Comparison

US Fire Pump vs Vision C5

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

Head to head
About

US Fire Pump

This app provides access to a comprehensive line of high-velocity and submersible fire pumps, along with supplemental fire equipment for municipal and industrial professionals. It also highlights the company's extensive emergency response team and global equipment fleet.

Highlights
  • High-velocity fire pumps
  • Submersible pumps
  • Supplemental fire equipment
  • Emergency response team
  • Global equipment fleet
Features
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US Fire Pump is a collective of over 200 years of experience in design, manufacturing, marketing and purchasing. The company’s founder, Chris Ferrara, has been involved in the firefighting industry for more than 40 years. Chris started his career as a Fireman where he later used his skills learned and his innovative ideas to found Ferrara Fire Apparatus. Under Chris’ leadership over 6000 fire apparatus were built for customers across the Globe. Protecting the lives of the public and fire industry personnel while limiting property damage is the primary mission of US Fire Pump. US Fire Pump began with the idea to create a large volume fire pump which was lacking in the industry at the time. Chris Ferrara and a team of engineers began the development of our flagship product, the High Velocity Pump. This pump is the largest compliant, single impeller fire pump in the world. In addition, a complete line of submersible pumps for municipal or industrial applications were developed and made available. US Fire Pump also supplies of full complement of supplemental fire equipment needed for municipal and industrial fire professionals to effectively do the job. With US Fire Pump’s world class product offering, Chris was able to use the company’s platform to return to his first passion, firefighting. US Fire Pump has the largest Emergency Response team and equipment fleet globally. Understanding that no two incidents are alike, and that they can happen simultaneously, US Fire Pump has made a conscious investment in emergency response assets. US Fire Pump has been contracted and responded successfully to landfill fires, ship fires, rescue events, vapor suppression events, refinery and terminal fires as well as a wide array of other major emergency events. US Fire Pump’s products, services and employees have all been “PROVEN IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE”.

About

Vision C5

This app allows users to easily update configuration settings for a specific facepiece device. It is designed to enhance situational intelligence with advanced features for improved visibility and breathing.

Highlights
  • Update configuration settings
  • Enhance situational intelligence
  • Improve field of view
  • Optimize breathing regulator
  • Integrate headphone technology
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The Vision C5 app makes it easy to update configuration settings on your 3M™ Scott™ Vision C5 facepiece. Designed using a platform approach, the 3M Scott Vision C5 Facepiece with E-Z Flo C5 Regulator incorporates the latest technology to enhance situational intelligence in a customizable solution. Featuring a wider field of view to see more, a new regulator design to breathe easier, and optional bone conduction headphone technology to hear what matters, the Vision C5 Facepiece with E-Z Flo C5 Regulator delivers the key performance qualities to help meet the changing needs of today’s firefighter.

Screenshots

US Fire Pump4 screens
Vision C54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: US Fire Pump at every 3 weeks against Vision C5's every 3 months. US Fire Pump also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for US Fire Pump against 5.0 for Vision C5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: US Fire Pump has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

US Fire Pump ships an update every 3 weeks, Vision C5 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
US Fire Pump versus Vision C5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUS Fire PumpVision C5
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUS Fire Pump Company, LLC3M Company

Customer experience

US Fire Pump

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vision C5

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

US Fire Pump

No in-app purchases

None

Vision C5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is US Fire Pump free?
US Fire Pump is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vision C5 free?
Vision C5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, US Fire Pump or Vision C5?
US Fire Pump and Vision C5 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do US Fire Pump or Vision C5 have ads?
Neither US Fire Pump nor Vision C5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, US Fire Pump or Vision C5?
US Fire Pump ships an update every 3 weeks, and Vision C5 every 3 months. Most recently, US Fire Pump was updated on September 20, 2026 and Vision C5 on September 10, 2026.

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