Comparison

DHQ vs LiveWire ·

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DHQ

This app allows government agencies to share informative alerts and manage duty assignments. It facilitates communication between nearby agencies and enables users to track their availability, accept or deny tasks, and view task locations on a map.

Highlights
  • Share informative alerts with nearby agencies
  • Manage roll-call and duty assignments
  • Receive notifications for new duties
  • Accept or deny assigned tasks
  • View task locations on a map
  • Edit and comment on existing items
  • Adjust push notifications
Features
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With the Advance feature of AWA Government Agencies can now share informative alerts to their near by agencies from DHQ app. Feature: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Add regular roll-call call item which stay locally to that Government agency 2. AWA alert can be shared with near by agencies so that they can share their alerts if any, 3. Edit roll-call/AWA item from mobile device. 4. Share updates on existing item and add comments on it. 5. View image montage from app view. 6. Adjust app push notifications module wise. 7. Switch department feature from one department to another from login screen. 8. Ability to share your device uniqueness through QR code. 9. View archive roll-call items from mobile. 10. Share file library item with super access. An app for Government Agencies to manage their details and overtime in DHQ Features ========== - Users can add availability time. - Users get a notification when a new duty assigned. - The calendar view will list all the available tasks. - Users have the privilege to accept/deny the newly assigned duty. - The map view will annotate the task-related locations. -

About

LiveWire ·

This app offers real-time location tracking for team members, enhancing situational awareness for first responders. It also includes push-to-talk walkie-talkie functionality for seamless team communication.

Highlights
  • Real-time team location view
  • Situational awareness for first responders
  • Push-to-talk walkie-talkie functionality
  • Team coordination
Features
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LiveWire provides a situational awareness for first responders, enabling a real-time location view of team members. Coordinate with your team in walkie-talkie fashion by utilizing LiveWire's push-to-talk functionality.

Screenshots

DHQ4 screens
LiveWire ·3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DHQ at 13.0 against LiveWire ·'s 15.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for DHQ against 4.3 for LiveWire ·. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 12 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DHQ ships an update every 6 weeks, LiveWire · every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DHQ versus LiveWire ·: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDHQLiveWire ·
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better4.3 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings712 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB19 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEnd2End Public Safety, LLCMotorola Solutions, Inc

Customer experience

DHQ

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

LiveWire ·

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

DHQ

No in-app purchases

None

LiveWire ·

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DHQ free?
DHQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiveWire · free?
LiveWire · is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DHQ or LiveWire ·?
DHQ is rated higher. DHQ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while LiveWire · averages 4.3 from 12 ratings.
Do DHQ or LiveWire · have ads?
Neither DHQ nor LiveWire · shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DHQ or LiveWire ·?
DHQ ships an update every 6 weeks, and LiveWire · every 2 months. Most recently, DHQ was updated on June 1, 2026 and LiveWire · on June 9, 2026.

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