Comparison

First Arriving vs First Due Mobile

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

Head to head
About

First Arriving

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First Arriving is the internal communications platform for fire, EMS and police departments. It puts the information that matters to your stations, leadership and personnel in one place, and keeps everyone on the same page wherever they are: at the station, on a call or off shift. Your department publishes it once. Every member sees it on their phone. STAY INFORMED News and announcements: department news, incident updates and personnel announcements, with photos and full details. Filter by category or search to find what you need. Events: trainings, drills, meetings and community events with the date, time and location, so nobody misses what is coming up. Videos: training and briefing videos from your department, ready to watch on any shift. Document library: SOPs, policies, forms and reference material, organized by category and always the current version. STAY ACCOUNTABLE Acknowledgements: when your department needs confirmation that you have read a policy, an SOP update or an announcement, read it and acknowledge it in a tap. Leadership sees who has confirmed and who still needs to. Notification center: every acknowledgement request and message sent to you in one list, with what is pending, what is overdue and what is done. STAY CONNECTED Platform Connect: one tap to the other systems your department relies on, such as scheduling, ePCR, training records and supply orders. FOR LEADERSHIP AND STAFF Department staff publish news, events, documents, videos and links from the app or the web, attach photos from the camera or photo library, require acknowledgements on anything important, and track completion across the department. GETTING STARTED The First Arriving App is for members of departments that use the First Arriving platform. Your department provides your account; there is no public sign-up. Sign in opens your department's sign-in page in the browser and brings you back to the app. If your department is interested in First Arriving, visit firstarriving.com. For help, visit support.firstarriving.com.

About

First Due Mobile

Receive instant incident notifications and navigate emergency scenes with advanced routing. Access integrated building data, pre-plans, and real-time unit tracking for enhanced situational awareness and team communication.

Highlights
  • Incident tracking and notification
  • Emergency response routing
  • Integrated building data
  • Pre-incident planning and mapping
  • Team chat and communication
  • Live unit tracking
Features
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First Due Mobile is finally here! Be notified, arrive safely and understand your scene like never before. First Due Mobile includes: -Incident tracking and notification -Emergency response specific routing -Integrated Assessor, Building Department and Fire Prevention data! -Quick size-up on every building -Detailed pre-plans on every building including residential! -Pre-Incident Planning & Mapping -Chat for easy communication with your team -Incident statusing and responding functionality -Live unit and team member tracking during incident

Screenshots

First Arriving4 screens
First Due Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: First Arriving at 15.0 against First Due Mobile's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

First Arriving ships an update every 10 months, First Due Mobile every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
First Arriving versus First Due Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst ArrivingFirst Due Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB224 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirst ArrivingLocality Media, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

First Arriving

No in-app purchases

None

First Due Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Arriving free?
First Arriving is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is First Due Mobile free?
First Due Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do First Arriving or First Due Mobile have ads?
Neither First Arriving nor First Due Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, First Arriving or First Due Mobile?
First Arriving ships an update every 10 months, and First Due Mobile every 7 months. Most recently, First Arriving was updated on November 8, 2026 and First Due Mobile on November 4, 2026.

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