Comparison

Wildfire Aware® vs Wildfire Map Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Wildfire Aware®

This app offers an interactive map to monitor wildfires with real-time satellite detection and incident data. It provides environmental overlays and near-real-time notifications for areas you care about, including fire weather information.

Highlights
  • Interactive wildfire map
  • Satellite detection layers
  • Detailed incident information
  • Environmental overlays
  • Near-real-time notifications
  • Fire weather information
Features
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Wildfire Aware® provides an interactive map-centric experience free to the public. It serves as a central hub for authoritative information, consolidating multiple data streams into a single interface for easier monitoring. *Satellite Detection Layers: Real-time visualization of thermal hotspots from NASA VIIRS, MODIS, and NOAA HMS Fire Detections. *Detailed Incident Information: View updated perimeters from FIRIS (California only) and other state/federal agencies as they become available. *Environmental Overlays: Review National Weather Service (NWS) watches and warnings directly on the map alongside active fire data. As a Premium feature of Wildfire Aware®, we provide near-real-time notifications of wildfires in areas you care about. When a fire is dispatched by a NIFC participating agency anywhere in the United States, you are notified as quickly as possible. We provide wildfire alerts quickly and supplement them with the most current Fire Weather information, including Temperature, Wind Speed and Direction, and Relative Humidity at the time of the fire. As fires burn for days or months, Wildfire Aware not only provides you with notifications about perimeter updates but also provides authoritative supplemental agency data as well. Letting you know where the fire is. We source information from NIFC, IRWIN, InciWeb, CAL FIRE, US Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department on Interior (DOI), and Texas A&M Forest Service, to name a few. Anyone who has lived through a fire knows that Fire Weather is just as important as fire information. Wildfire Aware provides you with National Weather Service (NWS) Alerts related to Wildfires as soon as they are issued. From Fire Weather Watches and Red Flag Warnings before a fire, to Flash Flood Warnings and Watches after a fire, we keep you wildfire aware at all stages of a wildfire. Wildfire alerting for Canada is now available for Canada! We provided as much of the equivalency information as possible for Canadian Wildfires as well. The reported active fire locations are updated daily as provided by fire management agencies (provinces, territories and Parks Canada). The wildfires data is managed through a national Data Integration Project (DIP) coordinated by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) and Natural Resources Canada with participation from all partner agencies. Environment and Climate Change Canada issues public weather alerts about weather-related hazards in order to notify those in affected areas so that they can take steps to protect themselves and their property from harm. Alerts are classified depending on the severity and timing of the subject event and include warnings, watches, advisories and statements. We do not provide detailed information from radio traffic like Watch Duty, but instead, we provide information from authoritative sources as soon as it is published. We also provide links, whenever possible, to the appropriate social media platforms for additional authoritative data. We strive to give the most reliable information to the public as quickly as possible. Our founder not only survived a deadly and destructive fire in 2020 but also spent 13 years with CAL FIRE as a dispatcher and GIS specialist. Wildfire Aware® provides authoritative and vetted information, which is essential during any wildfire. When misinformation runs rampant during and after a wildfire, we strive to give you the most authoritative information available. Important Wildfire Aware® is an information aggregation platform. All data—including fire locations, perimeters, and weather conditions—is sourced from third-party public agencies. This information is provided "as is" for situational awareness only. Wildfire Aware® does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of notifications and should not be relied upon as a primary life-safety tool. Users should always follow the instructions of local emergency management and law enforcement.

About

Wildfire Map Tracker

This app provides an interactive map to monitor active wildfires in the US, alongside global volcanic activity and hurricane storms. It's designed for educational purposes, offering real-time and historical data visualization.

Highlights
  • Wildfire monitoring (US)
  • Volcanic activity tracking
  • Hurricane storm alerts
  • Interactive global map
  • Historical data visualization
  • Educational purposes
Features
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Wildfire Map: Real-time monitoring of fires, smoke, AQI, and weather conditions in North America and Europe. The Wildfire Map helps you monitor wildfire activity in real time across North America and Europe using satellite data from hotspots. Visualize active fires on an interactive map, check nearby smoke risk, the Air Quality Index (AQI), wind, humidity, temperature, and other weather conditions that favor fire spread—all from one easy-to-use app. Use the Wildfire Map to explore hotspots, monitor selected fire areas, and review environmental conditions that can affect smoke and fire behavior. You can save important locations for easier monitoring. The Wildfire Map is designed for wildfire awareness, fire tracking, smoke monitoring, air quality updates, and weather hazard information. The Wildfire Map provides informative data on wildfires, smoke, weather and air quality, and does not replace official emergency alerts or evacuation recommendations... Terms os Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scannercalorieios2024.web.app/

Screenshots

Wildfire Aware®4 screens
Wildfire Map Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wildfire Aware® at 98% against Wildfire Map Tracker's 0%. Wildfire Aware® also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). Wildfire Map Tracker's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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. Wildfire Aware® sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Wildfire Map Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wildfire Map Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wildfire Aware® has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 98% of Wildfire Aware®'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Wildfire Map Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wildfire Aware® ships an update every 6 weeks, Wildfire Map Tracker daily. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Wildfire Aware® versus Wildfire Map Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWildfire Aware®Wildfire Map Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (24 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB48 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe Analytical Moose LLCLuz Ochoa

Customer experience

Wildfire Aware®

All ratings24 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.3%

Wildfire Map Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Wildfire Aware®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Extremely slow and constantly freezes
  • Crashes multiple times
  • Took forever to load during a wildfire

Requested features

1 request
  • Reintroduce wind streams overlay on the map

Wildfire Map Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Wildfire Aware®

Subscriptions4
  • Wildfire Aware Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Wildfire Aware$2.991 Month
  • Wildfire Aware Yearly$19.991 Year
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  • Wildfire Aware$19.991 Year
4 purchases

Wildfire Map Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Subscription$49.99

Questions

Is Wildfire Aware® free?
Wildfire Aware® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wildfire Map Tracker free?
Wildfire Map Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wildfire Aware® or Wildfire Map Tracker?
Wildfire Map Tracker is rated higher. Wildfire Aware® averages 4.5 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Wildfire Map Tracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Wildfire Aware® or Wildfire Map Tracker have ads?
Wildfire Map Tracker shows ads; Wildfire Aware® does not.
Which is updated more often, Wildfire Aware® or Wildfire Map Tracker?
Wildfire Aware® ships an update every 6 weeks, and Wildfire Map Tracker daily. Most recently, Wildfire Aware® was updated on September 18, 2026 and Wildfire Map Tracker on September 22, 2026.

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