FireTek vs Chief Commander
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FireTek
This app provides incident notifications and mapping details for first responders. Users can respond to scenes or stations, share their intentions and ETA, and access a history of recent and past calls.
- Incident notifications (push/SMS)
- Incident mapping and details
- Respond to scene/station
- Share intentions and ETA
- Recent call list
- Historical call data by location
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Designed for first responders, the app sends incident notifications (push or SMS) and allows the authorized user to get additional information and mapping details for the incident. The user can then respond to scene or station, making his or her intentions and ETA known to other department members. It also provides a list of recent calls for the department and a historical listing of all calls associated with a location/address. It's simple, secure, and lightning fast.
Chief Commander
This app provides essential information for emergency response vehicles like fire trucks and ambulances. It offers features such as hydrant locations, pre-plans, responder status, and two-way CAD integration for enhanced operational awareness.
- Hydrant locations
- Pre-plans
- Who is Responding
- Unit Statuses
- Two Way CAD integration
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Chief Commander is ideal for Fire Trucks, Ambulances, Command Vehicles, and other response vehicles that need information at their fingertips. Enhance the system with Two Way CAD integration where available. Includes Hydrant locations, Preplans, Who is Responding, Unit Statuses, and more...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chief Commander at 5.0 against FireTek's 3.5. FireTek's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (31 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Chief Commander holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireTek has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FireTek ships an update weekly, Chief Commander monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FireTek | Chief Commander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Underdog Technologies LLC dba FireTek | Chief Technologies |
Customer experience
FireTek
Chief Commander
In-app purchases
FireTek
No in-app purchases
Chief Commander
No in-app purchases
