MyFW vs V
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyFW
This app facilitates community engagement and collaboration. It allows residents to work together to foster a stronger, more connected city.
- Community building
- Resident collaboration
- City engagement
- Strengthen community ties
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MyFW - Working together to build a strong community.
V
This app provides a mobile safety solution to alert individuals about threats or important announcements, even when traditional notification systems are unavailable. It allows for the creation of virtual perimeters to define areas of concern.
- Mobile life safety solution
- Expand notification reach
- Alerts for indoor, outdoor, and on-the-go users
- Set virtual perimeters
- Notify of threats or announcements
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A life safety solution at your fingertips. V-Alert Mobile helps you expand your reach where traditional notifications such as speakers, horns, call boxes and LED signs may not be present. Now you can reach people inside, outside, or on the go. Set virtual perimeters that notifies people of a specific area of a threat or important announcement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyFW at 4.0 against V's 3.4. MyFW also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). V's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MyFW holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyFW has 33 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of MyFW's written reviews are positive against 0% of V's.
MyFW ships an update every 5 weeks, V every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | MyFW | V |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (33 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Fort Worth, Texas | Valcom Inc |
Customer experience
MyFW
V
In-app purchases
MyFW
No in-app purchases
V
No in-app purchases
