Initial Response vs EM HazLoc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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™
EM HazLoc
This app helps identify iOS device models approved for use in specific hazardous classified areas for ExxonMobil's operational needs. It displays device model, approval status, approved hazardous locations, and required accessories for field use.
- Device model identification
- Approval status display
- Approved hazardous locations
- Required case information
- Approved peripheral listing
- Device evaluation details
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This is an ExxonMobil-specific application that is used for satisfying the ANSI/ISA device marking requirements for conformance tested iOS device models, and to easily identify those that are approved to be taken into specific hazardous classified areas for ExxonMobil's purposes. NOTE: The iPhone\iPad approval status displayed in this application is contingent on your local site confirming ability to use iOS devices in the field. Please confirm with your local site safety lead.\ The application will display the following details: 1. Device model 2. Approval status (approved, not approved, unknown device) 3. Approved Hazardous Locations 4. Required cases to be used with the device in the field 5. Any approved peripherals that can be used with the device 6. Device evaluation details
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Verdict
Initial Response and EM HazLoc both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Initial Response's written reviews are positive against 0% of EM HazLoc's. Initial Response also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Initial Response against 4.0 for EM HazLoc. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Initial Response's written reviews are positive against 0% of EM HazLoc's.
Initial Response ships an update monthly, EM HazLoc every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on July 24, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Initial Response | EM HazLoc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Response Group, Inc. | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Customer experience
Initial Response
EM HazLoc
In-app purchases
Initial Response
No in-app purchases
EM HazLoc
No in-app purchases
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