Active Response vs Command Bridge
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.
Command Bridge
This app facilitates the management and coordination of emergency service resources and responses. It allows for the secure exchange of critical information, status updates, and access to essential resources like preplans and hydrant data. Optional CAD integration provides live call notifications and unit tracking.
- Resource and response coordination
- Information exchange with partners
- Staffing and unit status updates
- Secure communication
- Preplan and resource storage
- Optional CAD integration
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Command Bridge is the premier platform for managing and coordinating Emergency Service resources and responses. Seamlessly exchange crucial information regarding response partners, relay current staffing and unit statuses to dispatch, mutual aid partners, and stakeholders, effortlessly store and retrieve preplans, hydrant data, checklists, and other essential resources, among other features. Facilitate secure communication with partners and key contacts, ensuring confidentiality without the need to disclose personal contact information. Coordinate your responses with optional CAD integration for live call notification, live unit tracking, and full notes access. Sign up now for a free trial and never look back!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Command Bridge at 5.0 against Active Response's 2.3. Command Bridge also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Active Response's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Command Bridge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Active Response has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Active Response ships an update every 3 months, Command Bridge every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Response | Command Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — 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 | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSI Technology Group | DP Cloud LLC |
Customer experience
Active Response
Command Bridge
In-app purchases
Active Response
No in-app purchases
Command Bridge
No in-app purchases
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