Comparison

Initial Response vs Onsolve MIR3

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

Head to head
About

Initial Response

This app allows authorized users to create and manage event documentation. Access emergency response plans and checklists, build situation maps, and capture information via typing or voice. It synchronizes changes with Incident Action Plan software.

Highlights
  • Build and manage event documentation
  • Access emergency response plans
  • Create customized checklists
  • Build situation maps
  • Capture information via voice or text
  • Synchronize with IAP Software
Features
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Note: this app may only be used by existing Incident Action Plan users who have licensed this function. The simple interface of the Initial Response App lets users quickly build and manage documentation during an event. Access key information from your emergency response plans and checklists directly from the app. Key Features and Benefits: - Build and manage documentation during initial response - Simple interface to quickly capture information - Use Incident Templates to quickly access key information from your Emergency Response Plans - Create customized checklists for your response actions - Build a situation map and take photos from the field - Manual typing or voice to text capabilities - Synchronize all changes made in the IAP Software™

About

Onsolve MIR3

This app serves as a mobile companion for a desktop alerting system, enabling organizations to send and receive critical company-wide alerts. It facilitates effective on-the-go notification management with features for both initiators and recipients, including security functions like SOS and LookOut.

Highlights
  • Send critical alerts
  • Receive alerts
  • Company-wide notifications
  • On-the-go notification management
  • MIR3 SOS security feature
  • LookOut security feature
Features
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The Onsolve MIR3 Mobile app is a companion app of the MIR3 desktop alerting solution. It provides a critical alerting tool for organizations of any size to send and receive alerts company-wide. Send critical alerts to recipients and get the feedback you need any time via your mobile device. OnSolve MIR3 offers the features you need for effectively managing notifications on the go. This powerful alerting service provides features for initiators and recipients, as well as, a security suite of features with MIR3 SOS and LookOut.

Screenshots

Initial Response4 screens
Onsolve MIR34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Initial Response at 83% against Onsolve MIR3's 7%. Initial Response also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Initial Response holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Initial Response's written reviews are positive against 7% of Onsolve MIR3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Initial Response ships an update monthly, Onsolve MIR3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 24, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Initial Response versus Onsolve MIR3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInitial ResponseOnsolve MIR3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (9 ratings) — better2.5 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better6.7% of reviews
Number of ratings920 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Response Group, Inc.OnSolve

Customer experience

Initial Response

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Onsolve MIR3

All ratings20 ratings
Positive35.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative73.3%

In-app purchases

None

Initial Response

No in-app purchases

None

Onsolve MIR3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Initial Response free?
Initial Response is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Onsolve MIR3 free?
Onsolve MIR3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Initial Response or Onsolve MIR3?
Initial Response is rated higher. Initial Response averages 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Onsolve MIR3 averages 2.5 from 20 ratings.
Do Initial Response or Onsolve MIR3 have ads?
Neither Initial Response nor Onsolve MIR3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Initial Response or Onsolve MIR3?
Initial Response ships an update monthly, and Onsolve MIR3 every 2 months. Most recently, Initial Response was updated on July 24, 2026 and Onsolve MIR3 on September 2, 2026.

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