ECM2FIRE vs ResponseMaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ECM2FIRE
Receive critical emergency alerts and notifications from participating organizations in real-time. This app offers features like push notifications, two-way messaging, and message detail downloads for efficient communication during emergencies.
- Real-time push notifications
- Two-way distribution list messaging
- Message detail downloading
- Emergency alerts
- Organizational notifications
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ECM2 allows participating organizations to receive emergency alerts and notifications. ECM2 features real-time push notifications, two-way distribution list messaging, and message detail downloading in addition to many other features. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
ResponseMaster
This app provides real-time dispatch call notifications and incident monitoring for emergency personnel. It offers interactive maps with turn-by-turn directions and automatically populates run reports with essential data.
- Real-time dispatch call notifications
- Incident monitoring for personnel and apparatus
- Interactive maps with turn-by-turn directions
- Call information for active and completed incidents
- Automatic run report population
- Live incident map viewing
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ResponseMaster allows you to interact with your department data quickly. Receive notification of dispatch calls directly to your phone or tablet device. (CAD interface required) Show your response to the scene or to the station Monitor responses from other personnel and apparatus Tell who in enroute, on scene, or has cancelled or cleared on calls. Get information on calls, whether active or completed Get maps with turn by turn directions to call location Add involvements while on scene Automatically populate run reports with times, apparatus, involvements and personnel. View live interactive incident maps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ECM2FIRE at 68% against ResponseMaster's 0%. ECM2FIRE also leads on rating (2.6 vs 1.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). ResponseMaster's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ECM2FIRE holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ResponseMaster has 25 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of ECM2FIRE's written reviews are positive against 0% of ResponseMaster's.
ECM2FIRE ships an update every 10 days, ResponseMaster fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ECM2FIRE | ResponseMaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better | 1.8 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ECM2 LLC | Emergency Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
ECM2FIRE
ResponseMaster
In-app purchases
ECM2FIRE
No in-app purchases
ResponseMaster
No in-app purchases
