscriptions that cover updates; subscriptions are not auto-renewing.

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By:

The PlacerGroup

Rating:

4.30

(126) 1 new ratings

Version:

6.51 Last updated: 2026-04-14

Version code:

884511891

Creation date:

2011-07-08

Compatible devices:

Size:

50.91MB

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Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

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# 140,772 ▲ 396

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Developed by:

The PlacerGroup

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/california-crime-finder-phone/id447498678

User Reviews

Users value the app as a crucial legal research tool when it works, with features like CalCrims and a user-friendly interface. However, widespread crashes on launch, subscription/payment issues, update bugs, and search instability dominate feedback. Reliability must improve to match the app’s obvious utility for professionals.

Pros

Very useful for criminal law research; widely used by DAs, defense attorneys, and judges.
When it works, it’s fast, easy to navigate, and provides quick access to statutes and elements.
Updates and added features (e.g., CalCrims across statutes) expand coverage and usefulness.
Despite the price, many users rely on it and view it as a valuable research tool.

Cons

App crashes on launch or shows a black screen, rendering it unusable.
Subscription/payments problems and unresponsive support (expired messages, inability to cancel, refunds).
Bugs introduced by updates and data inaccuracies (e.g., Prop 47 not reflected, mislabeling of crimes).
Search functionality is flaky or limited (requires exact terms; crashes during search).

Recent reviews

I have reached out to support numerous times. The app simply does not work for me and crashes each time I try to launch it. I tried deleting the app and reinstalling it, but nothing works. The support team has been unable to assist me and I was not refunded.

by Le*****, 2024-07-31

They recently refreshed the app, and now have CalCrims for many statutes, which is super helpful. Extremely niche app, but excellent at what it is designed to do. More than happy to put up with some bugs as the app is highly functional despite the occasional issue.