Smart911 vs Madronus Capture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart911
Enhance emergency preparedness by creating a Safety Profile to share vital household information with 9-1-1. Receive targeted emergency alerts for weather, traffic, and public safety events.
- Create Safety Profiles
- Share household information with 9-1-1
- Receive emergency alerts
- Customize notification types
- View medical and contact details
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Be better prepared for any emergency with Smart911. By signing up, you can share lifesaving information about your household with 9-1-1 and receive targeted emergency alerts. When you call 9-1-1, your Smart911 Safety Profile displays on the 9-1-1 screen. The 9-1-1 call takers can view your addresses, medical information, home information, pets and vehicles, and emergency contacts. You can provide as much or as little information as you like. This additional information enables 9-1-1 and first responders to send help fast. Smart911 can also keep you informed of weather, traffic, and other emergencies by sending emergency alerts from the National Weather Service and local public safety agencies. You can select the types of notifications you want and how you want to be notified. Smart911: Information worth sharing. Sign up today.
Madronus Capture
Assess your home's wildfire risk in minutes with a personalized plan. Connect with vetted professionals or use DIY guides to implement mitigation strategies and potentially qualify for insurance benefits. Useful for homeowners, realtors, and buyers to understand defensible space requirements.
- Home wildfire risk assessment
- Personalized mitigation plans
- Connect with mitigation specialists
- DIY resources and guides
- Defensible space compliance
- Home hardening guidance
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Scan your home in five minutes and get a personalized plan that shows how to protect your home and earn the Wildfire Prepared Home recognized by insurers for coverage and premium discounts. Make sure your wildfire project looks good and is done right the first time with our vetted network of wildfire mitigation specialists and contractors. Report provides resources and how-to guides to help DIYers. Realtors, home buyers, and home sellers use Madronus Capture to understand what's required to meet defensible space and home hardening disclosure requirements like AB38 in California.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Madronus Capture at 100% against Smart911's 37%. Madronus Capture also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Smart911's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (6.8K vs 7). 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.
Smart911 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart911 has 6.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Smart911's written reviews are positive against 100% of Madronus Capture's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Smart911 ships an update every 4 months, Madronus Capture every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart911 | Madronus Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better | 4.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rave Mobile Safety | Wuuii |
Customer experience
Smart911
Madronus Capture
Bugs and requests
Smart911
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to confirm phone number and get verification code
- Keeps signing users out and unable to log back in
- Incorrect address formatting and inability to update location
- Delayed or missing emergency alerts and notifications
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust pin location on map
- Option to select specific areas for alerts
- Improved notification settings and customization
- Support for apartment/building entry details
Madronus Capture
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart911
No in-app purchases
Madronus Capture
No in-app purchases
