FBP Go vs eTDC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FBP Go
This app offers a mobile tool for calculating wildfire behavior in real-time. It provides quantitative estimates for spread rate, intensity, and fire area across various Canadian fuel types. Designed to assist fire personnel, it complements professional judgment.
- Fire behavior calculations
- Estimates spread rate and intensity
- Supports 18 fuel types
- Covers Canadian fuel groupings
- Field-ready mobile solution
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FBP Go provides users a mobile solution to perform fire behaviour calculations in the field. FBP Go is intended to supplement, not replace, the experience and judgment of fire personnel. The Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System is a systematic method for assessing wildfire behaviour potential. Quantitative estimates of head fire spread rate, fire intensity, type of fire, spread distance, elliptical fire area, perimeter, and perimeter growth rate are provided for eighteen fuel types within five broad groupings (coniferous, deciduous, and mixedwood forests, logging slash, and grass), covering most of the major wildfire fuel types found in Canada.
eTDC
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A forestry app used to collect data in the field, with region specific capabilities
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: eTDC at every 5 days against FBP Go's every 6 months. FBP Go's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FBP Go ships an update every 6 months, eTDC every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FBP Go | eTDC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Government of British Columbia | Pawel Migdal |
In-app purchases
FBP Go
No in-app purchases
eTDC
No in-app purchases
