Active Response vs PTVSS Mobile 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Active Response
This app enables volunteer firefighters to receive and respond to emergency dispatch calls. It provides a two-way communication link with dispatch, showing call and response status, and delivers situational updates and critical information.
- Receive emergency call outs
- Bi-directional communication with dispatch
- Real-time call and response status
- Situational updates
- Hazmat information
- Critical situation reports
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The Active Response smartphone application allows volunteer firefighters to receive and respond to emergency call outs from their local jurisdiction' s computer aided dispatch system. Once an account is set up, the firefighter has a bi-directional communications link with dispatch showing call and response status. The firefighter can also receive situational updates, hazmat information, and critical situation reports.
PTVSS Mobile 2
Access and manage live video feeds from your surveillance system. Review recorded footage and control camera settings remotely. Designed for efficient monitoring and playback of security camera streams.
- Live video streaming
- Playback recorded footage
- Remote camera control
- Surveillance system management
- Efficient monitoring
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Live, playback & control
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PTVSS Mobile 2 at 3.8 against Active Response's 2.3. PTVSS Mobile 2 also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Active Response's advantage is review sentiment (13% vs 0%) and ratings volume (22 vs 6). 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.
PTVSS Mobile 2 holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Active Response's written reviews are positive against 0% of PTVSS Mobile 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Active Response | PTVSS Mobile 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (22 ratings) | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CSI Technology Group | Packetalk LLC |
Customer experience
Active Response
PTVSS Mobile 2
In-app purchases
Active Response
No in-app purchases
PTVSS Mobile 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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