Comparison

iFire vs FireServiceRota

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

Head to head
About

iFire

This app provides real-time team availability for volunteer firefighters, allowing them to quickly book on and off duty. It instantly updates availability across all team members' devices, making it easy to see who is available for call-outs. Optional subscription unlocks advanced statistics and notification features.

Highlights
  • Update availability instantly
  • View station crew availability
  • Set periods of unavailability
  • Receive low crew notifications
  • Track weekly availability hours
Features
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iFire shows your crew who is available right now, and makes booking on and off a single tap. Built by an on-call firefighter for on-call (retained) fire crews. WHO'S AVAILABLE, AT A GLANCE - A live crew list with everyone's status, rank and qualifications - Cover bars for every role (officers, drivers, BA wearers and more) turn orange or red as cover drops - Low crew alerts when your station falls below the levels you set YOUR STATUS IN ONE TAP - Available, delayed, unavailable, course or leave - "Back at..." timers book you back on automatically - Geofencing changes your status as you arrive at or leave the station* PLAN AHEAD - Book time off on the calendar - whole days, or from a start time to an end time - then change or cancel it any time - Set your rota once, with shift hours if you work shifts: you're only unavailable while you're at work - Set your day hour by hour: tap or drag the hours, then pick a status - See the whole crew's day, with how many are available each hour CALL-OUTS THAT GET THROUGH - Mobilisation alerts that sound through silent mode and Do Not Disturb - Answer "I'm responding" straight from the alert - See who is responding and how far away they are AND MORE - Station chat, events and training - Dark mode, set for the whole crew by your station or by you - Sort the crew list your way, choose which view it opens on, and show ranks if you like - Face ID / Touch ID app lock - Contracted hours tracking* FOR STATION MANAGERS Station managers can run their station from the iOnCall dashboard on a computer: availability planning, rotas, crewing rules and call-out history. * Included with a subscription. Your station may already cover this for you. SUBSCRIPTION iFire Premium is an optional auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly, that adds the features marked *, leave and course statuses, and extra statistics and alert options. - Price: £1.99 per month, or £8.99 per year - Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. - The subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://ifire.ifireapp.net/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: https://ifire.ifireapp.net/app/html/terms

About

FireServiceRota

Manage your fire station's crew availability and duty schedules seamlessly. Get real-time insights into on-duty staff to prevent understaffing and ensure 24/7 coverage across multiple stations. Communicate with colleagues and receive timely notifications.

Highlights
  • Manage duty schedules
  • Track crew availability
  • Prevent understaffing
  • Provide 24/7 insight
  • Communicate with colleagues
  • Coverage for multiple stations
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Easily manage your availability anywhere, anytime. Prevent understaffing by providing 24/7 insight into on-duty crew. Flexibly provide coverage to one or multiple fire stations. With the FireServiceRota app firefighters can: - change their duty schedule (availability) at one or more stations. - review upcoming understaffing warnings and act on them. - be notified when they are about to leave the coverage area and forgot to update their (un)availability. (Coming soon) - communicate with colleague firefighters. You need a FireServiceRota.co.uk account to use this app. Contact us at info@fireservicerota.co.uk if you are interested in a free trial account.

Screenshots

iFire4 screens
FireServiceRota4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iFire at 76% against FireServiceRota's 0%. iFire also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). FireServiceRota's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. iFire sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. FireServiceRota asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iFire versus FireServiceRota: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFireFireServiceRota
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKernow SoftwareBrandweerrooster.nl

Customer experience

iFire

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative15.8%

FireServiceRota

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iFire

Subscriptions2
  • iFire Subscription$1.991 Month
  • iFire Annual subcription$19.991 Year
None

FireServiceRota

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFire free?
iFire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FireServiceRota free?
FireServiceRota is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iFire or FireServiceRota have ads?
Neither iFire nor FireServiceRota shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFire or FireServiceRota?
iFire ships an update weekly, and FireServiceRota weekly. Most recently, iFire was updated on November 2, 2026 and FireServiceRota on November 3, 2026.

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