Virtual Move vs First Alert by Dataminr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Move
This platform allows users to capture videos of their home's contents for quick and accurate quotes, bypassing the need for in-home estimates and appointment scheduling. It offers a secure and straightforward way to receive service pricing.
- Video capture of home contents
- Secure and accurate platform
- Avoid appointment setting
- Receive quick quotes
- Hassle-free estimates
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Virtual Move is a simple, safe, secure and accurate video platform that allows today's time crunch consumers to avoid the hassle of appointment setting and in home estimates. The easy to use mobile app enables customers the ability to capture videos of the contents of their homes and quickly receive quotes.
First Alert by Dataminr
This app delivers real-time breaking news alerts derived from public data. It identifies the most relevant information for first responders, proactively sending actionable alerts without requiring constant monitoring.
- Real-time breaking news alerts
- Actionable information identification
- Proactive alert delivery
- Public data transformation
- Relevant information surfacing
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First Alert by Dataminr transforms publicly available information into actionable breaking news alerts, identifying the most relevant information in real time for first responders. Users don’t have to watch a stream of information - the most actionable breaking news alerts find them, including the ones they don’t know they’re looking for.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: First Alert by Dataminr at 4.3 against Virtual Move's 3.4. First Alert by Dataminr also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (119 vs 24). On price, review sentiment, 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.
First Alert by Dataminr holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 119 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Virtual Move's written reviews are positive against 45% of First Alert by Dataminr's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Virtual Move ships an update every 2 months, First Alert by Dataminr weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Move | First Alert by Dataminr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (24 ratings) | 4.3 (119 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 45.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 119 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Virtual Moving Technologies | Dataminr, Inc. |
Customer experience
Virtual Move
First Alert by Dataminr
In-app purchases
Virtual Move
No in-app purchases
First Alert by Dataminr
No in-app purchases
