ActiveAlert vs COTW Companion
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
COTW Companion
This app provides comprehensive information for players of a popular hunting simulation game. It details animals, weapons, reserves, and maps, along with dynamic need zone data. Users can also track their in-game harvests and progress.
- Huntable animal information
- Usable weapons and callers
- Reserve details
- Interactive maps
- Dynamic need zones
- Harvest saving (Catch book)
- Harvest tracking (Counters)
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Companion application for the game theHunter™ Call of the Wild. The application offers information about huntable animals, usable weapons and callers, and information about reserves you can hunt in. The application also offers maps and a list of need zones changing over time. One of the newest versions brought a way to save your harvests to Catch book as well as a way to count your harvests with Counters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: COTW Companion at 4.7 against ActiveAlert's 4.1. COTW Companion also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 55%). ActiveAlert's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (740 vs 228). 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.
COTW Companion holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 740 and 228 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of ActiveAlert's written reviews are positive against 91% of COTW Companion's.
ActiveAlert ships an update every 9 days, COTW Companion every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveAlert | COTW Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (740 ratings) | 4.7 (228 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 740 — better | 228 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active911 | Jan Stehno |
Customer experience
ActiveAlert
COTW Companion
User reviews
ActiveAlert
From 740 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Constant map updates
- 🚀 Reliable app
- 👍 Helpful information
- 👍 Useful features like map markers and personnel details
- 👍 Customizable alert tones
Room to improve
- 🐛 Repetitive notifications that don't provide new information
- 🐛 Inability to delete multiple alerts at once
- 🐛 Inconsistent theme colors
- 🐛 Slow loading times and lags
- 🐛 Apple Watch compatibility issues
COTW Companion
From 228 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Comprehensive animal information database
- 🎯 Detailed fur type and rarity identification
- 🗺️ Map and reserve location details
- 🔫 Weapon and ammunition compatibility guide
- ⏰ Animal behavior timing (drink, feed, sleep)
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Slow update frequency for new content
- 🗺️ Missing latest map releases
- 🐛 App freezes when viewing certain features
- ❓ Unclear interface icons without labels
- 🔍 Search function not working properly
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
COTW Companion
Reported bugs
7 issues- App freezes when viewing animal needs on maps
- Search button malfunction
- App crashes after recent updates
- Reserves not displaying correctly
- Water zones no longer visible on maps
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- Incorrect rarity classification for some animals
- Missing information for anniversary weapons
Requested features
15 requests- 360-degree view of rare fur types
- Night vision mode for rare fur identification
- Visual gallery of all fur variations
- Fishing/angler companion section
- Great One reference guide
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- DLC-specific information section
- Collectibles and POI tracking
- Achievement tracking system
- Multi-mount customization preview
- Hotspot maps for animal locations
- Map zoom functionality
- Catch book with fur type and weight details
- Compatible items beyond just ammunition
- Faster update synchronization with game releases
- Official partnership with Avalanche Studios
In-app purchases
ActiveAlert
No in-app purchases
COTW Companion
No in-app purchases
