Comparison

BrightSky GPS vs Active ·

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

Head to head

Realtime situational awareness

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.26 ratingsView app →

About

BrightSky GPS

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BrightSky GPS is a leading GPS solutions provider.

About

Active ·

This app offers real-time situational awareness for first responders. It provides a live location view of team members, enhancing coordination and response efforts.

Highlights

Real-time location tracking
Situational awareness for teams
Enhanced coordination
First responder focused

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Active provides a situational awareness for first responders, enabling a real-time location view of team members.

Screenshots

BrightSky GPS4 screens

Active ·3 screens

Verdict

The call

BrightSky GPS and Active · are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

BrightSky GPS versus Active ·: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	BrightSky GPS	Active ·
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	4.2 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	6 — better
Update frequency	Every 6 weeks	Every 6 weeks
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	16.0 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	38 MB	221 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	IntelligentOne Technologies, Inc	Motorola Solutions, Inc

In-app purchases

None

BrightSky GPS

No in-app purchases

None

Active ·

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrightSky GPS free?

BrightSky GPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Active · free?

Active · is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do BrightSky GPS or Active · have ads?

Neither BrightSky GPS nor Active · shows ads.

Which is updated more often, BrightSky GPS or Active ·?

BrightSky GPS ships an update every 6 weeks, and Active · every 6 weeks. Most recently, BrightSky GPS was updated on September 27, 2026 and Active · on October 14, 2026.