Comparison

Resgrid Responder vs iSpyMobile

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Resgrid Responder

This app provides a comprehensive logistics, communication, and management system for first responder organizations. It helps coordinate personnel, resources, and incidents, with features for dispatching, staffing, and reporting.

Highlights
  • Personnel and apparatus status tracking
  • Automated staffing schedules
  • Dispatch management with notes and files
  • Multi-channel dispatch notifications
  • Incident logging and note-taking
  • Big Board for station display
Features
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Resgrid is a logistics, communication and management (LCM) system that can be used by fire departments (volunteer and career), police, emergency medical services (EMS), search and rescue (SAR), hazmat, CERT, emergency management and other first responder or disaster response organizations to coordinate, communicate and manage personnel, resources (units/apparatuses), incident and reporting. Resgrid will show you the status and staffing level of all your personnel and apparatuses. Set automated staffing schedules, attach notes, images and files to dispatches (calls), blast out messages, poll personnel, create and view callbacks and much more. Log calls, take notes, use the Big Board to show all information on a monitor in your station. Resgrid can manage your calls, generated either internally or from an external CAD system. Auto import calls via emails, text messages or API calls. Resgrid can dispatch via Push Notifications, Email, Text Messages and Voice Calls. So even your personnel without smart phones or cell phones at all can use land lines to get dispatched from anywhere in the world. Resgrid is the only complete LCM (Logistics, Communication & Management) system for first responders and disaster response. With a suite of mobile applications (for Personnel, Units, Incident Commands and Data Reporting) and a zero-installation cloud based SaaS backend you can get up and running in minutes. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

iSpyMobile

This application provides first responders with live, constantly updating data and information crucial for emergency response success. It offers flexible technology for fire, police, and EMS agencies, delivering real-time call notifications, locations, and mapping.

Highlights
  • Call notification
  • Call information
  • Call location
  • Map layers
  • Address history
  • Directions
  • Apparatus-specific features
Features
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Helping first responders help people. Getting you invaluable data, information, and details for first-response success. Flexible technology for all emergency-related agencies including fire, police, EMS, and more. All live streaming, constantly updating. An iSpyFire account is required to use this application. Features include: Call notification Call information Call location Map layers Address history Directions Responding Apparatus-specific features including AVL and personnel on board BATTERY CONSUMPTION Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. iSpyFire has been designed to use GPS and other sensors sparingly. The app relies on location data only while you are responding to a location or when you are attempting to create a new location (except when an apparatus is in AVL mode, in which case it is constantly checking).

Screenshots

Resgrid Responder4 screens
iSpyMobile3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Resgrid Responder at 4.4 against iSpyMobile's 2.8. Resgrid Responder also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). iSpyMobile's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (30 vs 7). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Resgrid Responder holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Resgrid Responder's written reviews are positive against 32% of iSpyMobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Resgrid Responder ships an update every 5 months, iSpyMobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Resgrid Responder versus iSpyMobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResgrid ResponderiSpyMobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better2.8 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews — better31.7% of reviews
Number of ratings730 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.115.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB376 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperResgrid, LLC.iSpyFire, Inc.

Customer experience

Resgrid Responder

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative53.8%

iSpyMobile

All ratings30 ratings
Positive43.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative53.3%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive31.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative66.3%

Bugs and requests

Resgrid Responder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

iSpyMobile

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes when opening native maps
  • Notifications don't respect disable settings
  • Closed calls not displaying despite toggle enabled
  • Calls not loading or showing as zero calls
  • App force closes when accessing notifications from lock screen
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  • Inconsistent call alerts (sometimes missing, sometimes delayed)
  • Settings reset after logout/login
  • App logging out unexpectedly
  • Buttons unresponsive in new UI
  • App crashes when selecting response status
  • Notification tone defaults to system sound instead of app selection
  • Automatic updates overriding user disable settings
  • Call information not populating for weeks
  • Spinning loading circle indefinitely
  • Interface appears different on each app open
  • Delayed call notifications (5+ minutes late)
  • Calls visible in alerts but not in app dashboard
  • App won't load calls after receiving alert

Requested features

14 requests
  • Revert to previous app version design
  • Adjustable text size controls
  • Dark mode toggle option
  • Google Maps integration option
  • Persistent notification settings
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  • Ability to disable notifications per shift
  • Better closed call history access
  • Improved map zoom defaults
  • Agency-specific notification filtering
  • Critical alert override for Do Not Disturb mode
  • Swipe navigation controls
  • Hydrant distance display
  • Call plans section functionality
  • Better CAD notes visibility

In-app purchases

None

Resgrid Responder

No in-app purchases

None

iSpyMobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Resgrid Responder free?
Resgrid Responder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iSpyMobile free?
iSpyMobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Resgrid Responder or iSpyMobile?
Resgrid Responder is rated higher. Resgrid Responder averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while iSpyMobile averages 2.8 from 30 ratings.
Do Resgrid Responder or iSpyMobile have ads?
Neither Resgrid Responder nor iSpyMobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Resgrid Responder or iSpyMobile?
Resgrid Responder ships an update every 5 months, and iSpyMobile every 3 weeks. Most recently, Resgrid Responder was updated on September 6, 2026 and iSpyMobile on September 26, 2026.

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