AFIS Wildfire Map vs Active Wildfire Tracker Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AFIS Wildfire Map
Access global wildfire data detected by satellites. View fire locations and get the latest updates directly on your device. This app provides native access to a comprehensive online wildfire viewer.
- Global wildfire updates
- Satellite fire detection
- Native viewer access
- Real-time information
- Replaces previous app
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Get the latest updates on wildfire locations with the CSIR's AFIS Wildfire Map app that puts vital wildfire information at your fingertips. AFIS gives you access to fires detected globally by NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites as well as the SNPP and NOAA-20 satellites. This app provides native access to the AFIS Viewer that is available online at https://viewer.afis.co.za/ This app replaces the previous AFIS app that was no longer maintainable. New features will be added over time. Visit the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) website for more information about the organization behind AFIS: https://www.csir.co.za
Active Wildfire Tracker Map
This app provides an interactive map of current active wildfires across the US. Data is updated hourly and includes GPS functionality for location tracking.
- Interactive wildfire map
- Current US wildfire tracking
- Hourly data updates
- GPS capabilities
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Active Wildfire Tracker Map is an interactive mapping application that tracks the current active wildfires in the US. The data is updated hourly and offer GPS capabilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AFIS Wildfire Map at none against Active Wildfire Tracker Map's shown. AFIS Wildfire Map also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Active Wildfire Tracker Map's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and rating (2.3 vs 2.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Active Wildfire Tracker Map holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of AFIS Wildfire Map's written reviews are positive against 0% of Active Wildfire Tracker Map's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AFIS Wildfire Map ships an update every 7 months, Active Wildfire Tracker Map fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AFIS Wildfire Map | Active Wildfire Tracker Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 2.3 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSIR | corey hoggard |
Customer experience
AFIS Wildfire Map
Active Wildfire Tracker Map
In-app purchases
AFIS Wildfire Map
No in-app purchases
Active Wildfire Tracker Map
No in-app purchases
Questions
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