ActiveAlert vs FireSync EMS
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
FireSync EMS
This application provides essential tools and information for fire departments and EMS personnel. It includes medical calculators, a message board, and a portal for agencies to publish policies, training, and directories.
- Medical calculators (BSA, Stroke, GCS)
- Message board
- Publish policies and procedures
- Department directories
- Training and education calendars
- Hospital destination info
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FireSync EMS is a powerful tool for fire departments and EMS agencies that puts key information into the hands of frontline paramedics and EMS personnel. Built-In Capabilities: - Calculators. Burn Body Surface Area, Stroke, Glascow Coma Scale. - Message Board Department/EMS Agency Capabilities: Fire Departments and EMS Agencies can can use the FireSync Enterprise™ Portal to create and publish: - Emergency Medicine Policies - Reference/Procedure Tools and Quick-Aids - Department and Organizational Directories - Medical Reporting Procedures - Education/Training Information and Calendars - Hospital Destination Information - And much more... DISCLAIMER: DeCesha Inc. dba ForceReadiness.com does not make clinical or medical decisions. FireSync EMS is intended to be utilized as a guide only. Provider's experience and training should be the final determinant for all diagnosis and treatment decisions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FireSync EMS at 100% against ActiveAlert's 55%. FireSync EMS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). ActiveAlert's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (741 vs 2). 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.
FireSync EMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveAlert has 741 ratings behind it against 2, 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 FireSync EMS's.
ActiveAlert ships an update every 9 days, FireSync EMS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveAlert | FireSync EMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (741 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 741 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 177 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Active911 | ForceReadiness.com |
Customer experience
ActiveAlert
FireSync EMS
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
FireSync EMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ActiveAlert
No in-app purchases
FireSync EMS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ActiveAlert free?
Is FireSync EMS free?
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