Comparison

Wildfire Tracker vs Wildland Fire Pro

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Interactive wildfire map
  • Real-time wildfire alerts
  • Weather forecasts
  • Air Quality Index (AQI) data
  • Animated wind map
  • Push notifications for bookmarked locations
Features
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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

About

Wildland Fire Pro

This app provides an offline reference for wildland firefighting incident response and calculates crucial fire-weather data. It helps users assess conditions, log observations, and generate radio broadcast scripts without needing a signal.

Highlights
  • Offline IRPG reference library
  • Belt weather calculator (RH, fire danger)
  • Probability of Ignition calculations
  • Weather observation logging
  • Radio broadcast script generation
  • Export and share logs/reports
Features
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Wildland Fire Pro puts your Incident Response Pocket Guide and fire-weather tools in one offline app — no signal required, no data leaves your device. REFERENCE, ALWAYS AVAILABLE Browse the full IRPG reference library offline, organized for fast lookup in the field. Find LCES, the Common Denominators, Downhill Line Construction Guidelines, Watch Out Situations, and more without digging through a printed guide. Includes the offline NWCG Relative Humidity & Dew Point Tables as a bundled PDF for quick reference without a psychrometer calculation. WEATHER CALCULATOR Enter dry bulb and wet bulb readings from your sling psychrometer and get instant relative humidity — the same method used with a standard belt weather kit. Select your elevation band for accurate results at altitude. FIRE DANGER & PROBABILITY OF IGNITION Calculate Probability of Ignition and fire-danger indices from your weather observations, aspect, slope, elevation, position, time of year, and time of day — so you can assess conditions on scene, not after the fact. WEATHER LOGS Save every observation as a structured log entry: dry bulb, wet bulb, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, sky cover, and notes. Review past logs to track trends through the day or across an assignment. RADIO BROADCAST SCRIPTS Generate a properly formatted weather broadcast script from your logged observations, ready to key up and read to a division exactly the way it should sound over the radio. QUIZ & JEOPARDY Test your IRPG knowledge with a 100-question quiz bank drawn straight from the reference content, organized by category. Or study as a group with a Jeopardy-style board game — pick categories, reveal clues, and keep score, right from the app. EXPORT & SHARE Export and print weather logs and reports using your device's native share sheet — send to email, another app, or a printer, on your terms. BUILT FOR THE FIELD - Fully offline — works with no cell signal or wifi - No account required - No analytics, ads, or third-party tracking - Your data stays on your device Wildland Fire Pro is a reference and productivity aid, not a substitute for official guidance. IRPG content is reproduced from National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) public reference material for convenience. In any conflict, the current official IRPG and your agency's protocols govern. Fire-weather and Probability of Ignition figures are estimates meant to support — not replace — trained judgment, direct observation, and your agency's safety protocols, including LCES. Built for wildland firefighters, engine crews, hotshots, and anyone who carries an IRPG.

Screenshots

Wildfire Tracker4 screens
Wildland Fire Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wildland Fire Pro at 100% against Wildfire Tracker's 46%. Wildland Fire Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 16). Wildfire Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (202 vs 8) and chart position (#64 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Wildfire Tracker sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Wildland Fire Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wildland Fire Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wildfire Tracker has 202 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Wildfire Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wildland Fire Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wildfire Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Wildland Fire Pro weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Wildfire Tracker versus Wildland Fire Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWildfire TrackerWildland Fire Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (202 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings202 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#64 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size216 MB54 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRetenica SP Z.O.OMATTHEW JOSEPH O'DONNELL

Customer experience

Wildfire Tracker

All ratings182 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%

Wildland Fire Pro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Wildfire Tracker

Subscriptions15
  • 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
None

Wildland Fire Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wildfire Tracker free?
Wildfire Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wildland Fire Pro free?
Wildland Fire Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wildfire Tracker or Wildland Fire Pro?
Wildland Fire Pro is rated higher. Wildfire Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 202 ratings, while Wildland Fire Pro averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Wildfire Tracker or Wildland Fire Pro have ads?
Neither Wildfire Tracker nor Wildland Fire Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wildfire Tracker or Wildland Fire Pro?
Wildfire Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Wildland Fire Pro weekly. Most recently, Wildfire Tracker was updated on October 25, 2026 and Wildland Fire Pro on October 24, 2026.

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