Comparison

Wildfires Live vs Riska

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

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About

Wildfires Live

View the real-time status of fires occurring in Portugal. Stay informed about active incidents across the country.

Highlights
  • Real-time fire status
  • Incident reporting
  • Portugal-specific data
  • Live updates
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Incêndios Directo shows every active wildfire in Portugal on a real-time map — with each incident's status, the resources on the ground, and how it's evolving, minute by minute. Official data from Portugal's Civil Protection (ANEPC). REAL-TIME MAP Every incident reported by Civil Protection, on a clean dark map. Each dot shows the current status — dispatched, en route, active, resolving, monitoring or concluded — and its size reflects the resources deployed. Switch between standard map and satellite view. FILTERABLE LIST Search by municipality or district, and sort by date, status, district or resources deployed. Automatic grouping by status or district for a quick read on where things stand. EVERY FIRE, IN DETAIL Tap an incident for the essentials: location, start time, personnel, ground and aerial resources, and — when available — the burnt area (forest, scrubland, agricultural) from ICNF, plus how the resources evolved over time. PORTUGAL, AT A GLANCE The Statistics tab summarises the moment: active incidents, total resources mobilised, the largest current deployment, and totals by status and by district. PROXIMITY ALERTS (free) Save a place you care about — home, family, land — and get a notification when a fire starts nearby. No account, no sharing your location. PRO Unlock the most of Incêndios Directo: • Significant-wildfire alerts across Portugal • Unlimited saved places, with a custom radius • Follow any fire — status, resources and perimeter, by the minute • Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Map layers: per-council risk and wind at the fires • Historical archive and replay of every fire • 13 countries: Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Poland, the US, Canada, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand • No ads OFFICIAL SOURCES ANEPC (Civil Protection), ICNF (burnt areas), IPMA (fire risk) and Copernicus EFFIS (satellite perimeters). In an emergency, always call 112. The information shown is indicative only, may be incomplete or delayed, and never replaces official guidance from the authorities. PRO is a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription; payment is charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel anytime in App Store Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · Privacy policy: https://incendiosdirecto.app/privacidade

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Riska

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Riska — wildfires, weather and official warnings for the places you care about in Portugal, all year round. INDEPENDENT APP — NOT A GOVERNMENT SERVICE Riska is not operated by, affiliated with, or endorsed by any government entity including ANEPC, IPMA, ICNF, SGIFR or APA. It aggregates publicly available data from the sources listed below and does not generate data independently. Information may be delayed or incomplete. In an emergency, follow official authorities and call 112. ONE MAP, ALL YEAR - Wildfires: Civil Protection (ANEPC) and ICNF incidents with their official status, source and time. Satellite detections (NASA FIRMS) are shown separately, as unconfirmed. - Winter (mainland Portugal): incidents recorded by Civil Protection — fallen trees and structures, landslides and road occurrences (they do not mean a road is closed) on the map; flooding reported to ANEPC in the list, by municipality — always with time and source. - APA flood zones: official long-term flood mapping (100-year return period). It does not show flooding in progress. - Official IPMA warnings by district (wind, rain, snow, cold, rough seas), including those that start later. - IPMA fire danger by municipality. Official information is always shown separately from Riska's own analysis. RADAR AND FORECAST — WITH A FREE ACCOUNT - Rain radar (EUMETNET OPERA), with the time of every image and a legend. - Rain, snow and cloud forecasts from the ECMWF model for the coming days. Every image shows its time. When data is late, the app tells you. NEARBY - Save the place you care about — your home, your land, your family's village — and see what is happening around it: incidents, warnings and weather. A free account includes one saved place. - Weather at your place and a forecast for the coming days, with the source and time of every reading. ALERTS THAT EXPLAIN WHY - Alerts when an incident, an official warning or a fire-danger peak meets your place — by notification, email or Telegram — with the distance to your place where it applies. - Follow an incident to get alerts about it. Alerts are supplementary awareness: they can be delayed and do not replace official warnings. COMMUNITY PHOTOS Photos are displayed publicly only with the sender's permission and moderator approval. Report a photo or sender, or hide all photos from that sender from your own view. Undo hiding in More → Hidden photo senders. PLAN AND LEARN Burning and restrictions (official local information), an outdoor activity check, emergency contacts, Aldeias Seguras safety points, private family safety, preparedness guides and post-fire recovery. Fully bilingual: Portuguese and English. DATA SOURCES 1. ANEPC — civil protection — https://www.prociv.gov.pt 2. IPMA — warnings, fire danger — https://www.ipma.pt 3. ICNF/SGIFR — rural fires — https://www.sgifr.gov.pt 4. NASA FIRMS — satellite detection — https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov 5. APA — flood zones (Directive 2007/60/EC) — https://apambiente.pt 6. EUMETNET OPERA — rain radar (CC BY 4.0) — https://www.eumetnet.eu 7. ECMWF — IFS open data (CC BY 4.0) — https://www.ecmwf.int 8. Open-Meteo — local weather and air quality — https://open-meteo.com 9. OpenStreetMap — base map — https://www.openstreetmap.org DISCLAIMERS - Not a government service or entity - Does not replace official emergency communications - Does not issue evacuation orders or civil protection instructions - Does not independently verify third-party data - In an emergency, always call 112 Riska was born in Serra da Estrela, after the 2022 fire. We built it because we needed it. Operated by Ecosnyp OÜ, Tallinn, Estonia · Contact: office@riska.app To know is to protect.

Screenshots

Wildfires Live4 screens
Riska4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Riska at none against Wildfires Live's 2. Riska also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Wildfires Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Riska asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Wildfires Live versus Riska: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWildfires LiveRiska
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis MachadoEcosnyp OÜ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wildfires Live

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$8.991 Year
None

Riska

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wildfires Live free?
Wildfires Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Riska free?
Riska is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wildfires Live or Riska have ads?
Wildfires Live shows ads; Riska does not.
Which is updated more often, Wildfires Live or Riska?
Wildfires Live ships an update every 4 days, and Riska every 4 days. Most recently, Wildfires Live was updated on November 2, 2026 and Riska on November 5, 2026.

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