ActiveAlert vs Vector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActiveAlert
This app provides essential call details directly on your smartphone, eliminating the need to manually record information or enter addresses while driving. It automatically maps alarm locations, facilitates real-time response coordination, and organizes past and current calls.
- Real-time call details on smartphone
- Automatic alarm location mapping
- Real-time response coordination map
- Access photos and documents
- Converts dispatch data
- Manage past and current calls
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ActiveAlert helps you respond to calls faster by getting the essential details right in your smartphone. No more copying down dispatch information or trying to enter an address while driving. - Uses Apple Push instead of SMS - Automatically maps alarm location - Coordinate response with others using real-time map - Access relevant photos and documents from your phone - Converts hard-to-read dispatch data into legible sections - Manage past and current calls
Vector
Manage your work schedule on the go. Receive and respond to callback shifts, submit time off and trade requests, and stay updated with group notifications. Requires your organization to be a Vector Scheduling member.
- Receive callback shifts
- Respond to group notifications
- Check work schedule
- Submit time off requests
- Submit trade requests
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This is the Vector Scheduling mobile application. This application will allow you to receive and respond to callback shifts, send and respond to group notifications, check your work schedule, submit time off and leave requests, submit trade requests, and more. This application requires that your organization be a member of Vector Scheduling.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ActiveAlert at 55% against Vector's 11%. ActiveAlert also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.9) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). 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.
ActiveAlert holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveAlert has 738 ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of ActiveAlert's written reviews are positive against 11% of Vector's.
ActiveAlert ships an update every 8 days, Vector every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveAlert | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (738 ratings) — better | 1.9 (59 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews — better | 11.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 738 — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active911 | Vector Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
ActiveAlert
Vector
Bugs and requests
ActiveAlert
Reported bugs
5 issues- Continuous paging/re-alerting issues
- Inability to disable repeat paging
- Alerts not working when phone is on silent
- Crashing and freezing issues
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
Requested features
8 requests- Favorites or saved calls list
- Ability to adjust alert volume
- More alert tone options
- Improved map routing and integration
- Customizable themes and color schemes
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- Ability to mark on-duty/off-duty status with one button
- Improved call details formatting and organization
- Widgets and CarPlay integration
Vector
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ActiveAlert
No in-app purchases
Vector
No in-app purchases
