Comparison

Wildfire Report vs Smoke Point

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

Head to head
About

Wildfire Report

Report and view active wildfires globally on a real-time map. Get alerts for detected fires and share reports directly to social media. Essential for travelers during wildfire season.

Highlights
  • Real-time wildfire map
  • Report fires with location
  • Social media sharing integration
  • Satellite fire detection
  • Alerts for detected fires
  • Indicates no reported fires
Features
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Global warming has increased the risks related to nature fires significantly. With this app, you can warn other people by reporting fires via the interface. When you see a fire and you report it, your location will be sent to our backend servers and in real-time visualized for all other users on the map. You can report fires in the app directly, report them on Twitter -- the twitter sheet will be pre-filled with a screenshot of your location and the twitter handle of the fire brigade. The same is true for Facebook users. The reported fires to social media are also indicated with Pins on the map. Furthermore, you can also check where fires are detected by satellites. When you are a tourist in this country don't underestimate the danger of wildfires during the summer period, please check this app before you go on the road. If there are no fires reported or detected, the app will indicate this as well. Note that they can have a delay of 3 hours, depending on the orbit. Please share the app, the more people use it the better it works. Please consider supporting the app by buying an In-App-Purchase, if you find it useful.

About

Smoke Point

Locate new wildfires using camera networks and crowd-sourced data. Triangulate fire positions with uncertainty bounds and receive notifications for nearby observations to aid firefighters and citizens.

Highlights
  • Access 800+ camera images
  • Acquire position and directional observations
  • Triangulate fire position with uncertainty
  • Utilize crowd-sourced observations
  • Receive push notifications for new observations
Features
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Quickly locate the positions of new wild fires through the ALERTCalifornia and Alert Wildfire camera networks, your phone's camera, and crowd-sourced observations from nearby users. * Access information and live images from 800+ (and growing) ALERTCalifornia (http://alertca.live/) and Alert Wildfire (http://www.alertwildfire.org/) camera images * Acquire position and directional observations directly from your mobile device * Triangulate fire position with uncertainty bounds * Utilize your own observations as well as those shared by users nearby * Receive push notifications for new nearby observations Help firefighters and local citizens gain situational awareness in the early stages of new wildfires, when accurate and actionable information is scarce. Smoke Point is an app used by firefighters and the public to provide location information about new fires in the wildland. Smoke Point is purpose-built for triangulation of fire position using ALERTCalifornia and Alert Wildfire cameras and the phone's built-in camera.

Screenshots

Wildfire Report4 screens
Smoke Point4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smoke Point at none against Wildfire Report's 8. Smoke Point also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Wildfire Report's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 10). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Wildfire Report sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Smoke Point asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smoke Point holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Wildfire Report's written reviews are positive against 67% of Smoke Point's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wildfire Report ships an update every 5 months, Smoke Point monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and July 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Wildfire Report versus Smoke Point: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWildfire ReportSmoke Point
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (38 ratings)4.7 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB127 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRobin BollenGabriel Schine

Customer experience

Wildfire Report

All ratings38 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Smoke Point

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Wildfire Report

One-time8
  • VIIRS satellite mapFree
  • USA Fire Report$0.99
  • Fires reported in Europe$0.99
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  • Wild fire report South America$0.99
  • Buy South East Asia map$0.99
  • Purchase Central America$0.99
  • Buy Nord Central Africa map$0.99
  • Remove Banner$1.99
None

Smoke Point

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wildfire Report free?
Wildfire Report is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smoke Point free?
Smoke Point is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wildfire Report or Smoke Point?
Smoke Point is rated higher. Wildfire Report averages 4.4 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Smoke Point averages 4.7 from 10 ratings.
Do Wildfire Report or Smoke Point have ads?
Wildfire Report shows ads; Smoke Point does not.
Which is updated more often, Wildfire Report or Smoke Point?
Wildfire Report ships an update every 5 months, and Smoke Point monthly. Most recently, Wildfire Report was updated on September 8, 2026 and Smoke Point on July 26, 2026.

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