Comparison

FBP Go vs First Due Unify

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fire behavior calculations
  • Estimates spread rate and intensity
  • Supports 18 fuel types
  • Covers Canadian fuel groupings
  • Field-ready mobile solution
Features
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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.

About

First Due Unify

Features
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Maximize your Unify 2026 experience with the official event app. Build your schedule, save favorite sessions, and stay up to date with event announcements and real-time updates.

Screenshots

FBP Go4 screens
First Due Unify3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FBP Go at 13.0 against First Due Unify's 15.5. 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
FBP Go versus First Due Unify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFBP GoFirst Due Unify
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGovernment of British ColumbiaLocality Media, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

FBP Go

No in-app purchases

None

First Due Unify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FBP Go free?
FBP Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is First Due Unify free?
First Due Unify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FBP Go or First Due Unify have ads?
Neither FBP Go nor First Due Unify shows ads.

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