Fireguard Wildfire Tracker vs MadeiraOcean
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fireguard Wildfire Tracker
This app provides near real-time wildfire tracking using satellite data from multiple authoritative sources. It offers detailed worldwide and US-specific layers, including fire detections, perimeters, smoke plumes, and air quality. Users can monitor multiple map areas and access detailed incident information.
- Satellite hotspot detections
- Worldwide and US-specific fire layers
- Active fire perimeters
- Smoke plume tracking
- Air Quality Index monitoring
- Live fire camera feeds
- Push notifications for new incidents
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Track wildfire activity in near real-time on a single, layered map. Fireguard pulls data from NASA, NOAA, NIFC, NWS, and other authoritative sources so you can see what's burning, where it's headed, and how conditions are changing. WORLDWIDE LAYERS • Satellite hotspot detections from Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 (VIIRS 375 m) and Terra (MODIS 1 km) • Satellite ground-track overlays showing upcoming sensor passes • Low-confidence hotspot filter to reduce false positives UNITED STATES LAYERS • GOES geostationary fire detections • Active fire perimeters and WFIGS interagency boundaries • InciWeb incidents, wildland dispatch reports, and new-start ignitions • ICS-209 large-incident tracking with assigned resources • Satellite-derived emerging fire polygons • Cal Fire California incidents • Crowdsourced initial-attack reports (NAPSG) with push notifications • NOAA smoke plume areas • Red Flag Warnings, Fire Weather Watches, and SPC Day 1 Outlook • Dry thunderstorm risk areas • Air Quality Index (AQI) monitor stations — PM2.5 and ozone • Live fire camera feeds (ALERTCalifornia) • Real-time traffic conditions INTERNATIONAL LAYERS • Canada active wildfires by province (NRCan CWFIS) • Australia NSW Rural Fire Service major incidents • Europe, Mediterranean, and Middle East fire perimeters (EFFIS) DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE • No account, login, or subscription required • Monitor up to 3 map areas at once — pick a city or use your current location • Tap any marker or polygon for a detailed breakdown with source links • Toggle layers on or off to build the view you need Anyone in or near a fire-prone area — residents, first responders, ranchers, travelers, or people watching out for family — gets a clearer picture of what's happening, faster.
MadeiraOcean
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MadeiraOcean app (in experimental phase) was created with the purpose of displaying graphically the results of COAWST (Coupled Ocean Atmospheric Wave Sediment Transport) model, implemented by the Oceanic Observatory of Madeira for Madeira Archipelago. Although the model is regularly validated, it is difficult to guarantee the accuracy of the presented data, as forecasts are predictions and should be considered as such. In this app you can check the forecasted data for air and water temperature, direction and speed of currents, waves and tides, plus precipitation, winds and atmospheric pressure. All these variables are available for more than 30 points around the island, with forecasts for every three hours. Additionally, the satellite data presented in this app come from the Copernicus Marine Service (https://resources.marine.copernicus.eu/). The products are: Temperature: SST_GLO_SST_L4_NRT_OBSERVATIONS_010_001 Chlorofill a: OCEANCOLOUR_ATL_CHL_L4 NRT_OBSERVATIONS_009_037
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MadeiraOcean at Free against Fireguard Wildfire Tracker's $9.99. Fireguard Wildfire Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
MadeiraOcean is free to download; Fireguard Wildfire Tracker costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fireguard Wildfire Tracker ships an update every 11 days, MadeiraOcean every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fireguard Wildfire Tracker | MadeiraOcean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qvyshift LLC | AGENCIA REGIONAL PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DA INVESTIGACAO, TECNOLOGIA E INOVACAO - ASSOCIACAO |
In-app purchases
Fireguard Wildfire Tracker
No in-app purchases
MadeiraOcean
No in-app purchases
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