Comparison

DLAN Mobile Responder vs TAG

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DLAN Mobile Responder

This app provides offline functionality for emergency management software, allowing field personnel to track personnel, complete custom forms, and communicate essential information. It leverages device features like cameras and GPS for efficient data collection and syncing.

Highlights
  • Offline form completion
  • Personnel tracking with GPS
  • Custom form and workflow creation
  • Image and video communication
  • Assigned task mode
  • Store and forward data syncing
Features
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BCG’s Mobile Responder App adds offline functionality, personnel tracking, and quick form entry to our DisasterLAN (DLAN) emergency management software and other BCG software. IDEAL FOR: • Disaster Area Field Operations • Damage Assessments • Debris Management • Risk Assessments • Personnel Tracking With DLAN’s Mobile Responder App, emergency managers in the field can easily communicate essential information, including images and videos, with each other and back to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) using their own mobile devices. CREATE CUSTOM FORMS & WORKFLOWS • Like other areas of DLAN, custom mobile forms and workflows can be created based on your needs • DLAN includes easy to use form creators - no programming skills required LEVERAGE USER DEVICES • The App can access cameras, photos, and GPS trackers within each user’s device • GPS tracking allows the app to track current and historical locations (breadcrumb trails) providing a simple, accurate, and cost-effective way to track personnel and see historical routes for vehicles, damage assessments, grid searches, and more • Any number of authorized users can download the mobile responder app with no per user charges ASSIGNED TASK MODE • Helps get field staff started on their daily duties quickly • When a user logs in the App automatically syncs and downloads all assigned tickets including: o Forms o Basic ticket data o Contact information • When tasks are completed, they are automatically published back to DLAN WORK OFFLINE • Work with any form offline • Save progress locally • Use “store and forward” capabilities to sync to DLAN when connection is re-established SYNC DATA WITH DLAN Once a form is synced with DLAN, they can be: • Posted to a ticket (manually or through automated workflows) • Submitted to the Risk & Resiliency module • Displayed in maps & dashboards • Included in reports & exported The Mobile App is designed to work with DLAN and other BCG software. Authorized credentials are required for login. For more information about DLAN, visit www.disasterlan.com.

About

TAG

This app transforms your phone into a responder identity for emergency situations. It generates QR codes for interoperability with emergency management software and allows users to join incidents, track positions, and access responder information.

Highlights
  • Create Quick Response Codes (QR Codes)
  • Interoperability with Salamander emergency software
  • Join incidents and submit responder records
  • Real-time position updates for command operations
  • Download responder information (rank, qualifications, medical)
  • Form crews and teams
  • Create identity without SalamanderLive account
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TAG™ is designed to allow first responders and others to turn their phone into an identity. At an incident scene TAG™ may create a Quick Response Code (QR Code) which can be read into existing Salamander emergency management software ensuring interoperability at any incident employing Salamander Intelligent Accountability™ products nationwide. TAG™ users with a SalamanderLive account may electronically join an in progress incident or event submitting their responder record to the acting incident commander to begin accountability tracking. While joined to an incident, the device will post accurate position updates which may be displayed in SalamanderLive™ on a map assisting with command operations such as: task assignment, communication, search, directions, and overall operating picture. Please note continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Users with a SalamanderLive™ account will have the capability to download the following first responder information: rank/title, organization affiliation, National Incident Management System (NIMS) qualifications, and baseline medical information. Additionally, search and download other responder and equipment information as needed from SalamanderLive™ to form crews or teams. A SalamanderLive™ account is purchased separately and validates the responder information by providing a secure token to be downloaded into the smartphone. This ensures that the responder’s organization, rank, and qualifications are secure, current and up to date. TAG™ users without a SalamanderLive account may still create an identity from the following information: first name, last name, phone number and e-mail. The user can then collect the identities of other users to form a crew. The individual identity or the crew/team information can then be collected by other Salamander software applications for use at an incident. To learn more about this and the other great Salamander Intelligent Accountability™ incident management products please visit www.salamanderlive.com or call (877) 430-5171. For technical support call: (877) 430-5171

Screenshots

DLAN Mobile Responder4 screens
TAG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DLAN Mobile Responder at every 3 months against TAG's every 11 months. DLAN Mobile Responder also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). TAG's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DLAN Mobile Responder against 5.0 for TAG. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DLAN Mobile Responder has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DLAN Mobile Responder ships an update every 3 months, TAG every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
DLAN Mobile Responder versus TAG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDLAN Mobile ResponderTAG
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuffalo Computer Graphics, Inc.OrangeHook, Inc.

Customer experience

DLAN Mobile Responder

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TAG

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DLAN Mobile Responder

No in-app purchases

None

TAG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DLAN Mobile Responder free?
DLAN Mobile Responder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TAG free?
TAG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DLAN Mobile Responder or TAG?
DLAN Mobile Responder and TAG are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do DLAN Mobile Responder or TAG have ads?
Neither DLAN Mobile Responder nor TAG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DLAN Mobile Responder or TAG?
DLAN Mobile Responder ships an update every 3 months, and TAG every 11 months. Most recently, DLAN Mobile Responder was updated on July 4, 2026 and TAG on June 25, 2026.

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