Comparison

iFire vs Star Chart

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

Star Chart

This app helps reinforce good behavior in children through a digital reward chart system. It allows parents to create personalized charts with customizable tasks, set goals, and offer rewards to motivate children. It's a modern, engaging alternative to traditional paper charts.

Highlights
  • Personalized star charts
  • Customizable daily/weekly tasks
  • Pre-set and custom task options
  • Reward system for motivation
  • Digital alternative to paper charts
  • Track child development
Features
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Power to parenting! Reward charts are a proven and fun way to reinforce good behaviour in your children. Not only can positive behaviour be reinforced, reward charts can help deter negative behaviour as well! Star Chart takes a familiar form and layout and brings it into the modern age. With kids today being so technologically driven, some even have a better understanding of tech than us adults! Take that boring paper chart down off the fridge and introduce your child to this new, stylish and vibrant app. Whether it is learning a new skill (like playing the piano) or a simple part of a daily routine (brushing your teeth) or making challenging parts of their development easier (potty training). Star Chart can help you, help them :) Main Features Creating a personalised star chart for your child with the option to add more! Assign tasks for your child to complete on a daily or weekly basis! Choose from our selection of tasks or customise and make your own! Give them a reward so your child is determined to complete their tasks and boost their motivation! Clear the chart and look forward to seeing your child develop again next week! ‌ Now with Family Sync! You can create an account for each member of your family, with either a parent or child role, and watch your child update their chart in real time from a different device! Additionally, you can view the past few charts, if you clear it each week from the edit charts panel! A monthly or yearly subscription is required to use family sync. How does it work? You can create a chart with tasks by following these simple steps: Click the add icon to create a new chart. Choose a name and icon for your chart. Open your chart and click on the add tasks button where you can manage tasks and add them onto your chart or remove them when it is no longer needed. Once you have added your chosen tasks, you can click on a star for each day of the week per task. Hold a star again to remove it. Set a goal number of stars to reach and a reward for completing it. Download Star Chart today and watch your child shoot for the stars! Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iFire4 screens
Star Chart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iFire at 3.8 against Star Chart's 1.0. iFire also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and review sentiment (76% vs 67%). On price, update cadence, 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. iFire sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Star Chart sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iFire holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iFire has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of iFire's written reviews are positive against 67% of Star Chart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iFire ships an update weekly, Star Chart every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iFire versus Star Chart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFireStar Chart
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKernow SoftwareSystematic Studios Ltd

Customer experience

iFire

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

Star Chart

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iFire

Subscriptions2
  • iFire Subscription$1.991 Month
  • iFire Annual subcription$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Star Chart

One-time2
  • Tasks+$0.99
  • Charts+$0.99

Questions

Is iFire free?
iFire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Star Chart free?
Star Chart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iFire or Star Chart?
iFire is rated higher. iFire averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Star Chart averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iFire or Star Chart have ads?
Neither iFire nor Star Chart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFire or Star Chart?
iFire ships an update weekly, and Star Chart every 2 weeks. Most recently, iFire was updated on November 2, 2026 and Star Chart on October 30, 2026.

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