# alpr.watch

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/alpr-watch/

6 people recommended alpr.watch in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 3 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

4 of the 6 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “alpr.watch”.

**Verdict:** Maps license plate reader cameras and offers alerts; commenters find its presentation easier to read than DeFlocked's map.

Summary written by Claude from 6 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Praised as useful, great work (2 comments in the sample): "This is incredible, great work and will definitely be using and sharing this!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46301613)) "This is a very useful site" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46292855))

## What people recommend instead

- [DeFlock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/deflock/): 19 recommend, 4 mixed, 4 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://alpr.watch/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "alpr.watch", https://hackerapproved.com/p/alpr-watch/ (6 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.