IFSTA Essentials 7 vs Firefighter Practice Test Prep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IFSTA Essentials 7
This app provides comprehensive study materials for firefighter training, including videos, flashcards, and exam preparation. It covers essential firefighting knowledge and skills, meeting NFPA standards. Access free introductory content and unlock full features with in-app purchases.
- Skills Videos
- Tool Identification
- Flashcards
- Exam Prep
- Interactive Course
- Audiobook
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The Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th Edition, Manual meets ALL of the NFPA 1001, 2019 JPRs and is the complete source for firefighter recruit and refresher training. This app includes the basic duties assigned to Fire Fighter I and II firefighters. Included FREE in this app are Skills Videos, Tool Identification, Flashcards, and free access to Chapter 1 of the Exam Prep, Interactive Course and the Audiobook. Skills Videos: Prepare for the hands-on portion of your class by watching 159 Skills Videos covering Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Hazardous Materials Awareness, and Hazardous Materials Operations. Each Skills Video contains the steps required to pass the skills. This feature allows you to bookmark and download specific skills videos and view the steps for each skill. This feature is FREE for all users. Tool Identification: Test your tool Identification knowledge with this feature, which includes more than 70 photo identification questions. This feature is FREE for all users. Flashcards: Review all 765 key terms and definitions found in all 27 chapters of the Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th Edition, Manual with flashcards. This feature is FREE for all users. Exam Prep: Use the 1,480 IFSTAⓇ-validated Exam Prep questions to confirm your understanding of the content in the Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th Edition, Manual. The Exam Prep covers all 27 chapters of the Manual. Exam Prep tracks and records your progress, allowing you to review your exams and study your weaknesses. In addition, your missed questions are automatically added to your study deck. This feature requires an in-app purchase. All users have free access to Chapter 1. Interactive Course: Reinforce the content in the Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th Edition, Manual by completing all 27 course chapters. This requires an in-app purchase. This course features self-paced, interactive content to help with supplemental study of the Manual's learning objectives. All users have free access to Chapter 1. Audiobook: Purchase the Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th Edition, Audiobook through the app. All 27 chapters are narrated in their entirety for 34 hours of content. Features include offline access, bookmarks, and the ability to listen at your own speed. All users have free access to Chapter 1. This App covers the following topics: Introduction to the Fire Service and Firefighter Safety Communications Building Construction Fire Dynamics Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment Portable Fire Extinguishers Ropes and Knots Ground Ladders Forcible Entry Structural Search and Rescue Tactical Ventilation Fire Hose Hose Operations and Hose Streams Fire Suppression Overhaul, Property Conservation, and Scene Preservation Building Materials, Structural Collapse, ad Effects of Fire Suppression Technical Rescue Support and Vehicle Extrication Operations Foam Fire Fighting, Liquid Fires, and Gas Fires Incident Scene Operations Fire Origin and Cause Determination Maintenance and Testing Responsibilities Community Risk Reduction First Aid Provider Analyzing the Incident Action Options and Response Objectives Personal Protective Equipment, Product Control, and Decontamination National Incident Management System - Incident Command Structure
Firefighter Practice Test Prep
Prepare for your Firefighter 1-2 certification exam with over 600 practice questions. This app utilizes a proprietary "chunking" learning strategy to aid memorization and make studying easier. A limited number of questions are available daily for free.
- Over 600 practice questions
- Proprietary Effective Learning Strategy (ELS™)
- Daily free questions
- Question of the day
- Pass or its free guarantee
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Your new best friend in learning a Firefighter Practice Test takes test preparation to a new level. Studying and passing your Firefighter 1-2 Test will never be easier. WE PROMISE! In fact, our amazing apps are developed by educators and utilize our proprietary learning technique ELS™ or Effective Learning Strategy. Learning, studying and memorizing requires you to use your short term memory! ELS uses a technique called “chunking.” In cognitive psychology, chunking is a process by which individual pieces of information are bound together. It is believed that individuals create higher order cognitive representations of the items on the list that are more easily remembered as a group than as individual items themselves. The bottom line… It works! Firefighter Practice Test comes with over 600 questions. Download the app and try it. We give you 10 free questions a day for 5 days, plus question of day is always free. You will have to upgrade to enjoy its full features. If you like it, you can upgrade to a paid version. Get started now and take advantage of our PASS OR ITS FREE GUARANTEE.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IFSTA Essentials 7 at 4.6 against Firefighter Practice Test Prep's 2.0. IFSTA Essentials 7 also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 1). Firefighter Practice Test Prep's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 13.0). 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. IFSTA Essentials 7 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Firefighter Practice Test Prep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
IFSTA Essentials 7 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IFSTA Essentials 7 has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of IFSTA Essentials 7's written reviews are positive against 0% of Firefighter Practice Test Prep's.
| Parameter | IFSTA Essentials 7 | Firefighter Practice Test Prep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IFSTA | MOON MOUNTAIN INC |
Customer experience
IFSTA Essentials 7
Firefighter Practice Test Prep
Bugs and requests
IFSTA Essentials 7
Reported bugs
9 issues- Purchase didn't go through
- Courses don't work
- Audiobook doesn't work
- Can't log in after device change
- Exam prep not working
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- Skill videos have no sound
- Can't scroll through interactive courses
- Screens don't fit properly on iPad
- App crashes when trying to load chapters
Requested features
5 requests- Sign up to access content on multiple devices
- Sync exam progress and study decks across devices
- Flash cards with questions and answers
- Ability to sync purchases between devices
- Ability to use on MacBook
Firefighter Practice Test Prep
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IFSTA Essentials 7
- Unlock Video Downloads$1.99
- Unlock all Exam Prep Chapters$19.99
- Unlock All Course Chapters$24.99
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- Unlock all Audiobook Chapters$34.99
Firefighter Practice Test Prep
- Firefighter Practice Test Prem$9.99
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