Visual Pre Plans vs Station Check
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Pre Plans
This application streamlines fire department pre-planning and incident response with an image-based system. It allows for quick creation, updating, and sharing of pre-plan data, providing instant on-scene access to critical information for better operational coordination.
- Image-based pre-planning
- Fast pre-plan creation (under 5 minutes)
- Instant on-scene access to pre plans
- CAD notifications and integration
- Risk scoring
- Real-time team location tracking
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WHO WE ARE Visual Pre Plans is an image-based fire department pre planning and operations software designed to eliminate all obstacles preventing successful incident mitigation. With Visual Pre Plans, conveniently pre plan via mobile and desktop applications, easily creating, updating and sharing useful pre plans. HOW IT WORKS Pre-plan a building in as little as 5 minutes Instant on-scene access to pre plans & risk scores for all members via CAD notifications. Estimated time of arrival and team on map help ICs coordinate response. High hazard notes display with incident location details to indicate dangerous locations. Risk scoring & CAD integration Easy program management
Station Check
This app helps organizations manage checklists, assets, inventory, and workflows for public safety and commercial industries. It allows for easy tracking of equipment, people, and inspections, with notifications for attention-needed items.
- Checklist management
- Asset management
- Inventory tracking
- Workflow automation
- Real-time notifications
- Reporting and configuration
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Station Check keeps your entire organization aligned and ready for what’s next with our easy-to-use mobile app for checklists, asset management, inventory and workflow. We help public safety (fire departments, EMS, police), municipalities, and a wide range of commercial industries easily manage everything from inventory, vehicles, equipment, people, credentials, pre-plans, building inspections, hydrant checks and more – all from any internet-enabled mobile device. Easily send and receive notifications when something needs attention. Quickly update the status of checks, inspections, and maintenance using our app, and easily run reports and configure the details of your account using the web portal at app3.stationcheck.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visual Pre Plans at 64% against Station Check's 0%. Visual Pre Plans also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.9). Station Check's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Visual Pre Plans holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Visual Pre Plans's written reviews are positive against 0% of Station Check's.
Visual Pre Plans ships an update monthly, Station Check every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Pre Plans | Station Check |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (21 ratings) — better | 1.9 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FlowMSP, Inc | ESO Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Visual Pre Plans
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In-app purchases
Visual Pre Plans
No in-app purchases
Station Check
No in-app purchases
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