First Due Mobile vs BAC Steward
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
BAC Steward
Streamline the process of filling out and submitting steward reports directly from your mobile device. Quickly look up members, save progress, and copy previous reports to reduce typing. Submit safety violations, disputes, and corrections with ease, all with a single tap.
- Fill and submit steward reports
- Look up members by IU Number
- Save reports as you go
- Copy prior reports
- Sign reports on device
- Report safety violations and disputes
- Submit corrections
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Now you can fill out and submit steward reports on your mobile device! Features: * Look members up by IU Number, * Save as you go, * Copy prior reports (less typing), * Submit corrections easily, * Sign the report on your device, * Report safety violations, * Report disputes, * Send it all to the Local with a tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BAC Steward at 5.0 against First Due Mobile's 2.9. BAC Steward also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). First Due Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (813 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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.
BAC Steward holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Due Mobile has 813 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
First Due Mobile ships an update fortnightly, BAC Steward monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Due Mobile | BAC Steward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (813 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 813 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| 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 | 223 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Locality Media, Inc. | MultiEmployer.com, Inc. |
Customer experience
First Due Mobile
BAC Steward
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
BAC Steward
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First Due Mobile
No in-app purchases
BAC Steward
No in-app purchases
Questions
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