PSAware vs fiResponse NC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PSAware
This app offers real-time situational awareness for public safety agencies. It connects with existing Computer Aided Dispatch systems to provide critical information.
- Real-time situational awareness
- Public safety platform
- CAD system integration
- Situational data visualization
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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.
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.
- Incident management
- Resource management
- Real-time resource tracking
- Situational awareness
- Multi-agency data sharing
- Incident weather viewing
- GPS mapping
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
PSAware ships an update fortnightly, fiResponse NC every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | PSAware | fiResponse NC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (35 ratings) — better | 1.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 243 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Southern Software, Inc. | Technosylva Inc. |
Customer experience
PSAware
fiResponse NC
In-app purchases
PSAware
No in-app purchases
fiResponse NC
No in-app purchases
Questions
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