Comparison

US Fire Pump vs Reverse Flow

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

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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

Reverse Flow

This professional fireground hydraulics platform assists firefighters and pump operators in calculating complex flow rates, pump discharge pressures, and relay pumping requirements. It supports various nozzle types and allows for custom hose coefficients and elevation adjustments for accurate operational planning and decision support.

Highlights
  • Reverse Flow calculations
  • Required PDP calculations
  • Relay Pumping calculations
  • Split Lay analysis
  • Pump Chart storage
  • Nozzle support
  • Custom hose coefficients
Features
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The ultimate Fireground Hydraulics app! Constantly evolving and improving features. Currently includes: - Generous Suite of calculators - Friction Loss and Pump chart generators - Reference Materials - IOS Widgets Completely Free | No Purchase Required | Supported by the Reverse Flow Community Privacy Policy: https://reverse-flow.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

US Fire Pump4 screens
Reverse Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: US Fire Pump at none against Reverse Flow's 4. US Fire Pump also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Reverse Flow's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Reverse Flow sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. US Fire Pump asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 Reverse Flow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

US Fire Pump ships an update every 3 weeks, Reverse Flow weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
US Fire Pump versus Reverse Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUS Fire PumpReverse Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Number of ratings9 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUS Fire Pump Company, LLCDEREK ANDREW MURDOCK

Customer experience

US Fire Pump

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

Reverse Flow

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

US Fire Pump

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Reverse Flow

Subscriptions2
  • Reverse Flow Monthly Support $3$2.991 Month
  • Reverse Flow Monthly Support $10$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Reverse Flow One-Time Support $5$4.99
  • Reverse Flow Pro$4.99

Questions

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

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