FireDash vs JFRD Hydrants
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FireDash
This platform helps manage and track fire hydrant data, including cataloging, inspections, maintenance, mapping, and reporting. It ensures the safety and reliability of fire hydrant infrastructure for various industries and offers a residential mode for homeowners to locate hydrants.
- Cataloging and inspection records
- Maintenance tracking
- Mapping of hydrant locations
- Reporting features
- Residential mode for hydrant locator
- Scheduling capabilities
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Fire Hydrant Manager is a powerful platform to manage and track data related to fire hydrants. With its cataloging, inspection and maintenance records, mapping, and reporting features, the software provides a comprehensive solution for Insurance agencies, HOA's, Public Works, Fire Departments and many other industries to ensure the safety and reliability of their fire hydrant infrastructure. FIRE HYDRANT FOR ORGANIZATIONS ON THE WEB Your account works everywhere. Sign in at https://online.firedash.us to manage fire hydrant data, locations, status and more. FireDash Residential is completely redesigned — faster, cleaner, and easier to use. • Find the nearest fire hydrant to your home, with live distance and directions • Insurance Distance Proof — preview, download, or print a verified PDF for your insurer • Report a hydrant that's leaking, damaged, blocked, or out of service in seconds • A fresh new home dashboard with your closest hydrant and recent activity • Track your hydrants, reports, and insurance certificates in one place • Refer a friend and earn rewards • Faster startup and smoother navigation throughout ALSO ON THE WEB Your account works everywhere. Sign in at https://resident.firedash.us to find hydrants, file and track reports, and download your insurance distance proofs from any browser — always in sync with the app. EULA Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Thanks for using FireDash!
JFRD Hydrants
Access a public map of fire hydrant locations and information. Explore hydrant data, search areas, and enhance emergency preparedness. Authorized municipal users can sign in for additional operational tools.
- Interactive fire hydrant map
- Publicly available hydrant data
- Searchable map areas
- Optional sign-in for municipal users
- Emergency preparedness information
- Community infrastructure access
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The Fire Hydrant Map app provides public access to fire hydrant locations and related information through an interactive map. Citizens, community members, and organizations can explore hydrant locations, search areas of interest, and view publicly available hydrant data without creating an account. For authorized municipal users, the app also offers optional sign-in access to additional operational and inspection tools. The app is designed to improve public awareness, emergency preparedness, and access to community infrastructure information. The app provides full public access to hydrant map layers without login. Login is only required for operational workflows used by authorized personnel.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JFRD Hydrants at 5.0 against FireDash's 3.0. JFRD Hydrants also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). FireDash's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. FireDash sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. JFRD Hydrants asks for nothing beyond the download.
JFRD Hydrants holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
FireDash ships an update every 2 months, JFRD Hydrants every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FireDash | JFRD Hydrants |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wrights Creative Services, L.L.C. | City of Jacksonville, FL |
Customer experience
FireDash
JFRD Hydrants
In-app purchases
FireDash
- FireDash Locator Service$2.991 Month
- FireDash Risk Assessment$7.991 Month
- Read Flow$24.997 Days
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- Hydrant Watch$29.991 Month
- Flow Commander$199.991 Month
- Flow Master$599.001 Month
JFRD Hydrants
No in-app purchases
