QFES DEPLOY vs Hardtack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QFES DEPLOY
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Deploy is a real time electronic “app” detailing administration information for QFES personnel on deployment (and events) and specifically to the deployed person (roster, accommodation, flight and travel details). This approach streamlines information flow capabilities and is a more efficient method of maintaining and distributing information. Deploy supports the updating of information and make it readily available to deployed personnel in real time regardless of their location during the event.
Hardtack
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Hardtack is the calm, reliable, offline-first home inventory app. Catalog your household reserves (water, food, first-aid, tools, energy, documents) and see at a glance how many days of self-sufficiency your home really has. Pay once. Own forever. No account, no cloud, no ads, no usage telemetry. Your data stays on your device. WHAT HARDTACK DOES • Home inventory, your way Add items with quantities, units, unit costs and notes. Organize by category and by location: pantry, garage, cellar, vehicle, kit bags and your own custom places. • Add by barcode Scan a product and its details fill in automatically: name, brand, nutrition values, net weight and the product image once it is recognised online. Works with UPC and EAN codes. Once a product is identified, its name and nutrition values stay available offline on your device. Manual entry remains available as a fallback. • Expiry date tracking One date per item. Local notifications warn you 7 days then 1 day before anything expires, and a removal eats into what expires soonest first. Nothing slips through forgotten. • Days of self-sufficiency A clear dashboard computes your days of water, calories and key reserves from your household composition. Add household members and their needs for a personalized estimate. • Ready-made kits, and kits of your own Start from proven checklists: 72-hour bag, vehicle kit, blackout kit, earthquake kit, basic first-aid, infant and pet kits, with visual completion progress. Hide the ones that do not apply, rename, reorder, edit line by line, duplicate, or build your own. • Smart rotation & restocking A first-in-first-out view surfaces what to use next. Items below your minimum threshold flow into an automatic shopping list you can export. • Stock removal & spending tracking Take a quantity out in one gesture, without deleting the item, or scan your products as you go. Keep an eye on what your reserves cost, with a breakdown by category. • Privacy controls built in Optional app lock (Face ID / Touch ID / PIN), item-name obfuscation and a decoy view keep your inventory private on a shared or lost device. • Local sharing, no cloud Share an inventory snapshot with family as an encrypted QR code, scanned on the other device, imported locally. No server in the middle. • Export and back up Export to CSV or JSON and save a local backup through the native share sheet to Files, Drive or iCloud Drive. Your data, in your hands. BUILT TO LAST Hardtack is a one-time purchase, not a subscription treadmill. A free tier lets you start, with your whole household, expiry reminders and an overall self-sufficiency score. The full version lifts the item and location caps, and unlocks the detailed self-sufficiency breakdown (water, calories, medication), every kit template and custom kits, all themes, privacy controls, scan-out mode, export and local sharing, all for a single one-time purchase. Localized in English, French, German and Spanish. Questions or feedback? Reach us at atech.contact@proton.me.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QFES DEPLOY at none against Hardtack's 1. QFES DEPLOY also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Hardtack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QFES DEPLOY asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | QFES DEPLOY | Hardtack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Queensland Fire and Emergency Services | Aurore Troubat |
In-app purchases
QFES DEPLOY
No in-app purchases
Hardtack
- Hardtack Pro$17.99









