Firehub vs Backlog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firehub
This app streamlines on-site fire risk assessments with image and document uploads. It offers pre-populated responses that can be customized and provides clients with individual portals to view reports and track findings.
- On-site fire risk assessments
- Image and document uploads
- Editable pre-populated responses
- Unlimited client logins
- Individual client portals
- Progress monitoring of findings
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A clear and concise fire risk assessment app that enables you to complete fire risk assessments on site. Upload images and documents immediately and used the pre-populated commonly used responses which can be edited to your preferred phrasing. FireHub allows for unlimited client logins, your client has an individual portal with a unique login where they can view their reports and monitor the progress of their significant findings. Download the app and have one free assessment on us.
Backlog
Organize all your media, games, and books in one place. This app provides a clean, distraction-free interface to track what you want to watch, play, or read, helping you decide what to tackle next without feeling overwhelmed.
- Organize backlog across categories
- Quick item addition
- Track progress (next, completed, on hold)
- Minimalist interface
- Distraction-free design
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One list for the movies, TV shows, games and books you mean to get to. Add anything in a couple of taps, mark it Backlog, In progress or Done, and pick up where you left off. TV THAT KEEPS YOUR PLACE • Season and episode progress for every show • Tap +1 on an episode, or mark a whole season watched • A notification at 6pm your time when a show you watch has a new episode or season RATE AND REVIEW • Rate anything from half a star to five • Write a short review, up to 500 characters, public or private • Spoiler warnings, likes, and the option to report or block FIND SOMETHING NEW • Trending movies and TV, popular games, the most played and best new games on Steam, and New York Times bestsellers • Title pages with cast, trailers, seasons and where to watch in the UK MADE FOR iPHONE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including Up Next • Siri and Shortcuts • Add from Safari, IMDb or Letterboxd links with the Share sheet • Light and dark mode, with your choice of either or the system setting YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR DATA • Import your Letterboxd or Goodreads export, or any CSV • Export your whole Backlog as JSON or CSV • Stats, a yearly goal and ranks as you finish things • An optional public profile to share your reviews and your watch/play/read history • Your library syncs with usebacklog.app on the web Backlog is completely free. No ads, no tracking, no data harvesting. Absolutely 100% free - No limitations/restrictions/etc/etc/etc Movie and TV data from TMDB. Game data from RAWG and Steam. Book data from Open Library, Google Books and The New York Times.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Firehub at none against Backlog's 4. Firehub also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Backlog sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Firehub asks for nothing beyond the download.
Firehub ships an update every 6 weeks, Backlog every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firehub | Backlog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Firehub | CURTIS TAYLOR |
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Firehub
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In-app purchases
Firehub
No in-app purchases
Backlog
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip!$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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- Huge Tip$9.99









