Visual Pre Plans vs First Due Mobile
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
First Due Mobile
Receive instant incident notifications and navigate emergency scenes with advanced routing. Access integrated building data, pre-plans, and real-time unit tracking for enhanced situational awareness and team communication.
- Incident tracking and notification
- Emergency response routing
- Integrated building data
- Pre-incident planning and mapping
- Team chat and communication
- Live unit tracking
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First Due Mobile is finally here! Be notified, arrive safely and understand your scene like never before. First Due Mobile includes: -Incident tracking and notification -Emergency response specific routing -Integrated Assessor, Building Department and Fire Prevention data! -Quick size-up on every building -Detailed pre-plans on every building including residential! -Pre-Incident Planning & Mapping -Chat for easy communication with your team -Incident statusing and responding functionality -Live unit and team member tracking during incident
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visual Pre Plans at 64% against First Due Mobile's 0%. Visual Pre Plans also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). 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
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 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Visual Pre Plans's written reviews are positive against 0% of First Due Mobile's.
Visual Pre Plans ships an update monthly, First Due Mobile every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Pre Plans | First Due Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (21 ratings) — better | 1.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FlowMSP, Inc | Locality Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
Visual Pre Plans
First Due Mobile
In-app purchases
Visual Pre Plans
No in-app purchases
First Due Mobile
No in-app purchases
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