Commix.io vs First Arriving
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Commix.io
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Commix.io is the leading intranet and asset distribution platform that allows organizations to digitize company culture, knowledge sharing, and communication seamlessly. - One Digital Hub: A unified entry point to access all file repositories and knowledge base content for your organization. - Empower staff success: Allow controlled staff access to digital training, documentation, FAQs, new-hire feeds, and more. - Communicate: Create encrypted group chats, along with direct one-on-one private messaging to enrich organizational communication. -------------- Do not download this application if you have not been invited by your organizational administrator. To learn more, visit our website at www.commix.io.
First Arriving
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First Arriving is the internal communications platform for fire, EMS and police departments. It puts the information that matters to your stations, leadership and personnel in one place, and keeps everyone on the same page wherever they are: at the station, on a call or off shift. Your department publishes it once. Every member sees it on their phone. STAY INFORMED News and announcements: department news, incident updates and personnel announcements, with photos and full details. Filter by category or search to find what you need. Events: trainings, drills, meetings and community events with the date, time and location, so nobody misses what is coming up. Videos: training and briefing videos from your department, ready to watch on any shift. Document library: SOPs, policies, forms and reference material, organized by category and always the current version. STAY ACCOUNTABLE Acknowledgements: when your department needs confirmation that you have read a policy, an SOP update or an announcement, read it and acknowledge it in a tap. Leadership sees who has confirmed and who still needs to. Notification center: every acknowledgement request and message sent to you in one list, with what is pending, what is overdue and what is done. STAY CONNECTED Platform Connect: one tap to the other systems your department relies on, such as scheduling, ePCR, training records and supply orders. FOR LEADERSHIP AND STAFF Department staff publish news, events, documents, videos and links from the app or the web, attach photos from the camera or photo library, require acknowledgements on anything important, and track completion across the department. GETTING STARTED The First Arriving App is for members of departments that use the First Arriving platform. Your department provides your account; there is no public sign-up. Sign in opens your department's sign-in page in the browser and brings you back to the app. If your department is interested in First Arriving, visit firstarriving.com. For help, visit support.firstarriving.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Commix.io at every 5 weeks against First Arriving's every 10 months. First Arriving's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Commix.io ships an update every 5 weeks, First Arriving every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Commix.io | First Arriving |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks β better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SquareBall Studios, Inc | First Arriving |
In-app purchases
Commix.io
No in-app purchases
First Arriving
No in-app purchases





