ActiveAlert vs Cole Bluefield Connect
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
Cole Bluefield Connect
This app provides advanced connected car and telematics solutions for the automotive industry. It allows businesses to monitor, protect, and optimize their mobile assets with features like geofencing and speed notifications.
- Geofencing
- Speed Notifications
- Breadcrumb Trails
- Reporting Analytics
- Mobile Asset Monitoring
- Asset Protection
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Cole Bluefield Connect offers highly advanced Connected Car and Telematics products to the automotive industry enabling them to monitor, protect, and optimize their mobile assets using features such as Geofencing, Speed Notifications, Breadcrumb trails, and robust reporting analytics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ActiveAlert at 4.1 against Cole Bluefield Connect's 1.0. ActiveAlert also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (740 vs 1). 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveAlert has 740 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ActiveAlert ships an update every 9 days, Cole Bluefield Connect every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveAlert | Cole Bluefield Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (740 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 740 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 12 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 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Active911 | VBI Group LLC |
Customer experience
ActiveAlert
Cole Bluefield Connect
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
Cole Bluefield Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ActiveAlert
No in-app purchases
Cole Bluefield Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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