Halligan vs APS SmartHub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Halligan
Streamline emergency vehicle inspections with this native iOS app. Conduct detailed truck checks, review past inspection history, and receive real-time activity notifications. A companion web application offers advanced analytics for chiefs and administrators.
- Native iOS truck checks
- Detailed inspection descriptions
- View previous check history
- Real-time activity notifications
- Web-based analytics for administrators
- User account and truck check configuration via web portal
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Halligan makes truck checks easy for first responders with our native iOS application. Run truck checks with detailed descriptions, quickly check on the history of previous checks, and receive notifications of all recent activity. Chiefs and administrators can run detailed analytics using the web application. Departments should configure user accounts and truck checks using the web portal.
APS SmartHub
This app provides essential reports and information for the fire service industry, enabling quick decision-making to meet community needs. Access is restricted to registered users only.
- Fire service industry support
- Essential reports and information
- Supports split-second decision-making
- Registered user access only
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APS SmartHub is committed to supporting the fire service industry. We created Smarthub for firefighters because we are also firefighters. The APS Smarthub interacts with your APS FHA IP Controller in the station to provide member feedback to the station as well as alerting the members of critical emergency calls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Halligan at 4.2 against APS SmartHub's 3.6. Halligan also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 14). APS SmartHub's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Halligan holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halligan has 1K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Halligan ships an update every 2 months, APS SmartHub every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 7, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Halligan | APS SmartHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1K ratings) — better | 3.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Halligan, Inc | APS Firehouse Alerting |
Customer experience
Halligan
APS SmartHub
Bugs and requests
Halligan
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not loading on latest iOS devices
- Blank screens when switching stations
- Constant issues with logging in
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to customize compartment checks
- More administrative functions on mobile
- Ability to switch between departments without logging out
APS SmartHub
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Halligan
No in-app purchases
APS SmartHub
No in-app purchases
