TC Mobile vs Vector
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.
Vector
Manage your work schedule on the go. Receive and respond to callback shifts, submit time off and trade requests, and stay updated with group notifications. Requires your organization to be a Vector Scheduling member.
- Receive callback shifts
- Respond to group notifications
- Check work schedule
- Submit time off requests
- Submit trade requests
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This is the Vector Scheduling mobile application. This application will allow you to receive and respond to callback shifts, send and respond to group notifications, check your work schedule, submit time off and leave requests, submit trade requests, and more. This application requires that your organization be a member of Vector Scheduling.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TC Mobile at 3.8 against Vector's 1.9. TC Mobile also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 11%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Vector's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
TC Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 11% of Vector's.
TC Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, Vector every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TC Mobile | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (48 ratings) — better | 1.9 (59 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 11.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tablet Command, Inc | Vector Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
TC Mobile
Vector
In-app purchases
TC Mobile
No in-app purchases
Vector
No in-app purchases
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