Comparison

Visual Pre Plans vs Tango Tango

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Tango Tango

This app provides secure, private push-to-talk communication for teams, integrating with existing radio systems. It offers unlimited users and talkgroups, with optional features like GPS tracking and radio channel recording for enhanced operational efficiency.

Highlights
  • Push-to-talk over cellular/Wi-Fi
  • Radio system integration
  • Unlimited users and talkgroups
  • AES-256 Encryption
  • Optional GPS tracking
  • Optional radio channel recording
Features
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Tango Tango is the best push-to-talk app for public safety agencies & more. ----------------------- • Push-to-talk with your team anywhere you have cellular or Wi-Fi data • Talk to your existing radio system through a Radio Connection • Unlimited PTT users for your agency • Use with any cell carrier & any type of radio system • Optional radio channel recording & in-app playback • Receive two-tone pages • Unlimited apps & talkgroups, invite new users on the fly • Optional In-app GPS Tracking of your team • User-specific Priority Channels ensure you never miss traffic on the channels that matter most • AES-256 Encryption - the same used by banks & the military “We were blown away by Tango Tango’s PTT app usability and the way it eliminates the communication problems for our team. We found radios to be outdated and competing products to be clunky and difficult to navigate, but we’ve had the best experience with the Tango Tango app and service.” - Berrien County, GA Sheriff’s Office Leveling up your comms has never been this easy. Tango Tango enhances comms for your entire agency for less than the price of a single P25 radio. ----------------------- Tango Tango is built for teams and requires an admin invite. For more info, visit tangotango.net for a free trial.

Screenshots

Visual Pre Plans4 screens
Tango Tango4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visual Pre Plans at 64% against Tango Tango's 32%. Tango Tango's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Tango Tango holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 27 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Visual Pre Plans's written reviews are positive against 32% of Tango Tango's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Pre Plans ships an update monthly, Tango Tango every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Visual Pre Plans versus Tango Tango: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Pre PlansTango Tango
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (21 ratings)4.2 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews — better31.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2127 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlowMSP, IncTango Tango

Customer experience

Visual Pre Plans

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%

Tango Tango

All ratings27 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative63.2%

In-app purchases

None

Visual Pre Plans

No in-app purchases

None

Tango Tango

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Pre Plans free?
Visual Pre Plans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tango Tango free?
Tango Tango is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visual Pre Plans or Tango Tango?
Tango Tango is rated higher. Visual Pre Plans averages 3.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Tango Tango averages 4.2 from 27 ratings.
Do Visual Pre Plans or Tango Tango have ads?
Neither Visual Pre Plans nor Tango Tango shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Pre Plans or Tango Tango?
Visual Pre Plans ships an update monthly, and Tango Tango every 10 days. Most recently, Visual Pre Plans was updated on October 5, 2026 and Tango Tango on October 9, 2026.

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