Comparison

My Oceanside vs Firefighter Trades

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

Head to head
About

My Oceanside

Submit service requests like potholes or noise complaints directly to your local government. Requests are instantly routed to the correct department for quick resolution, and you'll receive notifications upon completion.

Highlights
  • Submit service requests
  • Route requests to correct department
  • Receive instant notifications
  • Track request resolution
  • Report potholes
  • Report noise complaints
Features
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PublicStuff allows service requests (potholes, noise complaints, dangerous conditions, etc) to be submitted directly to the your local government, where it will be instantly routed to the correct administrator in the appropriate department. This means your service requests will be responded to quickly and efficiently, and you'll be notified the instant they are resolved!

About

Firefighter Trades

Facilitates simple shift trading for firefighters. Post days you need covered or browse available trades from colleagues of the same rank. Propose, accept, and confirm trades directly within the app, with real-time notifications for updates.

Highlights
  • Post trade-off days
  • Browse available trades by rank
  • Propose and confirm trades
  • Real-time push notifications
  • Direct contact with trade partners
  • Built for firefighter scheduling rules
Features
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Firefighter Trades makes shift trading simple for fire department members. Instead of mass emails, group texts, and bulletin boards, post the days you need covered and browse days posted by other firefighters of your rank — then propose, accept, and confirm trades right from your phone. POST YOUR TRADE-OFF DAYS Add the days you want to trade off in a few taps. Mark special conditions or blocked days so potential partners know the details up front. FIND AVAILABLE TRADES Browse days posted by other members of your department, filtered to your rank and outside your own division, in a list or calendar view. PROPOSE AND CONFIRM TRADES Offer one or more of your posted days in exchange. The other firefighter picks the day that works, and both days are marked confirmed. If plans change, either party can cancel and both days go right back on the board. STAY IN THE LOOP Push notifications tell you the moment a proposal comes in, gets accepted or declined, or a confirmed trade is cancelled — and optionally when a new day matching your rank is posted. Once a trade is confirmed, call or text your trade partner directly from the app. BUILT BY A FIREFIGHTER, FOR FIREFIGHTERS Designed around real department shift-trading rules: rank-to-rank trades, division scheduling, and station assignments. Interested in getting your department on the app? We'd love to have you, just email us at firefightertradesapp@gmail.com Note: Firefighter Trades helps you arrange trades with other members — always finalize trades through your department's official scheduling system and per department policy.

Screenshots

My Oceanside3 screens
Firefighter Trades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Firefighter Trades at 5.0 against My Oceanside's 2.8. Firefighter Trades also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). My Oceanside's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Firefighter Trades holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Oceanside has 36 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Oceanside ships an update every 3 months, Firefighter Trades every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
My Oceanside versus Firefighter Trades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy OceansideFirefighter Trades
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (36 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCity of OceansideSEAN WESTPHAL

Customer experience

My Oceanside

All ratings33 ratings
Positive42.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative51.5%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative40.0%

Firefighter Trades

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My Oceanside

No in-app purchases

None

Firefighter Trades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Oceanside free?
My Oceanside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Firefighter Trades free?
Firefighter Trades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Oceanside or Firefighter Trades?
Firefighter Trades is rated higher. My Oceanside averages 2.8 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Firefighter Trades averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do My Oceanside or Firefighter Trades have ads?
My Oceanside shows ads; Firefighter Trades does not.
Which is updated more often, My Oceanside or Firefighter Trades?
My Oceanside ships an update every 3 months, and Firefighter Trades every 9 days. Most recently, My Oceanside was updated on November 1, 2026 and Firefighter Trades on October 31, 2026.

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