Service First vs Flag Protocol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Service First
Receive timely alerts for federal and state half-staff observances, and get weather-based notifications for high winds or storms. This app assists homeowners, businesses, schools, and organizations in maintaining flag etiquette and safety with personalized updates.
- Half-staff alerts by state and nation
- Weather-based flag lowering notifications
- Calendar of upcoming observances
- Location-based personalized updates
- Flag etiquette guidance
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Service First: Flag Alerts helps you honor important days and protect your flags with timely notifications. Get alerts for federal and state half-staff observances, plus weather-based reminders when high winds or storms are approaching. Whether you're a homeowner, business, school, or veteran organization, this app helps you stay on top of flag etiquette and safety — all in one place. Features: • Half-staff alerts by state and nation • Weather-based flag lowering notifications • Simple calendar to track upcoming observances • Location-based support for personalized updates Disclaimer: This app is not affiliated with any government agency and does not represent or provide government services. All flag-related information is based on publicly available sources.
Flag Protocol
This app provides up-to-date information on when to fly the US flag at full staff versus half staff. It's designed to be free and easy to use, ensuring you always display your flag correctly.
- Full staff vs. half staff guidance
- Up-to-date flag display information
- Easy setup
- Free to use
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Ever wondered when a US Flag should be flown at full staff versus half staff? So did we! That's why we created the Flag Protocol app so can you be up to date on how to display your flag. Best of all, the app is FREE and easy to set up. Get started today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Service First at 55% against Flag Protocol's 0%. Service First also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Flag Protocol's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price 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.
Service First holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Service First's written reviews are positive against 0% of Flag Protocol's.
Service First ships an update every 2 weeks, Flag Protocol every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Service First | Flag Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (16 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Service First Flagpole | Curayt, LLC |
Customer experience
Service First
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In-app purchases
Service First
No in-app purchases
Flag Protocol
No in-app purchases
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