First Due Mobile vs Trades 3631
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
Trades 3631
This platform simplifies shift exchanges for firefighters. Post shifts, find coverage, negotiate terms, and manage trades securely. Manual account verification ensures authorized use.
- Post shifts
- Find available coverage
- Negotiate payback dates
- Real-time notifications
- Manage confirmed trades
- Secure platform
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Trades is a firefighter shift trading platform designed to simplify shift exchanges. Users can post shifts, find available coverage, negotiate payback dates, receive real-time notifications, and manage confirmed trades in one secure location. Accounts are manually verified before access is granted to help ensure only authorized personnel use the platform. Optional profile photos can be added using the device camera or photo library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trades 3631 at 100% against First Due Mobile's 18%. Trades 3631 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). First Due Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (860 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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.
Trades 3631 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Due Mobile has 860 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of First Due Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Trades 3631's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Due Mobile | Trades 3631 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (860 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 860 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| 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 | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Locality Media, Inc. | Andrew Howell |
Customer experience
First Due Mobile
Trades 3631
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
Trades 3631
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First Due Mobile
No in-app purchases
Trades 3631
No in-app purchases
Questions
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