Halligan vs Ember Fire
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.
Ember Fire
This app provides HR management tools for fire and rescue departments. It allows chiefs, staff, and board members to oversee operations, assign tasks, and track apparatus status from their devices.
- Task assignment for staff
- Apparatus status tracking
- Department operations overview
- HR program management
- Access to HR expertise
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We protect those who protect us. Whether you're a chief overseeing your department, a staff member performing an apparatus check, or a board member wanting a department overview, Ember FD offers a solution to meet your needs. Our system provides the tools and resources needed to manage the work – all at your fingertips! Ember FD helps you keep your head on a swivel. Stay in front of your HR program by knowing you always have access to an HR expert. • Assign tasks to your staff • View up to date status of all apparatus • Overview of all operations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ember Fire at 80% against Halligan's 32%. Halligan's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (1K vs 12). 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 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halligan has 1K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Halligan's written reviews are positive against 80% of Ember Fire's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Halligan ships an update every 2 months, Ember Fire every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 7, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Halligan | Ember Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1K ratings) — better | 3.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halligan, Inc | MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES LLC |
Customer experience
Halligan
Ember Fire
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
Ember Fire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Halligan
No in-app purchases
Ember Fire
No in-app purchases
