First Due Mobile vs FireTek
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
FireTek
This app provides incident notifications and mapping details for first responders. Users can respond to scenes or stations, share their intentions and ETA, and access a history of recent and past calls.
- Incident notifications (push/SMS)
- Incident mapping and details
- Respond to scene/station
- Share intentions and ETA
- Recent call list
- Historical call data by location
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Designed for first responders, the app sends incident notifications (push or SMS) and allows the authorized user to get additional information and mapping details for the incident. The user can then respond to scene or station, making his or her intentions and ETA known to other department members. It also provides a list of recent calls for the department and a historical listing of all calls associated with a location/address. It's simple, secure, and lightning fast.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FireTek at 3.5 against First Due Mobile's 2.9. FireTek also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 17%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). First Due Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (813 vs 31). 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.
FireTek holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Due Mobile has 813 ratings behind it against 31, 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 44% of FireTek's.
First Due Mobile ships an update fortnightly, FireTek weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Due Mobile | FireTek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (813 ratings) | 3.5 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 813 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| 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 | 223 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Locality Media, Inc. | Underdog Technologies LLC dba FireTek |
Customer experience
First Due Mobile
FireTek
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
FireTek
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First Due Mobile
No in-app purchases
FireTek
No in-app purchases
Questions
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