Comparison

Firefighters Emergency vs Rescue Shift

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

Head to head
About

Firefighters Emergency

Locate over 30,000 fire emergency facilities and equipment across the United States. Search by map, region, state, or address. Save your favorites for quick access.

Highlights
  • Locate 30,000+ fire emergency facilities
  • Search by GPS or address
  • Map view of facilities
  • Filter by region or state
  • Save favorite locations
  • Offline data availability
Features
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Get the position (GPS or address) of all the fire emergency facilities and equipments in the United States directly to your iPhone, iPad and iPod. The app provides the following fire emergency facilities and equipments: - dry riser inlet; - fire alarm box; - fire extinguisher; - fire flapper; - fire hose; - fire hydrant; - fire water pond; - suction point; - water tank. The app also allows to: - Search in more than 30000 fire emergency facilities and equipments available; - Check the fire emergency facilities and equipments directly from the map; - Search fire emergency facilities and equipments by region, US state, address, street name or geolocation (latitude, longitude - GPS location service supported); - Save your favorites fire emergency facilities and equipments; - If offline, new fire emergency facilities and equipments are missing; - Coverage United States.    IMPORTANT NOTE: the app displays all the AVAILABLE fire emergency facilities and equipments provided by OpenStreetMap (http://openstreetmap.org/) and OverpassTurbo (http://overpass-api.de/). If you don't see some data, please understand it is not app fault but a lack of information at the source. Thus, please do not leave a bad review for this kind of issues. The app displays a banner and an interstitial ads to support dev to implement new features.

About

Rescue Shift

This app helps firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs manage their complex rotating work schedules. It displays your entire work calendar, tracks overtime and training, and allows you to share your schedule with family.

Highlights
  • Custom rotation scheduling
  • Overtime and training tracking
  • Retirement countdown
  • Family schedule sharing
  • First responder focused
Features
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RescueShift is shift scheduling software built for fire departments, EMS agencies, and 24/7 public-safety crews. Retire the station whiteboard, the group text, and the spreadsheet. Your whole crew (and your family) works off one live schedule. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See who's on duty today, by station and apparatus • Run traditional rotations: 24/48, 48/96, 24/72, 3x12, 4x10, Kelly days, or a custom pattern • Post open shifts to a sign-up board and let members claim them from their phone • Catch coverage gaps before a unit drops below minimum staffing • Approve trades, PTO, and shift drops in one inbox with a staffing-impact check • Track FLSA 7(k) overtime across 7–28 day work periods • Put a live, read-only coverage board on any station TV, no login needed • Track certifications and continuing education so nothing expires unnoticed • Share your personal schedule with up to 10 family members BUILT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS Firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, engineers, and 911 dispatchers. It also fits contract ambulance services, hospital emergency departments, and any team that runs around-the-clock coverage. PRICING Free for individuals (ad-supported). Premium ($2.99/mo) removes ads and adds family sharing. Department plans add the admin dashboard, roster, trades, whiteboard, and analytics. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rescueshift.com/privacy https://rescueshift.com/terms

Screenshots

Firefighters Emergency4 screens
Rescue Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Firefighters Emergency at none against Rescue Shift's 1. Firefighters Emergency also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Rescue Shift's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 20 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Rescue Shift sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Firefighters Emergency asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Firefighters Emergency against 1.0 for Rescue Shift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Firefighters Emergency ships an update every 20 months, Rescue Shift monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Firefighters Emergency versus Rescue Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirefighters EmergencyRescue Shift
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (3 ratings)1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea BisegnaEduardo Verde

Customer experience

Firefighters Emergency

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Rescue Shift

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Firefighters Emergency

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rescue Shift

Subscriptions1
  • Premium RescueShift$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Firefighters Emergency free?
Firefighters Emergency is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rescue Shift free?
Rescue Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Firefighters Emergency or Rescue Shift?
Firefighters Emergency and Rescue Shift are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Firefighters Emergency or Rescue Shift have ads?
Both Firefighters Emergency and Rescue Shift show ads.
Which is updated more often, Firefighters Emergency or Rescue Shift?
Firefighters Emergency ships an update every 20 months, and Rescue Shift monthly. Most recently, Firefighters Emergency was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rescue Shift on October 15, 2026.

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