Heliwise4Mobile vs Rescue Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heliwise4Mobile
This app offers essential line maintenance functions for helicopter operations, enabling data download and debriefing via Wi-Fi connection to the Helicopter's Data Transfer Device. It optimizes on-field performance for daily tasks.
- Wi-Fi connection to Data Transfer Device
- Data download
- Data debriefing
- FDM data conversion to CSV
- Optimizes on-field operations
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Heliwise4Mobile is a Leonardo Helicopters app that provides a selection of fundamental Heliwise line maintenance functionalities, available in a portable solution to optimize the performance of the daily on-field operations. Within this application release, the Operator will have the opportunity to exploit the following features: § Wi-Fi connection to the Helicopter’s Data Transfer Device (DTD) § Data Download § Data Debrief Specifically, the Wi-Fi download capability is available exclusively for helicopters equipped with the HUMS LH Family system. As an additional feature, for all helicopters with HUMS LH Family system integrated in the avionics suite (i.e. AW169 and AW189/149), Heliwise4Mobile apps are able to download and convert FDM data into CSV format in order to make them available to the Operator for detailed analysis.
Rescue Shift
This app helps firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs manage their complex rotating work schedules. It displays your entire work calendar, tracks overtime and training, and allows you to share your schedule with family.
- Custom rotation scheduling
- Overtime and training tracking
- Retirement countdown
- Family schedule sharing
- First responder focused
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RescueShift is shift scheduling software built for fire departments, EMS agencies, and 24/7 public-safety crews. Retire the station whiteboard, the group text, and the spreadsheet. Your whole crew (and your family) works off one live schedule. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See who's on duty today, by station and apparatus • Run traditional rotations: 24/48, 48/96, 24/72, 3x12, 4x10, Kelly days, or a custom pattern • Post open shifts to a sign-up board and let members claim them from their phone • Catch coverage gaps before a unit drops below minimum staffing • Approve trades, PTO, and shift drops in one inbox with a staffing-impact check • Track FLSA 7(k) overtime across 7–28 day work periods • Put a live, read-only coverage board on any station TV, no login needed • Track certifications and continuing education so nothing expires unnoticed • Share your personal schedule with up to 10 family members BUILT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS Firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, engineers, and 911 dispatchers. It also fits contract ambulance services, hospital emergency departments, and any team that runs around-the-clock coverage. PRICING Free for individuals (ad-supported). Premium ($2.99/mo) removes ads and adds family sharing. Department plans add the admin dashboard, roster, trades, whiteboard, and analytics. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rescueshift.com/privacy https://rescueshift.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Heliwise4Mobile at 3.3 against Rescue Shift's 1.0. Heliwise4Mobile also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Rescue Shift sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Heliwise4Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Heliwise4Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Heliwise4Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, Rescue Shift monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heliwise4Mobile | Rescue Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 424 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AgustaWestland S.p.A. | Eduardo Verde |
Customer experience
Heliwise4Mobile
Rescue Shift
In-app purchases
Heliwise4Mobile
No in-app purchases
Rescue Shift
- Premium RescueShift$2.991 Month
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