First Due Mobile vs TM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Due Mobile
This app provides real-time incident tracking, notification, and emergency response routing. It offers detailed building pre-plans, mapping, and team communication features for a safer and faster response.
- Incident tracking and notification
- Emergency response routing
- Building pre-plans and mapping
- Team chat and communication
- Live unit tracking
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First Due Mobile is finally here! Be notified, arrive safely and understand your scene like never before. First Due Mobile includes: -Incident tracking and notification -Emergency response specific routing -Integrated Assessor, Building Department and Fire Prevention data! -Quick size-up on every building -Detailed pre-plans on every building including residential! -Pre-Incident Planning & Mapping -Chat for easy communication with your team -Incident statusing and responding functionality -Live unit and team member tracking during incident
TM
Control network-connected POE/WiFi clocks and DotMatrix displays directly from your phone. Manage count up/down timers, synchronize multiple devices, and set preset countdowns. Supports RGB displays and presentation modes.
- Control POE/WiFi clocks and DotMatrix displays
- Count Up and Count Down timer functions
- Simultaneous or individual device control
- Synchronize multiple displays
- Preset countdown times
- RGB display support
- Presentation Mode
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The TM-Timer application is a free download to allow for Phone App based control of the timer features of our network POE / WiFi clocks and DotMatrix displays. This application works through WiFi to control clocks and displays that are on the same local network. Count Up and Count Down feature controls are available. Multiple devices can be controlled simultaneously or individually, including the ability to start and stop multiple displays simultaneously allowing them to count in sync with each other. The simple, intuitive interface, allows for discovery of all display devices on the network with a single button click. 8 preset Count-Down times can be set in the Count-Down mode. The app also displays the time as displayed on the clock/dotmatrix displays. Version 2.0 adds a support for RGB displays, Presentation Mode, multiple Timer program storage, saved display IP addresses, and rejoining active timers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: First Due Mobile at 2.8 against TM's 1.0. First Due Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (872 vs 3). TM's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
First Due Mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Due Mobile has 872 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
First Due Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, TM every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Due Mobile | TM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (872 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 872 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Locality Media, Inc. | Douglas Ehlers |
Customer experience
First Due Mobile
TM
Bugs and requests
First Due Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Addresses not accurately displayed
- Inability to log out or switch between departments
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS and Android
- Unreliable push notifications and alerts
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved scheduling and shift management
- Apple Watch integration for alerts
- Offline functionality and caching
- Streamlined user interface and navigation
TM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First Due Mobile
No in-app purchases
TM
No in-app purchases









