Comparison

Dowser vs Firefighters Emergency

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

Head to head
About

Dowser

Digitize and quickly access information about water intake points for emergency services. View nearby points on a map, add your own, and rate existing ones to contribute to a comprehensive database.

Highlights
  • Map view of water intake points
  • List view sorted by distance
  • Add new water intake points
  • Rate existing water intake points
  • View detailed intake point information
  • Offline access to data
Features
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The free DOWSER App is aimed at all interested emergency services who have always wanted to digitize their water intake points or who need a quick overview of existing water intake points on the way to the operation site, if the local network has already been updated. The DOWSER App provides you with a functional tool, which you can use conveniently on your iPhone while on the road. A great advantage of the DOWSER App is the guarantee that no trial membership, long-term commitment or payment for the use will come your way. DOWSER is and will remain free of charge and its range of functions will not be restricted at a later time! This is made possible, thanks to a current research project, where the digitization of existing documents and materials from authorities in the area of fire-fighting stands in the foreground. Range of functions: Water intake points at the site The DOWSER App provides you with the ability to show water intake points in your immediate surrounding on a street map. A separate listing of all water intake points in your vicinity allows maintaining an overview. A new "feature" is the display of water intake points in your vicinity sorted by the distance from your location. If you are on the way to the operation site, using the DOWSER App you can inform yourself at any time in advance about available water intake points. If you want to get a faster overview of the situation on the ground with the direct input of address data, the DOWSER offers this functionality. A click on a specific water intake point discloses the important details such as nominal diameter, flow rate, type of water intake point and other important information. Enter water intake points With the DOWSER App you have the ability to enter your own water intake points and in the long term you contribute to a complete digitization of all water intake points. Your personal profile keeps track for you of your already stored water intake points. Rating of water intake points A special highlight is the rating option in the DOWSER for already registered water intake points. Mostly positive ratings cause that water intake points continue to be displayed in DOWSER. However, if the negative ratings outweigh, the respective water intake points will no longer be displayed by the DOWSER app. As a future "feature" also the local network operator will be informed. DOWSER thereby is pursuing the vision to not only provide emergency services with a functional tool, but also convinces with comprehensive information about the respective water intake points. Trust the DOWSER App when water as a resource becomes the lifesaver. DOWSER - When a situation becomes risky...

About

Firefighters Emergency

Locate over 30,000 fire emergency facilities and equipment across the United States. Search by map, region, state, or address. Save your favorites for quick access.

Highlights
  • Locate 30,000+ fire emergency facilities
  • Search by GPS or address
  • Map view of facilities
  • Filter by region or state
  • Save favorite locations
  • Offline data availability
Features
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Get the position (GPS or address) of all the fire emergency facilities and equipments in the United States directly to your iPhone, iPad and iPod. The app provides the following fire emergency facilities and equipments: - dry riser inlet; - fire alarm box; - fire extinguisher; - fire flapper; - fire hose; - fire hydrant; - fire water pond; - suction point; - water tank. The app also allows to: - Search in more than 30000 fire emergency facilities and equipments available; - Check the fire emergency facilities and equipments directly from the map; - Search fire emergency facilities and equipments by region, US state, address, street name or geolocation (latitude, longitude - GPS location service supported); - Save your favorites fire emergency facilities and equipments; - If offline, new fire emergency facilities and equipments are missing; - Coverage United States.    IMPORTANT NOTE: the app displays all the AVAILABLE fire emergency facilities and equipments provided by OpenStreetMap (http://openstreetmap.org/) and OverpassTurbo (http://overpass-api.de/). If you don't see some data, please understand it is not app fault but a lack of information at the source. Thus, please do not leave a bad review for this kind of issues. The app displays a banner and an interstitial ads to support dev to implement new features.

Screenshots

Dowser3 screens
Firefighters Emergency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dowser at 4.5 against Firefighters Emergency's 1.0. Dowser also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dowser holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Dowser's written reviews are positive against 0% of Firefighters Emergency's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dowser ships an update every 8 months, Firefighters Emergency every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dowser versus Firefighters Emergency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDowserFirefighters Emergency
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerh3ko Innovations GmbHAndrea Bisegna

Customer experience

Dowser

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%

Firefighters Emergency

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dowser

No in-app purchases

None

Firefighters Emergency

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dowser free?
Dowser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Firefighters Emergency free?
Firefighters Emergency is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dowser or Firefighters Emergency?
Dowser is rated higher. Dowser averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Firefighters Emergency averages 1.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Dowser or Firefighters Emergency have ads?
Firefighters Emergency shows ads; Dowser does not.
Which is updated more often, Dowser or Firefighters Emergency?
Dowser ships an update every 8 months, and Firefighters Emergency every 20 months. Most recently, Dowser was updated on October 24, 2026 and Firefighters Emergency on October 27, 2026.

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