LA Fire vs AwareCA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LA Fire
Stay informed and safe during wildfire emergencies in Los Angeles County. Access critical information on first aid, pet safety, shelter locations, and food resources.
- Wildfire emergency alerts
- First aid information
- Pet safety guidelines
- Shelter location finder
- Food resource access
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LA Fire Notify keeps you informed and safe during wildfire emergencies in Los Angeles County
AwareCA
This app provides official, agency-verified public safety information for California. It delivers real-time updates and guidance during emergencies, serving as a trusted source of truth to keep communities informed and prepared.
- Agency-verified public safety information
- Real-time incident updates
- Official guidance during emergencies
- Authoritative source of truth
- Replaces fragmented alerts
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AwareCA is California’s statewide, agency-verified public safety information platform designed to keep communities informed, prepared, and protected. Built to replace fragmented alerts and unverified noise, AwareCA delivers a single, authoritative source of truth that is controlled by public safety agencies and trusted by the communities they serve. Get the information that matters in near-real-time. AwareCA helps ensure you always know where to go for the truth, with official updates and official guidance during everyday incidents and large-scale emergencies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LA Fire at 5.0 against AwareCA's 4.6. AwareCA's advantage is ratings volume (536 vs 1) and chart position (#171 vs unranked). 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.
LA Fire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AwareCA has 536 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LA Fire | AwareCA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (536 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 52.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 536 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #171 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Christian Navarrete | Intterra, LLC |
Customer experience
LA Fire
AwareCA
In-app purchases
LA Fire
No in-app purchases
AwareCA
No in-app purchases
