Visual Pre Plans vs Station Boss V2
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 Boss V2
This comprehensive platform streamlines operations and record-keeping for fire, EMS, and law enforcement agencies. It provides fast access to dispatch tools, incident records, personnel management, scheduling, and reporting for responders and administrators.
- Dispatch response tools
- Incident records management
- Personnel and apparatus tracking
- Scheduling and training logs
- Operational reporting
- Live incident details with GPS routing
- Role-based access control
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Station Boss is an all-in-one operations and records platform for fire, EMS, and law enforcement agencies. Built for career, combination, and volunteer departments, Station Boss gives responders and administrators fast access to dispatch response tools, incident records, personnel, apparatus, schedules, training, checklists, and operational reporting. Respond with live incident details and GPS routing, document reports while information is fresh, coordinate events and staffing, and complete pass/fail apparatus checks from one workspace. Role-based access keeps each member focused on the records and functions relevant to them. Station Boss supports agencies of every size with a unified web and mobile experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Station Boss V2 at 5.0 against Visual Pre Plans's 3.8. Station Boss V2 also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (80% vs 64%). Visual Pre Plans's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2). 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.
Station Boss V2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Pre Plans has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Visual Pre Plans's written reviews are positive against 80% of Station Boss V2's.
Visual Pre Plans ships an update monthly, Station Boss V2 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Pre Plans | Station Boss V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FlowMSP, Inc | STATION BOSS, LLC |
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Visual Pre Plans
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In-app purchases
Visual Pre Plans
No in-app purchases
Station Boss V2
No in-app purchases
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