Zipit Confirm™ vs Firefighter Trades
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zipit Confirm™
This app offers enterprise-grade priority messaging and secure texting to enhance communication. It features customizable priority levels, encrypted conversations, and seamless integration with third-party systems for critical information exchange.
- Priority messaging with customizable levels
- Secure two-way and group texting
- Third-party system integration
- Fast message delivery (<10 seconds)
- HIPAA compliant with end-to-end encryption
- Remote wipe and automated message removal
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The Zipit Confirm application provides enterprise grade priority messaging, to replace and improve paging, and secure texting. Features: • Priority Messaging - messages that can be sent with one of multiple priority levels that rise above the noise to get your attention. Priority messages can be initiated and monitored from Zipit's dispatch system, 3rd party systems, and directly through the Zipit Confirm application. With Zipit's unique Smart Message™ capability, priority messages can be customized to improve organizational efficiency by matching the needs of your specific workflows. • Secure Texting - Send and receive secure text messages and attachments in two-way and group conversations. • Integration with third party systems such as dispatch systems, automated alerts, nurse call and patient transport systems, EHRs, and hotel management systems. • Speed and Reliability with messages being delivered in an average of less than 10 seconds and system uptime of greater than 99.99% • Security and HIPAA Compliance with user authentication, end-to-end encryption as well as remote wipe and customizable automated message removal from the application. When your messages are critical, turn to Zipit - Because Seconds Matter.™ Additional Information: The Zipit Confirm application, part of the Zipit® Enterprise Critical Messaging Solution™, requires a subscription. https://icons8.com
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Firefighter Trades at 5.0 against Zipit Confirm™'s 2.1. Firefighter Trades also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Zipit Confirm™'s advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Firefighter Trades holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zipit Confirm™ has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Zipit Confirm™ ships an update every 3 weeks, Firefighter Trades every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zipit Confirm™ | Firefighter Trades |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zipit Wireless, Inc. | SEAN WESTPHAL |
Customer experience
Zipit Confirm™
Firefighter Trades
In-app purchases
Zipit Confirm™
No in-app purchases
Firefighter Trades
No in-app purchases
Questions
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