Active Response vs IAAI
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.
IAAI
Access event details, agendas, and check-in information for fire investigation professionals. This app connects members of an international association dedicated to suppressing arson through professional investigation.
- Event information access
- Agenda details
- Evaluation forms
- Check-in functionality
- Maps
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The International Association of Arson Investigators® (IAAI®) is an international professional association of more than 10,000 fire investigation professionals, united by a strong commitment to suppress the crime of arson through professional fire investigation. Using this app you can access IAAI event information, agenda, evaluations, check-in, maps, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IAAI at 5.0 against Active Response's 2.3. Active Response's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IAAI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Active Response has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Active Response ships an update every 3 months, IAAI every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Response | IAAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSI Technology Group | Results at Hand Software LLC |
Customer experience
Active Response
IAAI
In-app purchases
Active Response
No in-app purchases
IAAI
No in-app purchases
