Wildfire Tracker vs IGN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wildfire Tracker
Stay informed about wildfires globally with a comprehensive map and weather tracker. Receive real-time alerts, detailed updates, and air quality data to ensure safety. Plan your activities with accurate weather forecasts and wind maps.
- Interactive wildfire map
- Real-time wildfire alerts
- Weather forecasts
- Air Quality Index (AQI) data
- Animated wind map
- Push notifications for bookmarked locations
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The Wildfire Tracker: wildfire maps, weather forecasts and air quality information for life in the US and your travels abroad. Check fires near your home, saved locations or next destination. Explore wildfire activity across the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia with data from trusted government agencies and NASA satellites. EXPLORE WILDFIRE MAPS View satellite-detected fire hotspots, reported wildfires and available fire boundaries on an interactive map. Check affected areas near your home, saved locations or next travel destination. Track wildfires across the United States to see active incidents and available details about affected areas. Monitor forest fires across Canada to check wildfire activity near your community or travel destination. Explore fire hotspots and burned areas across Europe to see where fires have been detected and which areas have been affected. View bushfire boundaries across Australia to understand the extent of affected areas and how close they are to places you care about. STAY INFORMED AT HOME AND AWAY Receive wildfire alerts for your saved locations and your automatically detected current location. View US National Weather Service warnings, watches, alerts and statements as interactive polygons. Press and hold a polygon to read the details. Check fire activity near your destination before and during your trip. Save locations to quickly revisit the places you care about. CHECK WEATHER AND WIND Access weather forecasts for locations worldwide. View temperature, precipitation amount and probability, wind speed and direction, visibility, humidity and pressure. Explore the animated wind map to understand wind conditions around affected areas. MONITOR AIR QUALITY Check the Air Quality Index at home or at your destination. Explore hourly air quality forecasts for up to 84 hours. See the primary pollutant and detailed pollutant information with Premium. MAKE THE MAP YOURS Choose standard, hybrid or satellite maps. Find places using text search, your current location or a tap on the map. Save locations for quick access. Filter fires by type, size and date first detected to focus on the information that matters to you. TRUSTED DATA SOURCES Our sources include the National Interagency Fire Center, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, NASA, the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), part of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, and Geoscience Australia. Available fire details and update frequency vary by source and region. GET THE WILDFIRE TRACKER PREMIUM Extended 14-day weather forecasts. Hourly weather forecasts. Detailed air pollutant information. Ad-free usage. Stay informed about wildfires, understand conditions around you and plan safer travels. Payment will be charged to your App Store account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renewal or cancel at least 24 hours before the current subscription or trial period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal according to your chosen plan. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited if you purchase a Premium subscription during the trial. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://retenica.com/privacy_policy Terms: https://retenica.com/terms_of_use
IGN
This app provides a live wildfire map with confirmed and possible fires, ranked by distance, size, and growth speed. It uses multiple public feeds and satellite data to assign a probability score to each fire, offering detailed information and near-me filtering.
- Live wildfire map
- Probability score for fires
- Sort fires by urgency, distance, size
- Detailed fire information
- Near-me filtering
- Cross-state coverage
- Official NIFC/InciWeb links
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Smoke on the horizon? Fire scanner with a live wildfire map: confirmed vs possible fires, ranked by distance, size, and how fast they're growing. Every wildfire on the map carries a probability score, not a guess. - Confirmed (80%+) - official reports and fresh satellite heat agree. Treat it as real. - Likely (50-79%) - strong satellite evidence, no official confirmation yet. - Possible (25-49%) - some heat detected. Could be small, brand-new, or a false alarm. - Weak signal (below 25%) - a faint or aging trace, hidden by default. That score comes from cross-checking multiple public feeds, the same ones emergency teams watch. NIFC supplies official incident reports and mapped fire boundaries. NOAA GOES weather satellites watch the country around the clock and flag new heat within minutes. NASA VIIRS and MODIS satellites orbit several times a day and can spot a fire the size of a building. The National Weather Service adds Red Flag Warnings for where fire weather turns dangerous. A single satellite hotspot can be a false alarm - a factory roof, a gas flare, sometimes a bonfire. The more independent sources agree, the higher the number climbs. No fire science background required. The probability score does the interpreting for you. Sort the active fire list the way you actually need it: - Most urgent - Nearest to you - Largest by acreage - Most recently reported Tap any fire for the full picture: acres burned, containment percentage, when it was discovered, when NIFC last updated it, and when the last satellite heat was detected. Recent detections break down by source, so you see exactly how many hits came from GOES, MODIS, or VIIRS and how many hours ago. "Near me" filtering runs entirely on your device. Your location never leaves your phone. Get directions to a fire zone, share a fire's details with family, or jump straight to official NIFC and InciWeb links. Coverage isn't limited to one state. Track wildfires across Cal, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Texas, and all 50 states from a single map. This app is built for awareness, not evacuation decisions. Satellites can miss fires under thick smoke or cloud cover, and official reports can lag behind a fast-moving fire. In an emergency, always follow local authorities and check NIFC or InciWeb for official incident updates. You're driving into a smoky valley and want to know if it's a nearby fire or just haze blowing in. You live near wildland-urban interface and check every red flag warning before a windy weekend. You have family in a fire-prone state and want a faster update than the evening news. You're planning a backcountry trip and need to know what's burning along the route before you leave. A dot on a map means nothing without knowing how sure anyone actually is. https://nikogdanekupluslona-svg.github.io/cawildfire-site/terms.html https://nikogdanekupluslona-svg.github.io/cawildfire-site/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IGN at 100% against Wildfire Tracker's 46%. IGN also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 16). Wildfire Tracker's advantage is chart position (#71 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Wildfire Tracker sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. IGN asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wildfire Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, IGN fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wildfire Tracker | IGN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (202 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 202 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #71 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RETENICA SP Z.O.O | Evgeniya Vorontsova |
Customer experience
Wildfire Tracker
IGN
In-app purchases
Wildfire Tracker
- Wildfire Tracker Full Access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Weekly Premium Access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Weekly Premium Access3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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- Weekly Access!$5.997 Days
- Weekly Premium Access$5.997 Days
- Weekly Access!$6.997 Days
- Weekly Access!3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Monthly Premium Access3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly Premium Access$9.991 Month
- Annual Premium Access$19.991 Year
- Wildfire Tracker Full Access$29.991 Year
- Annual Premium Access2 variants$29.991 Year
- Annual Premium Access1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- Annual Full Access$49.991 Year
- Annual Full Access$79.991 Year
IGN
No in-app purchases
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