FireTEXTAPP vs The 2nd Alarm Project
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FireTEXTAPP
This app provides emergency personnel with a reliable backup communication system. Designed by experienced first responders, it aims to enhance the efficiency and coordination of emergency response teams through robust features.
- Backup communication system
- Enhanced efficiency for emergency teams
- Improved coordination
- Reliable communication tools
- Designed by first responders
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FireTEXT® was created by emergency personnel, for emergency personnel. With over 50 years of combined experience as first responders, we understand the importance of reliable backup communication systems. Our app is designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency response teams through robust and reliable features. FireTEXT® is committed to providing first responders with the tools they need to enhance communication, coordination, and overall effectiveness. Download the FireTEXT app today and experience the difference that reliable backup communication can make in emergency situations.
The 2nd Alarm Project
This app provides evidence-based behavioral health services to firefighters in NW Florida. It's a collaborative effort between university faculty, community partners, and first responder organizations, offering expertise in trauma and behavioral health.
- Evidence-based behavioral health services
- Reduced barriers to access
- Collaboration with first responders
- Expertise in trauma and behavioral health
- Support for firefighters
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The 2nd Alarm Project seeks to reduce barriers and increase access to evidence-based behavioral health services for firefighters in the NW Florida. This project is a collaboration of local university faculty and staff, community partners, and first responder organizations. Our team is comprised of clinicians and researchers with decades of experience working in trauma, behavioral health service delivery, and with first responder populations. Our partners include active first responder organizations, agencies who serve first responders, as well as first responders themselves and their family members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: FireTEXTAPP at 326 against The 2nd Alarm Project's 5. The 2nd Alarm Project's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
The 2nd Alarm Project holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireTEXTAPP has 326 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FireTEXTAPP ships an update every 2 months, The 2nd Alarm Project every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | FireTEXTAPP | The 2nd Alarm Project |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (326 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 326 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FireText | Ace InfoTech LLC |
Customer experience
FireTEXTAPP
The 2nd Alarm Project
In-app purchases
FireTEXTAPP
No in-app purchases
The 2nd Alarm Project
No in-app purchases
