Comparison

ResponseMaster vs FireGrid Configure

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

FireGrid Configure

This application manages configuration, personalization, datalogs, and software updates for MSA devices. It supports devices within the MSA Connected Firefighter Platform, including LUNAR.

Highlights
  • Device configuration
  • Personalization settings
  • Datalog management
  • Software updates
  • MSA Connected Firefighter Platform support
Features
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FireGrid Configure manages configuration, personalization, datalogs and software updates for MSA devices. FireGrid Monitor supports devices part of the MSA Connected Firefighter Platform such as LUNAR.

Screenshots

ResponseMaster4 screens
FireGrid Configure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FireGrid Configure at 5.0 against ResponseMaster's 1.8. FireGrid Configure also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). ResponseMaster's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (25 vs 1). 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

FireGrid Configure holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ResponseMaster has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ResponseMaster ships an update fortnightly, FireGrid Configure every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ResponseMaster versus FireGrid Configure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResponseMasterFireGrid Configure
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (25 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB80 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEmergency Solutions, Inc.MSA - The Safety Company

Customer experience

ResponseMaster

All ratings25 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

FireGrid Configure

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

In-app purchases

None

ResponseMaster

No in-app purchases

None

FireGrid Configure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ResponseMaster free?
ResponseMaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FireGrid Configure free?
FireGrid Configure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ResponseMaster or FireGrid Configure?
FireGrid Configure is rated higher. ResponseMaster averages 1.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while FireGrid Configure averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ResponseMaster or FireGrid Configure have ads?
Neither ResponseMaster nor FireGrid Configure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ResponseMaster or FireGrid Configure?
ResponseMaster ships an update fortnightly, and FireGrid Configure every 2 months. Most recently, ResponseMaster was updated on October 11, 2026 and FireGrid Configure on October 13, 2026.

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