ActiveAlert vs Response Time Track
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
Response Time Track
This app helps emergency first responders log response times, mileage, and truck details with ease. It allows for reviewing, editing, and exporting records in CSV format for efficient reporting and bookkeeping.
- Log response times
- Record mileage and notes
- Customize truck information
- Review and edit past records
- Export data to CSV
- Streamline reporting
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The Response Time Track App allows emergency first responders, including EMTs, paramedics, and other EMS professionals, to efficiently record response times with just a few taps. Users can log additional details such as mileage traveled, extra notes, and customizable truck information to streamline reporting. EMS teams can review the history of rescue operations for accurate bookkeeping and even edit records as needed. The app also enables users to download or share these records in CSV format, making data management simple and accessible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Response Time Track at 100% against ActiveAlert's 55%. Response Time Track also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). ActiveAlert's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (738 vs 6). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Response Time Track sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. ActiveAlert asks for nothing beyond the download.
Response Time Track holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveAlert has 738 ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of Response Time Track's.
ActiveAlert ships an update every 8 days, Response Time Track every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveAlert | Response Time Track |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (738 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 738 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active911 | Owen Bean |
Customer experience
ActiveAlert
Response Time Track
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
Response Time Track
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ActiveAlert
No in-app purchases
Response Time Track
- Premium Response Time Tracker$4.991 Month
Questions
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