Comparison

BellsClock vs VFD Incident Report

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

Head to head
About

BellsClock

Easily create and manage custom school bell schedules. Import schedules from CSV files or websites, and export your own. Personalize screen colors and navigate with a hamburger menu.

Highlights
  • Customizable bell schedules
  • Add/delete class periods
  • Modify start/end times
  • Import from CSV/web
  • Export to CSV
  • Personalize screen color
  • Hamburger menu navigation
Features
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Version 2 update: * Navigation among pages is done by the hamburger menu. * The screen color can be modified and personalized. * Individual bell schedules can be exported to Comma Separated Value (CSV) text format. Details: You can customize a bell schedule by adding or deleting class periods, modifying their start and end times, adding or deleting whole schedules, and modifying the names of the periods. School bell schedules can be imported from a Comma Separated Values text file located on the device or, for school-wide distribution of a set of schedules, from a Web site. The CSV file format is simple: - Quotation marks are optional. - A schedule record precedes the set of period records. - Period record format is periodname,start HH:MM,end HH:MM HH can be 24 hour or 12 hour; simply add AM or PM for 12 hour times. - Sample file: # Comment lines have leading hash mark # Next line is a schedule name (no colon or comma) Regular # These are period records name-of-period,HH:MM,HH:MM Home Room,7:55,8:05 1st Period,8:08,8:48 2nd Period,8:51,9:31 Break,9:31,9:41 3rd Period,9:44,10:24 4th Period,10:27,11:07 5th Period,11:10,11:50 Lunch,11:53,12:33PM 6th Period,12:36,13:16 7th Period,1:19PM,1:59PM 8th Period,14:02,14:42 Office Time,2:42p,15:15 # Next schedule A.M. Assembly Home Room,7:55,8:03 Assembly,8:05,9:15 1st Period,9:18,9:51 # And so on.....

About

VFD Incident Report

This app allows volunteer fire departments to quickly document incidents on scene and generate professional reports. It features structured data entry, PDF export, and saving options for easy recordkeeping and sharing. Designed for field use, it streamlines the reporting process.

Highlights
  • Incident report form matching department's paper form
  • Fast, touch-friendly data entry
  • Dropdown selections for department names
  • Save completed reports for later reference
  • PDF export for sharing and printing
  • Save to Files and Photos
Features
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Marshall County VFD Incident Report is a field reporting app built for volunteer fire departments to quickly document incidents on scene and generate clean, professional reports. Designed for iPad use, the app makes it easier to complete incident reports with structured data-entry fields based on your department’s reporting form. Instead of relying on paper forms or later re-entry, personnel can enter information directly into the app while details are fresh and accurate. Key features include: • incident report form modeled after your department’s paper form • fast, touch-friendly data entry for use in the field • dropdown selections for department name, including Mount Pleasant, Slayden, and Early Grove • ability to save completed reports for later reference • PDF export for sharing, printing, and recordkeeping • print support for hard-copy documentation • save to Files for digital storage and archiving • save to Photos when needed for easy local access This app is intended to help departments improve consistency, speed up documentation, and reduce paperwork friction after calls and incidents. Marshall County VFD Incident Report is built specifically around the practical needs of volunteer fire departments that need a simple, direct, and reliable reporting tool. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://www.patriotplunges.com/vfdincidentform

Screenshots

BellsClock2 screens
VFD Incident Report4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VFD Incident Report at 5.0 against BellsClock's 4.2. VFD Incident Report also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). BellsClock's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VFD Incident Report holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BellsClock has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BellsClock ships an update every 6 months, VFD Incident Report every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BellsClock versus VFD Incident Report: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBellsClockVFD Incident Report
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancis GolazeskiPatriot Plunges LLC

In-app purchases

None

BellsClock

No in-app purchases

None

VFD Incident Report

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BellsClock free?
BellsClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VFD Incident Report free?
VFD Incident Report is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BellsClock or VFD Incident Report?
VFD Incident Report is rated higher. BellsClock averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while VFD Incident Report averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BellsClock or VFD Incident Report have ads?
Neither BellsClock nor VFD Incident Report shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BellsClock or VFD Incident Report?
BellsClock ships an update every 6 months, and VFD Incident Report every 3 weeks. Most recently, BellsClock was updated on October 14, 2026 and VFD Incident Report on October 10, 2026.

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