ResponseMaster vs XTLK™ (CrossTalk)
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.
XTLK™ (CrossTalk)
This app provides a secure platform for operational incident management and communication. It helps organizations share data, coordinate personnel and assets, and maintain situational awareness for daily operations and large-scale emergencies.
- Secure operational incident management
- Real-time data sharing
- Resource and personnel coordination
- Situational awareness
- Multi-agency response support
- Unified collaboration environment
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"XTLK™ (CrossTalk) is your secure hub for operational incident management and communication. XTLK™ (CrossTalk) empowers organizations to share critical non-sensitive operational data, align resources, coordinate personnel and assets, and maintain complete situational awareness. It supports everything from daily routines to large-scale emergencies and multi-agency response efforts across public safety, enterprise, military, and private-sector teams. XTLK provides a unified collaboration environment designed exclusively for operational coordination. The app does not collect, store, process, or transmit any protected health information (PHI), medical records, or personal health data. It is not a healthcare, medical, or fitness application and does not offer any health-related features, tracking, diagnostics, treatment, or advice."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XTLK™ (CrossTalk) at 5.0 against ResponseMaster's 1.8. XTLK™ (CrossTalk) also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). ResponseMaster's advantage is ratings volume (25 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.
XTLK™ (CrossTalk) 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ResponseMaster ships an update fortnightly, XTLK™ (CrossTalk) every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ResponseMaster | XTLK™ (CrossTalk) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| 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 | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emergency Solutions, Inc. | Integrated Communication |
Customer experience
ResponseMaster
XTLK™ (CrossTalk)
In-app purchases
ResponseMaster
No in-app purchases
XTLK™ (CrossTalk)
No in-app purchases
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