Comparison

Firelinc vs GearWash

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

Head to head
About

Firelinc

This app helps fire safety officers track and export the cleaning history of their personal protective equipment (PPE). It syncs with specific machines to ensure gear is cleaned to safety standards, keeping records audit-ready.

Highlights
  • Syncs with UniMac® machines
  • Maintains gear-washing history
  • Exports full PPE inventory history
  • Ensures gear meets safety specifications
  • Provides specific cycle information
  • Keeps records audit-ready
Features
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By synching with UniMac® machines, FireLinc™ lets fire safety officers easily maintain and export a full gear-washing history for each item within their PPE inventory, keeping them audit-ready. When used with the TotalVue™ dashboard, users can access specific cycle information for assurance that every piece of gear has been cleaned to meet fire-safety specifications.

About

GearWash

Manage fire department gear services, create work items, track inventory and personnel, and maintain detailed service history. This app helps streamline the maintenance and management of essential fire department equipment.

Highlights
  • Fire department gear services
  • Work item creation
  • Inventory and personnel management
  • Gear service history maintenance
  • Fire department equipment management
Features
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Receive fire department gear for services, create work item to service fire department gear, manage fire department inventory and personnel and maintain fire department gear service history.

Screenshots

Firelinc4 screens
GearWash1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GearWash at every 2 weeks against Firelinc's every 14 months. GearWash also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). Firelinc's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Firelinc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Firelinc ships an update every 14 months, GearWash every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Firelinc versus GearWash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirelincGearWash
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlliance Laundry Systems LLCFire-Dex GW, LLC

Customer experience

Firelinc

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GearWash

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Firelinc

No in-app purchases

None

GearWash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Firelinc free?
Firelinc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GearWash free?
GearWash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Firelinc or GearWash?
Firelinc is rated higher. Firelinc averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while GearWash averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Firelinc or GearWash have ads?
Neither Firelinc nor GearWash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Firelinc or GearWash?
Firelinc ships an update every 14 months, and GearWash every 2 weeks. Most recently, Firelinc was updated on November 2, 2026 and GearWash on November 3, 2026.

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