Comparison

FireSync Ops vs ArcGIS Survey123 Mobile

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

Head to head
About

FireSync Ops

This app provides essential information for firefighters and paramedics, including maps, weather data, incident response guides, and department-specific directories. It offers real-time access to critical resources for emergency operations.

Highlights
  • Interactive maps with weather data
  • Digital incident response pocket guide
  • Department-specific forms and directories
  • Real-time weather and fire behavior analysis
  • Helispot and channel plan information
  • Live radio stream access
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FireSync Ops is a one-of-a-kind tool for fire departments that puts key information into the hands of frontline firefighters and paramedics. Current Capabilities: Maps. View maps and georeferenced PDF files published by your department as well as weather radar, wind forecasts, weather stations, helispots, repeaters, and more. Hotspot Finder. It only takes one overlooked hotspot to cause loss of property and life. No other system allows you to track and clear hotspots like FireSync Ops. Forms. Easily fill out your department's forms. WX/Fire Behavior. View weather stations, NWS alerts, NWS FWF, department fire weather forecasts, fuel models, and pocket cards. It also has calculators for RH & Dew point, FDFM & PIG, and allows you to create Fire WX Observer Records. IRPG. The full Incident Response Pocket Guide is included in an easy to use format that allows you to rapidly access any section. GPS. Display your current latitude and longitude in multiple formats. Helispots. Provides locations and vital information relating to the approved helispots used by your department. Channel Plans. Easily browse and search your department's channel plans and repeaters. Live Radio. Listen to any radio channels your department has setup for online broadcasting. QualCard. Enter your qualcard for convenient access. Fire Intel. View National and GACC preparedness levels along with other useful information & links. Other Department Information. FireSync Ops can display a wide array of other information published by your department such as geo directories (e.g. swiftwater), station and personnel directories, documents, web links and more.

About

ArcGIS Survey123 Mobile

Features
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Smart forms and surveys for digital data collection. Survey123 Mobile helps mobile workers collect field data with speed and precision. Capture location-aware survey responses anytime, anywhere—even offline—and sync seamlessly with your ArcGIS platform for real-time analysis and decision making. From gathering public feedback to conducting inspections or documenting field conditions, Survey123 Mobile helps ensure that data capture is efficient and reliable. ArcGIS is available on your desktop, in a browser, and on smartphones and tablets. Survey123 Mobile is Esri's form-centric app on mobile devices. Note: Survey123 Mobile is the next generation mobile data collection app in the ArcGIS Survey123 product family. Designed with new technology, it can be used side by side with the current Survey123 field app. Survey123 Mobile offers new features outside of the Survey123 field app. Try Survey123 Mobile to explore the future of mobile data collection and evaluate future releases to transition existing Survey123 field app surveys to Survey123 Mobile. Note about permissions: Survey123 Mobile is designed for organizational use. This app requires that you have an ArcGIS organizational account to collect and update data. Public surveys shared by organizations can be accessed without sign in for crowd sourcing or citizen science purposes. Collect and submit data with precision: - Capture data using a wide variety of question types including text, map, choice lists, dates, photos, signatures, and barcodes. - Collect data online or offline and sync when connected. - Capture location information using your device GPS. - Use maps in surveys to select points. - Apply skip logic, calculations, and data validation to ensure high-quality responses. - Attach photos and audio to survey responses. - Create multilingual surveys. Work securely with your organization: - Securely connect to your ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise organization. - Submit surveys to trigger feature service webhooks that automate downstream workflows. Collaborate and analyze results: - Access and complete publicly shared surveys in the field without needing to sign in, allowing you to provide feedback or contribute data for crowd sourcing projects. - Integrate data submitted from Survey123 Mobile with ArcGIS Dashboards, ArcGIS Experience Builder, and other ArcGIS solutions to enhance visualization and analysis. - Submit reliable survey data to support professional reports that can be generated using customizable report templates on the Survey123 website. - Submit survey data in the field to make it available for export in formats such as CSV, Microsoft Excel, shapefile, or file geodatabase through the Survey123 website, ArcGIS Online, or ArcGIS Enterprise.

Screenshots

FireSync Ops4 screens
ArcGIS Survey123 Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FireSync Ops at 15.0 against ArcGIS Survey123 Mobile's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FireSync Ops versus ArcGIS Survey123 Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFireSync OpsArcGIS Survey123 Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB180 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperForceReadiness.comESRI

In-app purchases

None

FireSync Ops

No in-app purchases

None

ArcGIS Survey123 Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FireSync Ops free?
FireSync Ops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArcGIS Survey123 Mobile free?
ArcGIS Survey123 Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FireSync Ops or ArcGIS Survey123 Mobile have ads?
Neither FireSync Ops nor ArcGIS Survey123 Mobile shows ads.

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