ARI Athletics vs First HQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARI Athletics
This app streamlines the student-athlete recruitment process for coaches and recruiters. It offers mobile access to create recruit profiles, conduct evaluations, and send emails directly from a device.
- Recruit creation on the go
- Mobile evaluations
- Direct email communication
- Easy access from device
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ARI has developed a new approach to recruiting student-athletes. Recruit on the go, with easy mobile access to recruit creation, evaluations, and email straight from your device.
First HQ
This platform streamlines scheduling and training for first responders, helping them balance work and personal life. It offers a marketplace for training opportunities and a user-friendly interface for organization and information.
- Effortless shift and training scheduling
- Comprehensive training marketplace
- User-friendly design
- Improved work-life balance
- Enhanced career development
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The ultimate scheduling and training platform for first responders. Effortless Scheduling – Align your shifts and training with personal priorities to achieve a better work-life balance. Comprehensive Training Marketplace – Find and enroll in required and elective training opportunities to enhance your career, all in one place. Built for Simplicity and Efficiency – A user-friendly design keeps firefighters and administrators organized and informed. Stay on top of your schedule and training with ease—download now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: First HQ at 5.0 against ARI Athletics's 3.3. First HQ also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.4). ARI Athletics's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
First HQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARI Athletics | First HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advanced Recruiting Intelligence | Emergency IQ, Inc. |
In-app purchases
ARI Athletics
No in-app purchases
First HQ
No in-app purchases
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