Vector Check It vs GearWash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vector Check It
Streamline truck checks for first responders with this native application. Easily track controlled substances, manage assets, and review historical check data. Administrators can access detailed analytics via a web portal.
- Run truck checks
- Track controlled substances
- Manage assets
- View check history
- Receive activity notifications
- Detailed analytics (web app)
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Vector Check It makes truck checks easy for first responders with our native application. Run truck checks, track controlled substances, or manage assets with detailed descriptions, quickly check on the history of previous checks, and receive notifications of all recent activity. Chiefs and administrators can run detailed analytics using the web application.
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.
- Fire department gear services
- Work item creation
- Inventory and personnel management
- Gear service history maintenance
- Fire department equipment management
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GearWash at 4.7 against Vector Check It's 4.1. GearWash also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Vector Check It's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GearWash holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vector Check It has 3.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Vector Check It ships an update every 5 weeks, GearWash every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vector Check It | GearWash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (3.1K ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halligan, Inc | Fire-Dex GW, LLC |
Customer experience
Vector Check It
GearWash
Bugs and requests
Vector Check It
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not loading or opening after updates
- Inventory and equipment data not syncing properly
- Inability to submit work requests or complete tasks
- Incorrect date/time display and recording issues
Requested features
5 requests- Improve login process and add biometric authentication
- Enhance inventory management and barcode scanning capabilities
- Provide better feedback and confirmation when completing tasks
- Optimize app performance and reduce loading times
- Allow more customization and tailoring to department needs
GearWash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vector Check It
No in-app purchases
GearWash
No in-app purchases
