Comparison

ICS vs Incident Management Tablet

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

Head to head
About

ICS

This application simplifies the creation and sharing of ICS-214 forms. It offers an intuitive workflow for adding details and activity entries, with offline capabilities for uninterrupted work. Users can pre-populate forms with default fields to save time during ongoing incidents.

Highlights
  • Friendly workflow for details and entries
  • Offline authoring and editing
  • Shareable ICS-214 form export
  • Set default fields for pre-population
  • Optimized for field use
Features
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An easy-to-use app to help prepare and share the ICS-214 form. Friendly workflow: Add details and activity entries using a friendly workflow optimized for field use. Work Offline: Designed to work completely offline for authoring and editing activity details even while off the grid. Share Official ICS-214: When connectivity is available, use the share option to export or send out a copy of the ICS-214 form. Set Default Fields: Use the "214 Default Fields" option in settings to set defaults that will pre-populate new ICS-214 forms upon creation. This will save time when working the same incident and/or with the same team for multiple operational periods. Coming next: Support for spreadsheet format, preview the form, edit filename, attach images & location, electronically sign PDFs, and more.

About

Incident Management Tablet

This application provides a centralized mobile workspace for public safety organizations to manage incidents, personnel, and resources. It streamlines ICS documentation, reduces paper forms, and allows for direct calling and data export. Essential for efficient emergency response and operational planning.

Highlights
  • Incident and operational period management
  • Personnel and resource tracking
  • Electronic ICS form completion
  • PDF report generation
  • CSV data import/export
  • Direct calling from app
  • GPS integration
Features
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Incident Management Tablet is an incident management and ICS documentation application designed for fire departments, EMS, emergency management agencies, and other public safety organizations. The app provides incident leaders and responders with a centralized mobile workspace for managing incidents, operational periods, personnel, resources, assignments, communications, medical planning, and ICS documentation. Built for field operations, Incident Management Tablet helps reduce reliance on paper forms while keeping critical incident information organized and accessible. Users can manage incidents and operational periods, maintain personnel and unit resources, complete ICS forms, generate PDF records, import and export data, place calls directly from the app, and access GPS information throughout the application. Incident Management Features • Create and manage multiple incidents • Manage incident and operational period information • Maintain personnel, units, teams, and resources • Assign personnel and resources to incident documentation • Reuse incident and resource information across ICS forms • Access GPS coordinates throughout the application ICS Forms and Documentation Electronic workflows are provided for: • ICS 204 – Assignment List • ICS 205 – Incident Radio Communications Plan • ICS 206 – Medical Plan • ICS 208 – Safety Message/Plan • ICS 213 – General Message • ICS 213-RR – Resource Request Message • ICS 214 – Activity Log • ICS 225-WF – Incident Personnel Performance Rating Forms integrate incident, operational period, personnel, and resource information to reduce repetitive data entry and improve consistency. ICS 206 Medical Planning Enhanced medical planning helps personnel quickly identify medical resources. Hospitals can be sorted by distance from the incident, helping users identify nearby facilities. GPS coordinates support navigation, location verification, and operational planning. Calling From the App When telephone information is available, users can initiate calls directly from the application, providing quick access to hospitals, medical resources, agencies, personnel, and operational contacts. CSV Import and Export CSV import and export allows agencies to exchange structured data, maintain resource information, and use exported information with spreadsheets, reporting processes, agency records, and other systems. PDF Generation ICS documentation can be generated as professional PDF files for sharing, printing, archiving, and inclusion with incident records. Personnel and Resource Management Maintain personnel and unit information and use those resources throughout incident workflows. Personnel can be associated with units and selected on applicable ICS forms, reducing duplicate data entry. ICS 214 Activity Documentation Maintain chronological activity records by operational period, associate personnel and units with activity logs, and generate organized ICS 214 documentation. Location and GPS Awareness GPS coordinates are available throughout the application to support incident documentation, navigation, medical planning, resource coordination, and field operations. Designed for Public Safety Incident Management Tablet supports routine incidents, planned events, emergency operations, mutual-aid responses, disaster deployments, and complex incidents involving multiple operational periods. Incident Management Tablet provides one digital platform for managing resources, documenting operations, locating medical facilities, communicating with contacts, importing and exporting data, completing ICS forms, and maintaining professional incident records. Incident Management Tablet is an incident management and documentation tool and does not replace agency policies, procedures, command practices, official emergency communications systems, or medical direction.

Screenshots

ICS4 screens
Incident Management Tablet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Incident Management Tablet at 5.0 against ICS's 4.2. ICS's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 17.6). 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

Incident Management Tablet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ICS has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ICS versus Incident Management Tablet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterICSIncident Management Tablet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better2
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike ComerRyan Watson

Customer experience

ICS

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Incident Management Tablet

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ICS

No in-app purchases

None

Incident Management Tablet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ICS free?
ICS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Incident Management Tablet free?
Incident Management Tablet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ICS or Incident Management Tablet?
Incident Management Tablet is rated higher. ICS averages 4.2 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Incident Management Tablet averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ICS or Incident Management Tablet have ads?
Neither ICS nor Incident Management Tablet shows ads.

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