ResponseMaster vs FireTEXTAPP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ResponseMaster
This app provides real-time dispatch call notifications and incident monitoring for emergency personnel. It offers interactive maps with turn-by-turn directions and automatically populates run reports with essential data.
- Real-time dispatch call notifications
- Incident monitoring for personnel and apparatus
- Interactive maps with turn-by-turn directions
- Call information for active and completed incidents
- Automatic run report population
- Live incident map viewing
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ResponseMaster allows you to interact with your department data quickly. Receive notification of dispatch calls directly to your phone or tablet device. (CAD interface required) Show your response to the scene or to the station Monitor responses from other personnel and apparatus Tell who in enroute, on scene, or has cancelled or cleared on calls. Get information on calls, whether active or completed Get maps with turn by turn directions to call location Add involvements while on scene Automatically populate run reports with times, apparatus, involvements and personnel. View live interactive incident maps.
FireTEXTAPP
This app provides emergency personnel with a reliable backup communication system. Designed by experienced first responders, it aims to enhance the efficiency and coordination of emergency response teams through robust features.
- Backup communication system
- Enhanced efficiency for emergency teams
- Improved coordination
- Reliable communication tools
- Designed by first responders
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FireTEXT® was created by emergency personnel, for emergency personnel. With over 50 years of combined experience as first responders, we understand the importance of reliable backup communication systems. Our app is designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency response teams through robust and reliable features. FireTEXT® is committed to providing first responders with the tools they need to enhance communication, coordination, and overall effectiveness. Download the FireTEXT app today and experience the difference that reliable backup communication can make in emergency situations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FireTEXTAPP at 100% against ResponseMaster's 0%. FireTEXTAPP also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (317 vs 25). ResponseMaster's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 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.
FireTEXTAPP holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireTEXTAPP has 317 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ResponseMaster's written reviews are positive against 100% of FireTEXTAPP's.
ResponseMaster ships an update fortnightly, FireTEXTAPP every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | ResponseMaster | FireTEXTAPP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (25 ratings) | 4.8 (317 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 317 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emergency Solutions, Inc. | FireText |
Customer experience
ResponseMaster
FireTEXTAPP
In-app purchases
ResponseMaster
No in-app purchases
FireTEXTAPP
No in-app purchases
