Firewatch vs Anova Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firewatch
Receive real-time alerts for dangerous events during protests. Mark hazardous locations with descriptive pins that others can verify, ensuring an accurate and updated map. Monitor custom locations and receive notifications even when the app is in the background.
- Real-time danger alerts
- User-generated location pins
- Pin verification system
- Custom location monitoring
- Background operation
- Anonymous data collection
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Firewatch provides real-time alerts for dangerous events happening near you during protests. Use descriptive pins to mark dangerous locations for other Firewatch users. Those nearby dangerous events will be alerted of its location. Users can verify pins if they are nearby. Our voting algorithm will work to keep the map as updated and accurate as possible, false reports will be taken down. Users can also monitor custom locations such as their parked car, subway stop, or exit route for any dangerous events while they protest. Firewatch can also run in the background while your screen is off to conserve battery life, we will still notify you if danger is nearby. We also don't store user location, so no matter what your data is anonymous! Protest safely with Firewatch, download Firewatch today!
Anova Connect
Monitor your tanks with real-time data, historical usage metrics, and push notifications for alerts. Manage multiple locations in one account and easily request service or fills.
- Multiple locations in one account
- Current and historical usage metrics
- Real-time device data
- Push notifications for alerts
- Service and fill requests
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Anova Connect allows you to view data from your monitored tanks. Using this app, access other key features. * Multiple locations in one account * Current level and historical usage metrics * Real-time data from devices * Push notifications for alerts and messages * Easily place service or fill requests
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Firewatch at 4.6 against Anova Connect's 2.2. Firewatch also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). Anova Connect's advantage is review sentiment (10% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Firewatch holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 20 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Firewatch's written reviews are positive against 10% of Anova Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Firewatch ships an update every 6 weeks, Anova Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firewatch | Anova Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | 2.2 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 9.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jay Patel | DataOnline LLC |
Customer experience
Firewatch
Anova Connect
In-app purchases
Firewatch
No in-app purchases
Anova Connect
No in-app purchases
