Smoke Point vs Fire Alert for Forests
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smoke Point
Locate new wildfires using camera networks and crowd-sourced data. Triangulate fire positions with uncertainty bounds and receive notifications for nearby observations to aid firefighters and citizens.
- Access 800+ camera images
- Acquire position and directional observations
- Triangulate fire position with uncertainty
- Utilize crowd-sourced observations
- Receive push notifications for new observations
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Quickly locate the positions of new wild fires through the ALERTCalifornia and Alert Wildfire camera networks, your phone's camera, and crowd-sourced observations from nearby users. * Access information and live images from 800+ (and growing) ALERTCalifornia (http://alertca.live/) and Alert Wildfire (http://www.alertwildfire.org/) camera images * Acquire position and directional observations directly from your mobile device * Triangulate fire position with uncertainty bounds * Utilize your own observations as well as those shared by users nearby * Receive push notifications for new nearby observations Help firefighters and local citizens gain situational awareness in the early stages of new wildfires, when accurate and actionable information is scarce. Smoke Point is an app used by firefighters and the public to provide location information about new fires in the wildland. Smoke Point is purpose-built for triangulation of fire position using ALERTCalifornia and Alert Wildfire cameras and the phone's built-in camera.
Fire Alert for Forests
Receive real-time alerts for global heat anomalies and potential wildfires using NASA satellite data. This tool empowers users to prepare, prevent, and protect against forest fires, especially in areas lacking early warning systems.
- Real-time global heat anomaly alerts
- Utilizes NASA satellite data
- Customizable area monitoring
- Swift wildfire detection
- Supports climate protection efforts
- User-friendly interface
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Prepare, prevent, protect with FireAlert from Plant-for-the-Planet that harnesses the power of NASA satellite data to provide real-time alerts of global heat anomalies - a potent tool in the battle against wildfires. As the climate crisis fuels forest fires, early detection is the key to prevention. Yet, many regions globally lack efficient early warning systems. This is where FireAlert steps in, delivering a free and user-friendly solution to detect and combat wildfires swiftly, especially in regions lacking robust early warning systems. FireAlert provides a significant advantage by turning NASA's advanced FIRMS system data into actionable insights. Until now, this data was only accessible via email. With FireAlert, you can specify the area you wish to monitor and receive real-time alerts on your smartphone, empowering you to respond rapidly to forest fires near your area or restoration projects. FireAlert aims to contribute significantly to climate protection, support firefighting missions, and aid restoration organizations globally. Join us in this critical mission against wildfires, for the future of our planet is in our hands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smoke Point at 67% against Fire Alert for Forests's 0%. Smoke Point also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1). Fire Alert for Forests's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Fire Alert for Forests holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smoke Point has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Smoke Point's written reviews are positive against 0% of Fire Alert for Forests's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Smoke Point | Fire Alert for Forests |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gabriel Schine | Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation, Stiftung des burgerlichen Rechts |
Customer experience
Smoke Point
Fire Alert for Forests
In-app purchases
Smoke Point
No in-app purchases
Fire Alert for Forests
No in-app purchases
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