First Due Mobile vs Tango Tango
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
Tango Tango
This app provides secure, private push-to-talk communication for teams, integrating with existing radio systems. It offers unlimited users and talkgroups, with optional features like GPS tracking and radio channel recording for enhanced operational efficiency.
- Push-to-talk over cellular/Wi-Fi
- Radio system integration
- Unlimited users and talkgroups
- AES-256 Encryption
- Optional GPS tracking
- Optional radio channel recording
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Tango Tango is the best push-to-talk app for public safety agencies & more. ----------------------- • Push-to-talk with your team anywhere you have cellular or Wi-Fi data • Talk to your existing radio system through a Radio Connection • Unlimited PTT users for your agency • Use with any cell carrier & any type of radio system • Optional radio channel recording & in-app playback • Receive two-tone pages • Unlimited apps & talkgroups, invite new users on the fly • Optional In-app GPS Tracking of your team • User-specific Priority Channels ensure you never miss traffic on the channels that matter most • AES-256 Encryption - the same used by banks & the military “We were blown away by Tango Tango’s PTT app usability and the way it eliminates the communication problems for our team. We found radios to be outdated and competing products to be clunky and difficult to navigate, but we’ve had the best experience with the Tango Tango app and service.” - Berrien County, GA Sheriff’s Office Leveling up your comms has never been this easy. Tango Tango enhances comms for your entire agency for less than the price of a single P25 radio. ----------------------- Tango Tango is built for teams and requires an admin invite. For more info, visit tangotango.net for a free trial.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tango Tango at 4.4 against First Due Mobile's 2.9. Tango Tango also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 17%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). First Due Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (813 vs 25) 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.
Tango Tango holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Due Mobile has 813 ratings behind it against 25, 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 32% of Tango Tango's.
First Due Mobile ships an update fortnightly, Tango Tango monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Due Mobile | Tango Tango |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (813 ratings) | 4.4 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 31.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 813 — better | 25 |
| 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 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Locality Media, Inc. | Tango Tango, Inc. |
Customer experience
First Due Mobile
Tango Tango
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
Tango Tango
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First Due Mobile
No in-app purchases
Tango Tango
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is First Due Mobile free?
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