RAVEN Alerts vs Reverse Flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RAVEN Alerts
Receive real-time updates on emergency incidents in the Western New York area. This app allows subscribers to stay informed and volunteer dispatchers to easily report incidents.
- Real-time incident alerts
- Western New York incident coverage
- Volunteer dispatcher reporting
- Subscriber information access
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WNY Incident Alerts, Inc. is an organization that reports on emergency incidents across the Western New York area. Our proprietary app, RAVEN, provides real-time information regarding emergency incidents to our subscribers, as well as allowing our volunteer dispatchers the ability to easily report.
Reverse Flow
This professional fireground hydraulics platform assists firefighters and pump operators in calculating complex flow rates, pump discharge pressures, and relay pumping requirements. It supports various nozzle types and allows for custom hose coefficients and elevation adjustments for accurate operational planning and decision support.
- Reverse Flow calculations
- Required PDP calculations
- Relay Pumping calculations
- Split Lay analysis
- Pump Chart storage
- Nozzle support
- Custom hose coefficients
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The ultimate Fireground Hydraulics app! Constantly evolving and improving features. Currently includes: - Generous Suite of calculators - Friction Loss and Pump chart generators - Reference Materials - IOS Widgets - Pump operator classes Completely Free | No Purchase Required | Supported by the Reverse Flow Community Privacy Policy: https://reverse-flow.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Reverse Flow at 5.0 against RAVEN Alerts's 4.6. Reverse Flow also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). RAVEN Alerts's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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. RAVEN Alerts sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Reverse Flow sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reverse Flow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 5 respectively.
RAVEN Alerts ships an update every 3 days, Reverse Flow weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RAVEN Alerts | Reverse Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WNY Incident Alerts, Inc. | DEREK ANDREW MURDOCK |
Customer experience
RAVEN Alerts
Reverse Flow
In-app purchases
RAVEN Alerts
- Bronze Supporter$5.00
- Silver Support$10.00
- Gold Support$25.00
Reverse Flow
- Reverse Flow Monthly Support $3$2.991 Month
- Reverse Flow Monthly Support $10$9.991 Month
- Reverse Flow One-Time Support $5$4.99
- Reverse Flow Pro$4.99
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