Comparison

Active Response vs IC Mobile ALERT

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Receive emergency call outs
  • Bi-directional communication with dispatch
  • Real-time call and response status
  • Situational updates
  • Hazmat information
  • Critical situation reports
Features
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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.

About

IC Mobile ALERT

Provides real-time incident intelligence for firefighters, delivering live updates on unit assignments, tactical maps, objectives, and incident logs directly from the command post. Designed for usability in demanding environments with a clear, high-contrast interface.

Highlights
  • Real-time unit assignments
  • Live tactical map with marker positions
  • Incident objectives and strategy updates
  • Streaming incident log with timestamps
  • Synchronized incident clock
  • Dark interface for low-light conditions
Features
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IC Mobile Alert: Real-Time Incident Intelligence for Every Firefighter IC Mobile Alert puts live incident data from the command post directly into the hands of every responder on scene. No radio delays, no miscommunication, no guessing what's happening on the other side of the fireground. When your Incident Commander activates an incident through IC Mobile CMD, IC Mobile Alert delivers a continuous stream of real-time updates to every firefighter in the department, automatically. What You See in Real Time: Every unit assignment as it happens. Know which companies are assigned to which divisions, who is staged, who is en route, and who is on scene, updated the moment the IC makes a move on the command board. The full tactical map with live marker positions, division and group boundaries, hazard locations, staging areas, and the incident command post, all synced to your device as the IC places and moves them. Incident objectives, strategy selections, and priority designations pushed the moment the IC sets them. No waiting for a PAR to find out the attack plan changed. The complete incident log streaming live. Every benchmark completion, every unit status change, every radio assignment, every alarm level change, timestamped and organized. The incident clock running in perfect sync across every device. Everyone sees the same elapsed time, whether you arrived first due or joined 45 minutes in. Built for the Fireground: IC Mobile Alert is designed for firefighters wearing gloves, standing in smoke, working in direct sunlight. Dark interface, high contrast, large text, zero clutter. The information you need is front and center, nothing else. The app connects to your department's IC Mobile CMD command post automatically based on your department credentials. No setup, no configuration, no codes to enter. Log in with your department account and every active incident in your organization appears.

Screenshots

Active Response4 screens
IC Mobile ALERT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: IC Mobile ALERT at 100% against Active Response's 13%. IC Mobile ALERT also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). Active Response's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IC Mobile ALERT 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Active Response's written reviews are positive against 100% of IC Mobile ALERT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Active Response ships an update every 3 months, IC Mobile ALERT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Active Response versus IC Mobile ALERT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActive ResponseIC Mobile ALERT
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCSI Technology GroupIC Mobile LLC

Customer experience

Active Response

All ratings22 ratings
Positive31.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative68.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

IC Mobile ALERT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Active Response

No in-app purchases

None

IC Mobile ALERT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Active Response free?
Active Response is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IC Mobile ALERT free?
IC Mobile ALERT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Active Response or IC Mobile ALERT?
IC Mobile ALERT is rated higher. Active Response averages 2.3 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while IC Mobile ALERT averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Active Response or IC Mobile ALERT have ads?
Neither Active Response nor IC Mobile ALERT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Active Response or IC Mobile ALERT?
Active Response ships an update every 3 months, and IC Mobile ALERT every 2 months. Most recently, Active Response was updated on November 3, 2026 and IC Mobile ALERT on October 31, 2026.

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