Streetwise Responder vs ResponseMaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Streetwise Responder
This app provides real-time incident data for emergency responders. It offers instant call alerts, unit location tracking, and mapping features to enhance situational awareness. It integrates with other systems to keep crews informed about who is responding and their current status.
- Instant call alerts with push notifications
- Real-time unit location tracking
- Tactical map with pinch-zoom and navigation
- User-selectable audible alerts
- Dual-source location geocoding
- Integrated Google StreetView
- Live traffic conditions overlay
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StreetWise Responder is the companion smartphone app for the StreetWise CADlink incident data system. Whether you’re a volunteer or an off-duty crew member, this app has all the features you need to access your department's live incident information in a simple, intuitive and modern user interface. And it fully integrates with the StreetWise MDT and StreetWise Station SmartBoards, so you’ll always know who is responding on your call, where they are, and what they’re doing. Features: -Instant call alert when software is active, push notifications alert user when software is inactive -User-selectable audible alert when new call received -Status buttons are available from all application screens -"Smart" status buttons display current and next most logical status choices -Off-Duty status stops push notifications -Selectable responder panel shows current status of all units on each specific call -Devices can be activated for specific station/unit assignments -Alert updates sent from CAD are sent to device w/ user alert -Dual-source location geocoding w/ accuracy advisories -Customizable lat/lon lookup tables for mile markers, place names, or other non-geocodable locations -Full-screen map view with status and map option buttons, with incident-specific data/markers -Separate pinch-zoom tactical map for each incident -Real time unit location tracking on tactical map -Unit icons realistically rotate in direction of travel -Map view for streets and roads, aerial photo/satellite, terrain and night -Integrated Google StreetView for 360⁰ interactive photo -Navigation route overlay on tactical map (selectable on/off), with turn-by-turn option -Live traffic conditions overlay on major streets and highways -Community hazard and information points display on map -Hydrants display on tactical with selectable range setting -Instant user messaging (receive only) Note: StreetWise uses location services when the user is active on a call, even when running in the background. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
ResponseMaster
This app provides real-time dispatch call notifications and incident monitoring for emergency personnel. It offers interactive maps with turn-by-turn directions and automatically populates run reports with essential data.
- Real-time dispatch call notifications
- Incident monitoring for personnel and apparatus
- Interactive maps with turn-by-turn directions
- Call information for active and completed incidents
- Automatic run report population
- Live incident map viewing
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ResponseMaster allows you to interact with your department data quickly. Receive notification of dispatch calls directly to your phone or tablet device. (CAD interface required) Show your response to the scene or to the station Monitor responses from other personnel and apparatus Tell who in enroute, on scene, or has cancelled or cleared on calls. Get information on calls, whether active or completed Get maps with turn by turn directions to call location Add involvements while on scene Automatically populate run reports with times, apparatus, involvements and personnel. View live interactive incident maps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Streetwise Responder at 3.3 against ResponseMaster's 1.8. Streetwise Responder also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 0%). ResponseMaster's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Streetwise Responder holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Streetwise Responder's written reviews are positive against 0% of ResponseMaster's.
Streetwise Responder ships an update every 3 months, ResponseMaster every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Streetwise Responder | ResponseMaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (10 ratings) — better | 1.8 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hangar 14 Solutions, LLC | Emergency Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Streetwise Responder
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In-app purchases
Streetwise Responder
No in-app purchases
ResponseMaster
No in-app purchases
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