# Active Wildfire Tracker Map vs Wildfire Aware®

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wildfire Aware® at 98% against Active Wildfire Tracker Map's 0%. Wildfire Aware® also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). Active Wildfire Tracker Map's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume and device support there is nothing between them.

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

Wildfire Aware® holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Active Wildfire Tracker Map's written reviews are positive against 98% of Wildfire Aware®'s.

Active Wildfire Tracker Map ships an update fortnightly, Wildfire Aware® every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Active Wildfire Tracker Map | Wildfire Aware® |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.3 (13 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/active-wildfire-tracker-map/id1523119825/reviews) | **[4.5 (24 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wildfire-aware/id1641955631/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 13 | **24** |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | **97.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 6 weeks |
| Monetization | **Ad-supported** | Freemium |
| Size | 3 MB | 56 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [corey hoggard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1042853133) | [The Analytical Moose LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1641955633) |

## What reviewers say

### Active Wildfire Tracker Map

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/active-wildfire-tracker-map/id1523119825)

This app provides an interactive map of current active wildfires across the US. Data is updated hourly and includes GPS functionality for location tracking.

**Highlights:** Interactive wildfire map, Current US wildfire tracking, Hourly data updates, GPS capabilities

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### 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 Active Wildfire Tracker Map free?

Active Wildfire Tracker Map 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, Active Wildfire Tracker Map or Wildfire Aware®?

Wildfire Aware® is rated higher. Active Wildfire Tracker Map averages 2.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Wildfire Aware® averages 4.5 from 24 ratings.

### Do Active Wildfire Tracker Map or Wildfire Aware® have ads?

Active Wildfire Tracker Map shows ads; Wildfire Aware® does not.

### Which is updated more often, Active Wildfire Tracker Map or Wildfire Aware®?

Active Wildfire Tracker Map ships an update fortnightly, and Wildfire Aware® every 6 weeks. Most recently, Active Wildfire Tracker Map was updated on September 21, 2026 and Wildfire Aware® on September 18, 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.*