Comparison

Active Defender vs FACTS Community App

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

Head to head
About

Active Defender

This app provides real-time emergency maps to reduce chaos and confusion during critical incidents. It offers instant visual guidance for students, staff, and first responders, ensuring everyone knows what to do and where to go. It facilitates communication and provides crucial information for swift and effective emergency response.

Highlights
  • Real-time emergency map
  • Instant multistory mapping
  • Emergency alerts
  • Real-time chat communication
  • Crisis location and nature
  • Campus-wide information sharing
Features
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Imagine there is an emergency at a school or a business. During emergencies, there can be a lot of chaos and confusion. Active Defender provides a real-time emergency map that removes the confusion. Everyone can know where to go and what to do regardless of the emergency. IMPORTANT! To use this app in your school or business, make sure they have a cooperate Active Defender account. You will get a login from your school or school district to fully login, connect, and participate with this app. Active Defender can INSTANTLY provide a multistory emergency map: To First Responders To Students To Staff To Vistors Everyone can know what to do and where to go! Active Defender’s purpose is to provide clarity and remove chaos while making sure everyone knows what the problem is and where the problem is relative to where they are located. WHY? Because you only make good decisions based on what you know and where you are. Focus on “safety and security is everyone’s responsibility.” Whether there is a fight, fire, active shooter, medical emergency, or extreme weather event, Active-Defender gives real-time, life-saving information to everyone that needs to know. Active-Defender allows you to: - Warn other staff members, school resource officers, and first responders with the touch of a button that an emergency is taking place. - Receive map alerts as to the exact nature and location of the crisis. - Use the chat window to engage in real-time communication with responders. - Provide details to others on your campus while simultaneously giving first responders the information they need to respond with speed and precision. Active-Defender: Saves Time - Provides Clarity - Saves Lives!

About

FACTS Community App

This app offers parents of Premier Academy students convenient access to school-related information and communication tools. Parents can manage schedules, view calendar events, pay tuition, and sign up for volunteer opportunities.

Highlights
  • Calendar events
  • Student schedules
  • Tuition payment
  • Volunteer sign-ups
  • School communication
Features
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This app is the one-stop-shop for Premier Academy parents. It provides anytime, anywhere access to all the tools, content, and communications parents need to stay connected and engaged with the Premier Academy community. To find out more about using the FACTS Custom app for your school, please contact FACTS Support. - Calendar events - Student schedules - Pay tuition - View and sign up to volunteer And much more!

Screenshots

Active Defender4 screens
FACTS Community App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Active Defender at 100% against FACTS Community App's 0%. Active Defender also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.8). FACTS Community App's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (173 vs 54). 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

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

Active Defender holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 173 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Active Defender's written reviews are positive against 0% of FACTS Community App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Active Defender ships an update every 2 months, FACTS Community App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Active Defender versus FACTS Community App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActive DefenderFACTS Community App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (54 ratings) — better1.8 (173 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings54173 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMMOJFacts Management Company

Customer experience

Active Defender

All ratings54 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FACTS Community App

All ratings173 ratings
Positive16.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative79.2%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral9.7%
Negative90.3%

Bugs and requests

Active Defender

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

FACTS Community App

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • Login failures
  • School code recognition issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Features not working
  • Locked out of the app
Show 17 more
  • Inability to open grades
  • Error codes displayed
  • App not starting
  • Broken links
  • Non-functional sections
  • Crashing
  • Keeps logging out
  • Stuck in login loop
  • Cannot see full screen for lunch ordering
  • Lunch orders incorrectly assigned
  • Server error on tabs
  • Wrong school information
  • Demo app message
  • Error messages for subjects
  • Server errors (404)
  • Forms showing unrelated items
  • Login error on options

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add directory
  • Add lunch ordering
  • Fix login issues
  • Make staff time clock accessible
  • Improve grade visibility
Show 2 more
  • Bring back Renweb format
  • Update app functionality

In-app purchases

None

Active Defender

No in-app purchases

None

FACTS Community App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Active Defender free?
Active Defender is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FACTS Community App free?
FACTS Community App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Active Defender or FACTS Community App?
Active Defender is rated higher. Active Defender averages 4.9 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while FACTS Community App averages 1.8 from 173 ratings.
Do Active Defender or FACTS Community App have ads?
Neither Active Defender nor FACTS Community App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Active Defender or FACTS Community App?
Active Defender ships an update every 2 months, and FACTS Community App fortnightly. Most recently, Active Defender was updated on October 24, 2026 and FACTS Community App on October 29, 2026.

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