Active Response vs FireTek
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.
FireTek
This app provides incident notifications and mapping details for first responders. Users can respond to scenes or stations, share their intentions and ETA, and access a history of recent and past calls.
- Incident notifications (push/SMS)
- Incident mapping and details
- Respond to scene/station
- Share intentions and ETA
- Recent call list
- Historical call data by location
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Designed for first responders, the app sends incident notifications (push or SMS) and allows the authorized user to get additional information and mapping details for the incident. The user can then respond to scene or station, making his or her intentions and ETA known to other department members. It also provides a list of recent calls for the department and a historical listing of all calls associated with a location/address. It's simple, secure, and lightning fast.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FireTek at 3.5 against Active Response's 2.3. FireTek also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 13%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Active Response's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
FireTek holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Active Response's written reviews are positive against 44% of FireTek's.
Active Response ships an update every 3 months, FireTek weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Response | FireTek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (22 ratings) | 3.5 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CSI Technology Group | Underdog Technologies LLC dba FireTek |
Customer experience
Active Response
FireTek
In-app purchases
Active Response
No in-app purchases
FireTek
No in-app purchases
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