Fogos.pt vs Castro Daire + PRÓximo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fogos.pt
Stay informed about real-time wildfires across Portugal. Access detailed data, statistics, and receive instant notifications for incidents in your district or municipality.
- Real-time wildfire data
- Statistics and insights
- District-specific alerts
- Municipality-specific alerts
- Push notifications
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Fogos.pt is Portugal's go-to app for tracking wildfires and civil protection incidents in real time. Data is refreshed every 2 minutes, directly from Portugal's National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC). LIVE MAP • All active fires and incidents across Portugal • Incident status: ongoing, under control, concluded... • Resources on scene: firefighters, vehicles, and aircraft • MODIS and VIIRS satellite hotspots • Toggleable satellite and data overlay layers PERSONALISED ALERTS • Subscribe by municipality — get notified the moment an incident starts in your area • Proximity alerts: be warned when something happens close to your current location • Choose between fire-only alerts or all incident types FULL INCIDENT DETAILS • Location, live status and timeline • Number of firefighters, vehicles, and aircraft deployed • Local weather conditions and fire risk level • Direct link for further information INCIDENT CAMERA Photograph any incident with GPS coordinates, compass bearing, and timestamp embedded automatically in the image. RADAR MODE See active fires around you in augmented reality, with distance and details for each one. WEATHER WARNINGS Check IPMA weather alerts directly in the app. STATISTICS Fire data for today, yesterday, and recent days — personnel, vehicles, aircraft, and incidents by district. PRIVACY Your location is used only on your device for proximity alerts. It is never sent to our servers.
Castro Daire + PRÓximo
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A aplicação Castro Daire + PRÓximo surge com o intuito de tornar o Município mais acessível, mais interativo, mais próximo. Com esta nova aplicação pode partilhar informação muito diversa, como os alertas do IPMA, ocorrências da Proteção Civil, notícias, farmácias de serviço, eventos culturais e muito mais. Pode, ainda, reportar anomalias e fazer sugestões relativas ao seu território. A aplicação integra a Gestão Documental (MyDoc) com os Serviços Online da Câmara Municipal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fogos.pt at every 4 weeks against Castro Daire + PRÓximo's every 16 months. Fogos.pt also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Fogos.pt ships an update every 4 weeks, Castro Daire + PRÓximo every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fogos.pt | Castro Daire + PRÓximo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Joao Pina | AIRC - Associação de Informática da Região Centro |
In-app purchases
Fogos.pt
No in-app purchases
Castro Daire + PRÓximo
No in-app purchases
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