CADPage CodeMessaging Edition vs FireTextResponse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CADPage CodeMessaging Edition
Receive critical dispatch information directly on your mobile device. This app displays call locations and provides real-time directions, allowing you to customize how information is presented for quick access.
- Receive department-wide pages
- Display call location on screen
- Real-time directions to scene
- Customizable information display
- Uses Apple Push Notifications
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CADPage CodeMessaging Edition is for use by subscribers of the CodeMessaging direct paging service Receive department wide pages directly to your mobile device. CADPage CodeMessaging Edition uses Apple Push Notifications to quickly send you the dispatch information you need in an easy to read form, instead of SMS. Know where your going - Display the call location right on the screen Know how to get there - Get directions from your current location to the scene, in real time See whats important to you - Rearrange how the call information is displayed, so you can quickly see what you need to know More features coming soon!
FireTextResponse
This app provides first responders with push alerts for incident calls, dispatch audio, and responder status updates. It requires prior authorization from an agency's FireTextResponse system to function. It serves as a supplemental tool for emergency notifications.
- Push alert messaging for incidents
- Incident call details
- Dispatched incident audio
- Responder status updates
- Supplemental emergency notification tool
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NOTE: This application WILL NOT WORK unless first authorized by the agency from which emergency notifications will be generated. The FireTextResponse iPhone Application allows first responders to receive push alert messaging for incident calls, incident information or other messaging, actual page audio of the dispatched incident, responders status to the incident, and more. The FireTextResponse iPhone Application is for users of the FireTextResponse System only. Users must be registered with a departments FireTextResponse System first, before downloading and installing this application. This application will not work until authorized registration by the agency from which emergency notifications will be generated. FireTextResponse is a supplemental tool only and is not intended to replace an agency's normal form of emergency notification.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FireTextResponse at 4.0 against CADPage CodeMessaging Edition's 2.3. FireTextResponse also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 21%) and ratings volume (26 vs 4). CADPage CodeMessaging Edition's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
FireTextResponse holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireTextResponse has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of CADPage CodeMessaging Edition's written reviews are positive against 45% of FireTextResponse's.
CADPage CodeMessaging Edition ships an update every 3 weeks, FireTextResponse every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CADPage CodeMessaging Edition | FireTextResponse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.5% of reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apprhythmia LLC | FireTextResponse, LLC |
Customer experience
CADPage CodeMessaging Edition
FireTextResponse
In-app purchases
CADPage CodeMessaging Edition
No in-app purchases
FireTextResponse
No in-app purchases
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