First In Navigation vs LockIn Study Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First In Navigation
This app helps first responders learn their response areas with interactive quizzes. It generates random calls within custom-drawn zones and provides optimal routes from stations or hospitals. Users can save and share maps, and access a database of community-created routes.
- Custom response area mapping
- Randomized call generation
- Route quizzing from stations/hospitals
- Save and share custom maps
- Community map database
- Cross-platform account access
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First In Navigation is a tool made specifically for first responders trying to memorize the streets in their response area. It has 3 seperate modes for EMS, Fire, and Law enforcement. With our app, you can outline your exact response area. The app will then randomly generate calls within the drawn border. The app will then quiz and demonstrate how to get to or from the call. Fire and law enforcement mode will let you enter in stations, and route / quiz you from there to the call. EMS mode will let you enter in hospitals, and route / quiz you from the call to the hospital. Once you have a map set up how you want, you can permanently save the map and upload it to our database! Our database also lets users search by map name, map location, and coworker name. While anyone can easily set up a map, you may not have to as long as a coworker has saved and published a map! All routing data is imported from Mapbox for accurate and widespread mapping data. While designed for active first reponders, First In Navigation is open to everyone. Meaning even if you are not hired yet, you can still study your future response area now to enter the workforce with confidence. This app is cross-platform, meaning if you have already made an account or submitted a map on our website, it will still be accessible here! Start now to work and drive with confidence! Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://firstinnavigation.com/privacy-policy/
LockIn Study Coach
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LockIn Study Coach turns your department's policies, SOGs, and study guides into a complete exam-prep system — built for firefighters working toward a captain or officer promotion. Upload a PDF or scan pages with your camera, and LockIn keeps every flashcard and question linked back to the exact page it came from. Before you make a new card, LockIn shows you what's already been made from that page, so you're never duplicating work. STUDY YOUR WAY • Flashcards, multiple-choice questions, and a matching game • Timed Type Sprint drills and a Memory Ladder for spaced repetition • Full-length practice tests with performance breakdowns by topic • Custom Topic Mix — pick any combination of categories, policies, or SOGs and study just that material in one session STAY ORGANIZED • Study packs and categories keep every policy and SOG in its place • Highlight and mark up PDF pages directly • Track streaks, badges, and weak areas so you always know what to review next SHARE STUDY PACKS Publish a pack to the shared library so others studying for the same exam can use it, and browse what they have published. Each pack shows the exam, agency, document and chapter it came from, so you know what you are picking up. Publishing is entirely your choice — nothing is shared until you choose to publish it, and you can unpublish at any time. Anything you would rather not see can be reported or its creator blocked. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Your documents, cards and progress live on your device • Turn on iCloud sync to move your material between your own devices — directly through your own Apple ID, never through a company server • Only the packs you deliberately publish are visible to other people, and those carry the creator name you set • No ads, no analytics, no tracking STUDY WITH A PARTNER Connect with another LockIn user to send each other practice challenges and see how you both did. OPTIONAL AI ASSIST Add your own AI provider API key to get help drafting flashcards and questions from material you select. Entirely optional, off until you turn it on. Built by a firefighter, for firefighters preparing for their next promotional exam. FREE AND PRO LockIn is free to download and use, with up to 25 flashcards or questions a day, one project and three recorded practical runs. LockIn Pro unlocks unlimited studying, projects and practical runs, plus sending to friends and groups. Pro is $24.99 a month or $99.99 for 6 months, with a 2-week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jp6780-lang.github.io/lockin-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LockIn Study Coach at 5.0 against First In Navigation's 2.9. LockIn Study Coach also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). First In Navigation's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. First In Navigation sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and LockIn Study Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LockIn Study Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First In Navigation has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
First In Navigation ships an update weekly, LockIn Study Coach every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First In Navigation | LockIn Study Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Graff | Joseph Pearlman |
Customer experience
First In Navigation
LockIn Study Coach
In-app purchases
First In Navigation
- Monthly Membership$1.991 Month
LockIn Study Coach
- LockIn Pro - Monthly14 Days trial$24.991 Month
- LockIn Pro - 6 Months14 Days trial$99.996 Months
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