ActiveAlert vs Trades 3631
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
Trades 3631
This platform simplifies shift exchanges for firefighters. Post shifts, find coverage, negotiate terms, and manage trades securely. Manual account verification ensures authorized use.
- Post shifts
- Find available coverage
- Negotiate payback dates
- Real-time notifications
- Manage confirmed trades
- Secure platform
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Trades is a firefighter shift trading platform designed to simplify shift exchanges. Users can post shifts, find available coverage, negotiate payback dates, receive real-time notifications, and manage confirmed trades in one secure location. Accounts are manually verified before access is granted to help ensure only authorized personnel use the platform. Optional profile photos can be added using the device camera or photo library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trades 3631 at 100% against ActiveAlert's 55%. Trades 3631 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). ActiveAlert's advantage is ratings volume (741 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Trades 3631 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 Trades 3631's.
ActiveAlert ships an update every 9 days, Trades 3631 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActiveAlert | Trades 3631 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 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 | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active911 | Andrew Howell |
Customer experience
ActiveAlert
Trades 3631
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
Trades 3631
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ActiveAlert
No in-app purchases
Trades 3631
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ActiveAlert free?
Is Trades 3631 free?
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