Halligan vs FireGrid Configure
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.
FireGrid Configure
This application manages configuration, personalization, datalogs, and software updates for MSA devices. It supports devices within the MSA Connected Firefighter Platform, including LUNAR.
- Device configuration
- Personalization settings
- Datalog management
- Software updates
- MSA Connected Firefighter Platform support
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FireGrid Configure manages configuration, personalization, datalogs and software updates for MSA devices. FireGrid Monitor supports devices part of the MSA Connected Firefighter Platform such as LUNAR.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FireGrid Configure at 5.0 against Halligan's 4.2. FireGrid Configure also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Halligan's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 1). 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.
FireGrid Configure holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halligan has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Halligan | FireGrid Configure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halligan, Inc | MSA - The Safety Company |
Customer experience
Halligan
FireGrid Configure
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
FireGrid Configure
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Halligan
No in-app purchases
FireGrid Configure
No in-app purchases
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