Comparison

PSAware vs fiResponse NC

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

Head to head
About

PSAware

This app offers real-time situational awareness for public safety agencies. It connects with existing Computer Aided Dispatch systems to provide critical information.

Highlights
  • Real-time situational awareness
  • Public safety platform
  • CAD system integration
  • Situational data visualization
Features
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Southern Software's PSAware provides Southern Software Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) customers with a real-time situational awareness platform for public safety.

About

fiResponse NC

This enterprise system manages emergency responses to all-hazard incidents, focusing on wildland fires. It provides a common operating picture for multi-agency use with seamless data sharing across devices and platforms. Designed for field users, it enhances situational awareness and supports operational activities.

Highlights
  • Incident management
  • Resource management
  • Real-time resource tracking
  • Situational awareness
  • Multi-agency data sharing
  • Incident weather viewing
  • GPS mapping
Features
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fiResponse™ is an enterprise system that provides capabilities for managing emergency response to all-hazard incidents with an emphasis on wildland fire. The software is designed to support the entire lifecycle of an incident delivering a common operating picture that allows multi-agency use with seamless synchronization and data sharing between different users, agencies, and devices through multiple platforms, including Desktop, Web, and Mobile. fiResponse™ core capabilities are built for incident management, resource management, and real-time resource tracking through spatially enabled platforms - designed to enhance situational awareness and support operational activities. The fiResponse™ Mobile App is primarily designed for emergency response users in the field to support situational awareness. Key fiResponse™ Mobile App features include viewing, creating, and/or editing incident information; dispatching to an incident and/or selecting an incident to follow; routing to an incident; viewing incident weather; collecting incident photos; mapping from GPS or digitizing on screen incident points, lines, and/or polygons; mapping from GPS in background mode; optionally sharing resource location and viewing other resource locations on the map; and viewing, creating, and/or editing incident log messages. The fiResponse™ system including the Mobile App can be configured to meet organizational needs. Note: This app requires you have a fiResponse account with the host agency to login and view/edit information.

Screenshots

PSAware3 screens
fiResponse NC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PSAware at 2.1 against fiResponse NC's 1.5. PSAware also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 10). fiResponse NC's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

PSAware holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 10 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSAware ships an update fortnightly, fiResponse NC every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PSAware versus fiResponse NC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSAwarefiResponse NC
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (35 ratings) — better1.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews21.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better10
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB243 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSouthern Software, Inc.Technosylva Inc.

Customer experience

PSAware

All ratings35 ratings
Positive22.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative74.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive21.9%
Neutral12.5%
Negative65.6%

fiResponse NC

All ratings10 ratings
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

In-app purchases

None

PSAware

No in-app purchases

None

fiResponse NC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PSAware free?
PSAware is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is fiResponse NC free?
fiResponse NC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PSAware or fiResponse NC?
PSAware is rated higher. PSAware averages 2.1 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while fiResponse NC averages 1.5 from 10 ratings.
Do PSAware or fiResponse NC have ads?
Neither PSAware nor fiResponse NC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSAware or fiResponse NC?
PSAware ships an update fortnightly, and fiResponse NC every 7 months. Most recently, PSAware was updated on October 6, 2026 and fiResponse NC on October 6, 2026.

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