Comparison

US Fire Pump vs Pump Pressure

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

Pump Pressure

This app calculates required pump discharge pressures for firefighting scenarios involving fog and smoothbore nozzles. It allows users to quickly adjust variables like flow rate, hose length, and diameter to see their impact on pressure.

Highlights
  • Fog nozzle calculations
  • Smoothbore nozzle calculations
  • Relay pumping calculations
  • Adjustable flow rate, hose length, and diameter
  • Real-time impact visualization
Features
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Dedicated screens for Fog Nozzle, SmootheBore Nozzle and Relay Pumping calculations based on flow rate, hose length, hose diameter, nozzle pressure, tip diameter, nozzle elevation. Quickly see the affects of changing any combination or all of these variables on the flow rates and required pump discharge pressures.

Screenshots

US Fire Pump4 screens
Pump Pressure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: US Fire Pump at Free against Pump Pressure's $1.99. US Fire Pump also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). Pump Pressure's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

US Fire Pump is free to download; Pump Pressure costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

US Fire Pump holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

US Fire Pump ships an update every 3 weeks, Pump Pressure every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
US Fire Pump versus Pump Pressure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUS Fire PumpPump Pressure
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUS Fire Pump Company, LLCDaragh MacGabhann

Customer experience

US Fire Pump

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

Pump Pressure

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

US Fire Pump

No in-app purchases

None

Pump Pressure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is US Fire Pump free?
US Fire Pump is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pump Pressure free?
Pump Pressure costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, US Fire Pump or Pump Pressure?
US Fire Pump is rated higher. US Fire Pump averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Pump Pressure averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do US Fire Pump or Pump Pressure have ads?
Neither US Fire Pump nor Pump Pressure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, US Fire Pump or Pump Pressure?
US Fire Pump ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pump Pressure every 5 days. Most recently, US Fire Pump was updated on September 20, 2026 and Pump Pressure on September 16, 2026.

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