First Due Mobile vs PlanIt Schedule
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Due Mobile
Receive real-time incident notifications and navigate directly to emergencies with optimized routing. Access critical building data, pre-plans, and team communication tools for enhanced situational awareness and faster response.
- Incident tracking and notification
- Emergency response routing
- Building data integration
- Pre-incident planning
- Team chat 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
PlanIt Schedule
This mobile application provides public safety personnel with quick and persistent access to their work schedules and scheduling functions. It allows for instant submission of time off and overtime requests, as well as the ability to view schedules and request open shifts.
- Persistent login
- Push notifications
- Fast access to schedule
- Submit time off requests
- Submit overtime requests
- Request open shifts
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PlanIt Schedule is the ultimate web based scheduling system for public safety agencies. The PlanIt Schedule mobile app provides quick and persistent access to all the features and functions available in the web version of PlanIt. *Please note: An account provided by your employer or volunteer agency is required to use the PlanIt mobile app. Key Benefits of the Mobile App: • Persistent Login: You’ll stay logged into the mobile app unless you specifically log out. • Push Notifications: If you prefer a push notification instead of or in addition to our standard text message notifications you’ll be presented with that option. • Fast Access: Instantly submit time off and overtime to your supervisors. Request open shifts directly from your phone. View your work schedule instantly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: First Due Mobile at fortnightly against PlanIt Schedule's every 3 months. First Due Mobile also leads on ratings volume (835 vs 61). PlanIt Schedule's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Due Mobile has 835 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of First Due Mobile's written reviews are positive against 20% of PlanIt Schedule's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
First Due Mobile ships an update fortnightly, PlanIt Schedule every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Due Mobile | PlanIt Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (835 ratings) — better | 2.6 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.7% of reviews | 20.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 835 — better | 61 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 226 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Locality Media, Inc. | PowerDMS, Inc. |
Customer experience
First Due Mobile
PlanIt Schedule
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
PlanIt Schedule
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First Due Mobile
No in-app purchases
PlanIt Schedule
No in-app purchases
Questions
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