Active Response vs Portertrac
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.
Portertrac
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Portertrac helps you manage available resources in demand-led environments and distribute tasks in real-time. Porter management ensures tasks are handled effectively, within service levels and identifies any exception to performance. Portertrac helps some of Europe’s largest healthcare providers and their private-sector partners deliver exceptional patient and customer experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Portertrac at every 4 weeks against Active Response's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Active Response ships an update every 3 months, Portertrac every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Response | Portertrac |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSI Technology Group | Team Software |
In-app purchases
Active Response
No in-app purchases
Portertrac
No in-app purchases
