Active Response vs Red Voice App
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.
Red Voice App
This tool provides first responders with instant answers to policy, law, and community resource questions. It accesses information exclusively from department-endorsed documents to ensure accuracy and improve outcomes for officers and communities.
- Policy and law questions
- Community resource lookup
- Department-endorsed documents
- Voice and text input
- Improved responder outcomes
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Red Voice is a software designed by first responders, for first responders. Users speak or type questions on policy, law, or community resources. In response, the app pulls the best available answers from department endorsed documents only. Our mission is to improve outcomes for officers, departments, and communities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Red Voice App at 5.0 against Active Response's 2.3. Red Voice App also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Active Response's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Red Voice App 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Active Response ships an update every 3 months, Red Voice App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Response | Red Voice App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CSI Technology Group | Blue Voice Inc. |
Customer experience
Active Response
Red Voice App
In-app purchases
Active Response
No in-app purchases
Red Voice App
No in-app purchases
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