TC Mobile vs Visual Pre Plans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TC Mobile
Receive real-time emergency incident information, including location and type, directly on your iPhone. Get updates from your computer-aided dispatch system and easily navigate to incident locations using your preferred mapping app.
- Real-time incident notifications
- Incident location and type details
- Unit assignments and comments
- Navigation integration with mapping apps
- Progressive incident updates
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TC Mobile brings the insight and control of Tablet Command’s enterprise service to your iPhone. TC Mobile is an iPhone application that delivers Apple Push Notifications and emergency incident information including incident location and type, units assigned and comments from your computer-aided dispatch (CAD). Tap on the address to be routed to the location of the incident via Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, or Foreflight Mobile.* Receive up-to-date information from the CAD including progressive comments throughout the incident.* TC Mobile requires Tablet Command’s enterprise incident command service. Tablet Command and TC Mobile can be interfaced with your agency’s computer aided dispatch system and provide instant notifications of incidents to your iPad and iPhone. Contact us to learn how we can provide a reliable and accurate interface to your CAD. support@tabletcommand.com * Accurate location and CAD comments depend on the availability of data CAD integration data available. Location services disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Visual Pre Plans
This application streamlines fire department pre-planning and incident response with an image-based system. It allows for quick creation, updating, and sharing of pre-plan data, providing instant on-scene access to critical information for better operational coordination.
- Image-based pre-planning
- Fast pre-plan creation (under 5 minutes)
- Instant on-scene access to pre plans
- CAD notifications and integration
- Risk scoring
- Real-time team location tracking
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WHO WE ARE Visual Pre Plans is an image-based fire department pre planning and operations software designed to eliminate all obstacles preventing successful incident mitigation. With Visual Pre Plans, conveniently pre plan via mobile and desktop applications, easily creating, updating and sharing useful pre plans. HOW IT WORKS Pre-plan a building in as little as 5 minutes Instant on-scene access to pre plans & risk scores for all members via CAD notifications. Estimated time of arrival and team on map help ICs coordinate response. High hazard notes display with incident location details to indicate dangerous locations. Risk scoring & CAD integration Easy program management
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Verdict
TC Mobile and Visual Pre Plans both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Visual Pre Plans's written reviews are positive against 50% of TC Mobile's. Visual Pre Plans also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for TC Mobile against 3.8 for Visual Pre Plans. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of TC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 64% of Visual Pre Plans's.
TC Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, Visual Pre Plans monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TC Mobile | Visual Pre Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (48 ratings) | 3.8 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tablet Command, Inc | FlowMSP, Inc |
Customer experience
TC Mobile
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In-app purchases
TC Mobile
No in-app purchases
Visual Pre Plans
No in-app purchases
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