Comparison

Freedom eCall vs Tether

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

Head to head
About

Freedom eCall

Features
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Freedom eCall by Heritage MedCall: an add-on to the Sentry Freedom wireless emergency call system for notification on mobile iOS devices to staff members from resident alarms. Notifications can be sent to all mobile users or separated by floor or area. β€’ Place a staff assist call directly from an alarm. β€’ Call the resident using quick link to assigned phone number for resident. β€’ Respond to alarms which notifies other mobile users and desktop application that you will be attending to call. β€’ Finalize call and add a canned note or type in specific note about alarm. Mobile app uses location services to aid in providing staff notifications which will cause some additional battery usage. Freedom eCall is not a stand-alone application and will only work when on the same local WIFI network.

About

Tether

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Tether remembers where you parked and leads you back along your own footsteps, even in an underground garage where GPS gives up. TIE YOUR SPOT IN ONE TAP Tap "Tie here" and the spot is saved the moment you touch the button. A mistaken tap can be undone for a few seconds. A photo, a note and a bay number are optional and can be added later. FOLLOW YOUR OWN THREAD BACK While Tether is open, it draws the path you walk away from the car. On the way back, "Find my car" follows that path, through the stairwell and across the lot, and shows the distance left and about how many steps. When GPS cannot reach, the path keeps growing from your steps and compass, so underground it is an estimate, not a survey. If Tether is open as you drive down, its barometer notices which underground level you parked on. Tether records the path only while the app is open; a stretch it missed shows as a dotted line, not a guess. PARKING METER TIMER Wind the meter with a dial, a preset from 30 minutes to 4 hours, or any length up to 24 hours. Choose how early you want a reminder, from 5 minutes to 2 hours before, and Tether sends a notification (allow notifications when asked). Choose more than 5 minutes and you also get a second one at 5 minutes left, and one when time runs out. It helps you avoid a parking ticket; it does not replace checking the meter. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH - Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Control Center button (iOS 18 and later) - Siri and Shortcuts: "Where's my car in Tether?" - Pocket mode: taps that quicken as you get close, so you can look up from the screen while Tether is open - Open in Maps for walking directions to the spot - A history of your past parking sessions, saved in the app PRIVACY No ads and no account. Your spots, photos, notes and paths are saved in the app and never uploaded to us; street names and maps come from Apple Maps. Tether counts how the app is used and reports crashes so it can be improved; neither includes where you parked. Tether needs your location while you use it. Motion & Fitness access (steps and barometer) and the camera are optional. iPhone only, iOS 17.6 or later.

Screenshots

Freedom eCall3 screens
Tether4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Freedom eCall at 3 against Tether's 1. Freedom eCall also leads on iOS requirement (10.2 vs 17.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Freedom eCall versus Tether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreedom eCallTether
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.2 β€” better17.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size20 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHeritage MedCall, LLCMykola Rudenko

In-app purchases

None

Freedom eCall

No in-app purchases

None

Tether

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Freedom eCall free?
Freedom eCall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tether free?
Tether is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Freedom eCall or Tether have ads?
Neither Freedom eCall nor Tether shows ads.

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