Comparison

Checks vs FireServiceRota

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

Head to head

About

Checks

Features

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Bekijk je rooster via je smartphone. Checks biedt de mogelijkheid om je eigen rooster in te zien zoals dat staat ingepland in Checks. Voor vragen over Checks kun je terecht bij de organisatie waarbij je bent aangesloten.

About

FireServiceRota

Manage firefighter availability and duty schedules effortlessly from anywhere. Gain 24/7 insight into crew status to prevent understaffing and ensure coverage across multiple stations. Communicate with colleagues and receive alerts about schedule changes.

Highlights

Manage duty schedules
Track crew availability
Prevent understaffing
Ensure station coverage
Communicate with colleagues
Receive schedule change notifications

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Easily manage your availability anywhere, anytime. Prevent understaffing by providing 24/7 insight into on-duty crew. Flexibly provide coverage to one or multiple fire stations. With the FireServiceRota app firefighters can: - change their duty schedule (availability) at one or more stations. - review upcoming understaffing warnings and act on them. - be notified when they are about to leave the coverage area and forgot to update their (un)availability. (Coming soon) - communicate with colleague firefighters. You need a FireServiceRota.co.uk account to use this app. Contact us at info@fireservicerota.co.uk if you are interested in a free trial account.

Screenshots

Checks4 screens

FireServiceRota4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FireServiceRota at weekly against Checks's monthly. Checks's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checks ships an update monthly, FireServiceRota weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level

Checks versus FireServiceRota: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Checks	FireServiceRota
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	—	0.0% of reviews
Update frequency	Monthly	Weekly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	17.6
Further details — not scored
Size	47 MB	57 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Integral Knowledge Utilization B.V.	Brandweerrooster.nl

In-app purchases

None

Checks

No in-app purchases

None

FireServiceRota

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checks free?

Checks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is FireServiceRota free?

FireServiceRota is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Checks or FireServiceRota have ads?

Neither Checks nor FireServiceRota shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Checks or FireServiceRota?

Checks ships an update monthly, and FireServiceRota weekly. Most recently, Checks was updated on October 7, 2026 and FireServiceRota on October 24, 2026.