DOT Chart 17 vs FAST
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DOT Chart 17
Access a full-color display of hazardous materials markings, labels, and placards. This app provides quick visual information and regulatory citations for shippers and carriers. It serves as a general guidance tool for hazardous materials regulations.
- Full-color display of markings, labels, and placards
- Access to Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) citations
- Quick visual information for shippers and carriers
- Mobile access to DOT Chart-17
- Guidance on 49 CFR Parts 171-180
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) DOT Chart-17 provides a full-color display of the markings, labels, and placards specified in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). This mobile application allows shippers, carriers, and other stakeholders to quickly access visual information and HMR citations from DOT Chart-17. Note that this application is intended for general guidance only and should not be used to determine compliance with 49 CFR, Parts 100-185.
FAST
This app serves as a guide for HAZMAT professionals on how a specific decontamination agent interacts with and neutralizes various chemicals. It features a comprehensive chemical threat index, detailing efficacy on vapor releases and contaminated surfaces, with search and sort functionalities.
- Extensive chemical threat index
- FAST-ACT efficacy details
- Vapor release decontamination
- Contaminated surface decontamination
- Search by Chemical Name
- Sort by CAS Number
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The FAST-ACT Chemical Decontamination Guide was designed to provide HAZMAT professional a guide on how FAST-ACT will interact and decontaminate the chemical that they are encountering. The FAST-ACT Chemical Decontamination Guide provides: • The largest chemical threat index on an app • FAST-ACT efficacy on specific vapor release and contaminated surfaces • Sort and search by Chemical Name, Cas NO.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FAST at 4.3 against DOT Chart 17's 2.3. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
FAST holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
DOT Chart 17 ships an update every 10 months, FAST every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DOT Chart 17 | FAST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | Timilon Technology Acquisitions LLC |
Customer experience
DOT Chart 17
FAST
In-app purchases
DOT Chart 17
No in-app purchases
FAST
No in-app purchases
