First Due Mobile vs EMS1R
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Incident tracking and notification
- Emergency response routing
- Integrated building data
- Pre-incident planning and mapping
- Team chat and communication
- Live unit tracking
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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
EMS1R
This comprehensive solution streamlines ambulance service operations. It manages staff, assets, and dispatching, functioning as a complete business management tool.
- Staff management
- Asset tracking
- Dispatch operations
- Business management
- Comprehensive solution
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EMS1R is not just a CAD system for ambulance services. It's your Business-in-a-Box and comprehensive solution that allows your company to manage staff, assets, and dispatching operations effectively.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EMS1R at 100% against First Due Mobile's 0%. EMS1R also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
EMS1R holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of First Due Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of EMS1R's.
First Due Mobile ships an update every 7 months, EMS1R every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Due Mobile | EMS1R |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 224 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Locality Media, Inc. | Dimana Systems LLC |
Customer experience
First Due Mobile
EMS1R
In-app purchases
First Due Mobile
No in-app purchases
EMS1R
No in-app purchases
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