First Due Mobile vs Vector
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
Vector
Manage your work schedule on the go. Receive and respond to callback shifts, submit time off and trade requests, and stay updated with group notifications. Requires your organization to be a Vector Scheduling member.
- Receive callback shifts
- Respond to group notifications
- Check work schedule
- Submit time off requests
- Submit trade requests
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This is the Vector Scheduling mobile application. This application will allow you to receive and respond to callback shifts, send and respond to group notifications, check your work schedule, submit time off and leave requests, submit trade requests, and more. This application requires that your organization be a member of Vector Scheduling.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: First Due Mobile at 2.9 against Vector's 1.9. First Due Mobile also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (813 vs 59). Vector's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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, 2.9 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Due Mobile has 813 ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of First Due Mobile's written reviews are positive against 11% of Vector's.
First Due Mobile ships an update fortnightly, Vector every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Due Mobile | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (813 ratings) — better | 1.9 (59 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.0% of reviews — better | 11.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 813 — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Locality Media, Inc. | Vector Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
First Due Mobile
Vector
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
Vector
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First Due Mobile
No in-app purchases
Vector
No in-app purchases
Questions
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