DHQ vs Active ·
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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. -
Active ·
This app offers real-time situational awareness for first responders. It provides a live location view of team members, enhancing coordination and response efforts.
- Real-time location tracking
- Situational awareness for teams
- Enhanced coordination
- First responder focused
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Active provides a situational awareness for first responders, enabling a real-time location view of team members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DHQ at 4.4 against Active ·'s 4.2. DHQ also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
DHQ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DHQ | Active · |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | End2End Public Safety, LLC | Motorola Solutions, Inc |
Customer experience
DHQ
Active ·
In-app purchases
DHQ
No in-app purchases
Active ·
No in-app purchases
