Comparison

FireServiceRota vs Control App

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

Head to head
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.

About

Control App

Features
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View worked hours per employee or task, track progress in real time, and make better-informed decisions. The Control App is designed for growers who are always on the move.

Screenshots

FireServiceRota4 screens
Control App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FireServiceRota at weekly against Control App's every 4 weeks. Control App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FireServiceRota ships an update weekly, Control App every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
FireServiceRota versus Control App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFireServiceRotaControl App
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.613.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size57 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandweerrooster.nlProCC BV

In-app purchases

None

FireServiceRota

No in-app purchases

None

Control App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FireServiceRota free?
FireServiceRota is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control App free?
Control App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FireServiceRota or Control App have ads?
Neither FireServiceRota nor Control App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FireServiceRota or Control App?
FireServiceRota ships an update weekly, and Control App every 4 weeks. Most recently, FireServiceRota was updated on October 24, 2026 and Control App on October 15, 2026.

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