# Firesource vs Wildfire Aware®

Firesource and Wildfire Aware® both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 98% of Wildfire Aware®'s written reviews are positive against 39% of Firesource's. Firesource's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 24). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Wildfire Aware® sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Firesource asks for nothing beyond the download.

Firesource holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Firesource has 2.7K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Firesource's written reviews are positive against 98% of Wildfire Aware®'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Firesource ships an update every 2 months, Wildfire Aware® every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Firesource | Wildfire Aware® |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (2.7K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firesource-live-wildfires/id1517932241/reviews)** | [4.5 (24 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wildfire-aware/id1641955631/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **2.7K** | 24 |
| Positive reviews | 38.6% of reviews | **97.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Freemium |
| Size | 38 MB | 56 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Hemal doshi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1517932240) | [The Analytical Moose LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1641955633) |

## What reviewers say

### Firesource

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firesource-live-wildfires/id1517932241)

Track live wildfires with real-time data on a map and in a feed. Access detailed fire perimeters, news updates, and air quality measurements. Users can also report nearby fires with photos and location data.

**Highlights:** Live fire map and feed, Real-time fire perimeters, Air quality measurements (AQI), User-reported fire alerts, Satellite fire detections, News updates and reports

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great for road closures
- 👍 Nice app to have for fire research
- 👍 Comprehensive fire records

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Inaccurate and outdated information
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app issues
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 👎 Limited coverage (no Canada, Australia)
- 👎 Difficult to view fire perimeters

**Reported bugs**

- Fires not showing up on the map
- Air quality data not updating
- App keeps logging users out

**Requested features**

- Horizontal view for iPad
- Notifications for nearby fires
- More detailed fire information (size, direction, containment)


### Wildfire Aware®

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wildfire-aware/id1641955631)

This app offers an interactive map to monitor wildfires with real-time satellite detection and incident data. It provides environmental overlays and near-real-time notifications for areas you care about, including fire weather information.

**Highlights:** Interactive wildfire map, Satellite detection layers, Detailed incident information, Environmental overlays, Near-real-time notifications, Fire weather information

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wildfire Aware Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Wildfire Aware | $2.99 | per month |
| Wildfire Aware Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| Wildfire Aware | $19.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Quick notifications
- 👍 Easy to use
- ✅ Up-to-date and accurate information
- 🗺️ Shows close-by cameras
- 💡 Alert radius setting

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App slept on
- 🐛 App seems to have removed a feature (wind streams)
- 🐛 Extremely slow and constantly freezes
- 🐛 Crashed multiple times during a wildfire

**Reported bugs**

- Extremely slow and constantly freezes
- Crashes multiple times
- Took forever to load during a wildfire

**Requested features**

- Reintroduce wind streams overlay on the map


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Firesource free?

Firesource is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Wildfire Aware® free?

Wildfire Aware® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Firesource or Wildfire Aware®?

Firesource is rated higher. Firesource averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Wildfire Aware® averages 4.5 from 24 ratings.

### Do Firesource or Wildfire Aware® have ads?

Neither Firesource nor Wildfire Aware® shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Firesource or Wildfire Aware®?

Firesource ships an update every 2 months, and Wildfire Aware® every 6 weeks. Most recently, Firesource was updated on October 25, 2026 and Wildfire Aware® on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*