FireTek vs Silab
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.
Silab
This application enables users to gather field data directly from their mobile devices. Ensure you have an account on the associated website before downloading.
- Field data collection
- Mobile data entry
- Website account integration
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The SILAB application allows you to collect field data from your cell phone. Before downloading the SILAB application, please make sure you have an account on our SILAB website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Silab at 100% against FireTek's 44%. Silab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). FireTek's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 2). 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.
Silab 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of FireTek's written reviews are positive against 100% of Silab's.
FireTek ships an update weekly, Silab every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FireTek | Silab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Underdog Technologies LLC dba FireTek | SILAB |
Customer experience
FireTek
Silab
In-app purchases
FireTek
No in-app purchases
Silab
No in-app purchases
