iRescue vs Working Hour
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRescue
This app allows volunteer search and rescue teams to manage real-time team availability. Members can quickly book themselves on or off duty, with updates instantly visible to all team members. It helps ensure the right personnel are available for call-outs.
- Update availability instantly
- View station crew availability
- Set periods of unavailability
- Configure work schedules
- Receive low crew level notifications
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iRescue shows your team who is available right now, and makes booking on and off a single tap. Built by an on-call firefighter for volunteer search and rescue teams. WHO'S AVAILABLE, AT A GLANCE - A live team list with everyone's status, rank and qualifications - Cover bars for every role (team leaders, drivers, first aiders and more) turn orange or red as cover drops - Low team alerts when your station falls below the levels you set YOUR STATUS IN ONE TAP - Available, delayed, unavailable, course or leave - "Back at..." timers book you back on automatically - Geofencing changes your status as you arrive at or leave the station* PLAN AHEAD - Book time off on the calendar - whole days, or from a start time to an end time - then change or cancel it any time - Set your rota once, with shift hours if you work shifts: you're only unavailable while you're at work - Set your day hour by hour: tap or drag the hours, then pick a status - See the whole team's day, with how many are available each hour CALL-OUTS THAT GET THROUGH - Mobilisation alerts that sound through silent mode and Do Not Disturb - Answer "I'm responding" straight from the alert - See who is responding and how far away they are AND MORE - Station chat, events and training - Dark mode, set for the whole team by your station or by you - Sort the team list your way, choose which view it opens on, and show ranks if you like - Face ID / Touch ID app lock - Contracted hours tracking* FOR STATION MANAGERS Station managers can run their station from the iOnCall dashboard on a computer: availability planning, rotas, crewing rules and call-out history. * Included with a subscription. Your station may already cover this for you. SUBSCRIPTION iRescue Premium is an optional auto-renewing monthly subscription that adds the features marked *, leave and course statuses, and extra statistics and alert options. - Price: £1.99 per month - Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. - The subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://irescue.ifireapp.net/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: https://irescue.ifireapp.net/app/html/terms
Working Hour
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Log your ambulance hours, staff responding and overruns in one place and easily export to a excel document.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Working Hour at none against iRescue's 1. Working Hour also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). iRescue's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. iRescue sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Working Hour asks for nothing beyond the download.
iRescue ships an update weekly, Working Hour every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iRescue | Working Hour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kernow Software | Westbrook Computers Ltd |
In-app purchases
iRescue
- iRescue Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
Working Hour
No in-app purchases









