Comparison

Emergency Response Manager vs Active911 ActiveTeam

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

Head to head
About

Emergency Response Manager

This app helps search and rescue organizations manage, communicate, and coordinate resources and information during missions. It allows members to receive alerts, respond, navigate, and access vital information like contact details and certifications. Users can also be tracked in the field for enhanced safety.

Highlights
  • Mission alert notifications
  • Resource management
  • Real-time data for decision making
  • Customizable user profiles
  • Location tracking
  • Contact and certification information
Features
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The official Emergency Response Manager (ERM) app for iPhone phones and tablets to be used in conjunction with the Emergency Response Manager system. As part of a real-time managing system, the app has been providing SAR organizations a platform to Manage, Communicate, and Coordinate resources and information flow during search and rescue missions since 2015. Mission Management Overview: Passive Resource Management Alert and activate resources Real time data for decision making and risk management Detailed information to understand the big picture Product Highlights: Enables organization members to receive mission alerts, respond and navigate to the staging area. Provides a customizable platform to help users link to resources, organization contact information, certification status, and much more. Tracking feature allows user to be tracked when responding to an alert and to additionally be tracked in the field. User has option to turn off tracking if desired.

About

Active911 ActiveTeam

Easily access your agency's schedules and manage your shifts directly from your smartphone. View your monthly schedule, see who is working each shift, and claim or request open positions.

Highlights
  • Access agency schedules
  • View monthly schedule
  • See shift assignments
  • Claim open positions
  • Request open positions
Features
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ActiveTeam helps you access your agencies schedules; view the days which you are scheduled, and request/claim open positions within a shift, right from your smartphone. -Log in to agencies ActiveTeam account -View Monthly Schedule per agency -Scheduled days are noted with colored dot -See who is working each shift and what position -Claim and or Request open positions

Screenshots

Emergency Response Manager4 screens
Active911 ActiveTeam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Emergency Response Manager at 100% against Active911 ActiveTeam's 0%. Emergency Response Manager also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Emergency Response Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Emergency Response Manager's written reviews are positive against 0% of Active911 ActiveTeam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emergency Response Manager ships an update every 11 days, Active911 ActiveTeam every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Emergency Response Manager versus Active911 ActiveTeam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmergency Response ManagerActive911 ActiveTeam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better2.9 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSean FawcettActive911

Customer experience

Emergency Response Manager

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Active911 ActiveTeam

All ratings14 ratings
Positive35.7%
Neutral35.7%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Emergency Response Manager

No in-app purchases

None

Active911 ActiveTeam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emergency Response Manager free?
Emergency Response Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Active911 ActiveTeam free?
Active911 ActiveTeam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emergency Response Manager or Active911 ActiveTeam?
Emergency Response Manager is rated higher. Emergency Response Manager averages 5.0 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Active911 ActiveTeam averages 2.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Emergency Response Manager or Active911 ActiveTeam have ads?
Neither Emergency Response Manager nor Active911 ActiveTeam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emergency Response Manager or Active911 ActiveTeam?
Emergency Response Manager ships an update every 11 days, and Active911 ActiveTeam every 4 weeks. Most recently, Emergency Response Manager was updated on August 20, 2026 and Active911 ActiveTeam on September 28, 2026.

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