DLAN Mobile Responder vs FastXY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Offline form completion
- Personnel tracking with GPS
- Custom form and workflow creation
- Image and video communication
- Assigned task mode
- Store and forward data syncing
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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.
FastXY
This app enables high-accuracy GNSS data collection for professional surveying and GIS applications. It supports various data types, stake-out functions, and offline use, with multiple export options for seamless integration with other software.
- High-accuracy GNSS data collection
- Point, line, and polygon data capture
- Submeter or centimeter (RTK) accuracy
- Stake-out feature
- Offline data collection
- Multiple export formats (CSV, shp, DXF/DWG)
- Feature/attribute/value pick lists
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FastXY is a high-accuracy GNSS data collection app designed for use with Eos GNSS receivers (www.eos-gnss.com). Collect point, line, polygon data with submeter or centimeter (RTK) survey-grade accuracy or use its stake-out feature to stake points to survey-grade accuracy. After data is collected, upload your data via CSV, shp, DXF/DWG to your favorite GIS/CAD. Key features: -Setup feature/attribute/value pick lists for easy field data entry. Collect ad hoc data in the field without setting up ahead of time. -Stakeout points loaded from DXF/DWG, CSV or shp files. -Collect raw data for post-processing and auto-submit to OPUS from your mobile device (https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/OPUS/) -World-wide 3D base map for visual reference in the field. -Doesn’t require an internet connection.
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Verdict
DLAN Mobile Responder and FastXY are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 — 5.0 for DLAN Mobile Responder against 5.0 for FastXY. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.
DLAN Mobile Responder ships an update every 3 months, FastXY every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DLAN Mobile Responder | FastXY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buffalo Computer Graphics, Inc. | Discovery Management Group |
Customer experience
DLAN Mobile Responder
FastXY
In-app purchases
DLAN Mobile Responder
No in-app purchases
FastXY
No in-app purchases









