Comparison

IncidentCAD vs Pulse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

IncidentCAD

Provides real-time Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) data for first responders. Get critical incident information, alerts, and updates directly on your mobile device, ensuring you're always informed during emergencies.

Highlights
  • Real-time CAD data access
  • Instant incident alerts
  • Supports fire, EMS, and law enforcement
  • Field-ready, glanceable design
  • Multi-agency response coordination
  • Breakthrough Do Not Disturb/Silent mode alerts
Features
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Built exclusively for first responders, IncidentCAD delivers real-time Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) data directly to your mobile device — so you have the critical information you need the moment an incident is dispatched, wherever you are. Whether you're a firefighter, EMS provider, or law enforcement officer, IncidentCAD keeps you connected to live incident data without being tethered to a station terminal or radio traffic. NEVER MISS A DISPATCH Critical emergency alerts break through Do Not Disturb and Silent mode so you're always notified when a new incident is assigned to your unit — even when your device is muted. REAL-TIME INCIDENT DATA Get instant access to incident type, location, priority level, unit assignments, and updates as they happen — directly from your agency's CAD system. BUILT FOR MULTI-AGENCY RESPONSE IncidentCAD supports first responders across fire, EMS, and law enforcement, making it the ideal tool for mutual aid situations and multi-agency incidents where coordination is critical. FIELD-READY DESIGN Designed for the demands of the field — clean, fast, and readable at a glance so you can stay focused on the response, not the screen. STAY INFORMED EN ROUTE Monitor active incidents, track updates, and stay ahead of changing conditions from the moment you're dispatched to the moment you arrive on scene.

About

Pulse

Monitor your device's performance, network activity, and data privacy. Securely store sensitive information, inspect app privacy reports, and perform advanced network diagnostics. Includes a Python IDE and SSH client for comprehensive system management.

Highlights
  • Live device performance monitoring (CPU, RAM, Battery)
  • Extensive network diagnostic tools (15+)
  • Zero-knowledge secrets vault with TOTP authenticator
  • On-device privacy report analysis
  • Security posture assessment with AI advisor
  • SSH, SFTP, and FTP client
  • On-device Python IDE
Features
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Pulse answers every question about your iPhone or iPad: how it performs, what your network is doing, who is watching your data, and whether your device and secrets are safe. No faked numbers. No ads. No account. No in-app purchases. Every feature on first launch. DEVICE MONITOR Live CPU with per-core breakdown across performance and efficiency cores. RAM in real time: wired, active, inactive, available. Battery level, charge state, and a live discharge graph. Storage with one-tap cache clear. Thermal state. Device Health Score: a 0 to 100 gauge across CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and uptime. NETWORK WORKBENCH (15 tools) Ping, traceroute with geo path, DNS across 9 record types, port scanner, LAN scanner, Bonjour, Whois, SSL inspector, TLS scanner, speed test, API Request, WebSocket tester, subnet calculator, Wake on LAN, QR codes, and a raw TCP, UDP, and TLS socket client. Live traffic by interface, the routing table, a Wi-Fi toolkit, and Wi-Fi sharing by QR and NFC. SECRETS VAULT AND AUTHENTICATOR A zero knowledge password vault with envelope encryption (AES-256-GCM). Unrecoverable by design: no server, no backdoor. Unlock with a PIN or Face ID. Organize logins, cards, and notes in nested folders. A built in TOTP authenticator and AES file and text encryption. Optional auto lock, clipboard auto clear, and erase after ten failed attempts. iOS AutoFill fills saved logins into other apps and Safari, gated behind Face ID. PRIVACY INSPECTOR Import your iOS App Privacy Report and Pulse parses it on your device. Nothing leaves your phone. See which apps used your location, camera, microphone, contacts, photos, and calendar over the last 7 days, with a heatmap of when. Every domain each app contacted is classified and risk scored against a bundled tracker list. SECURITY CENTER Nine on-device checks produce a 0 to 100 posture score: Passcode, Biometrics, Data Protection, Screen Privacy, Sandbox Integrity, Debugger detection, VPN, HTTP Proxy, and Low Power Mode. Each links to the right iOS Settings page, and an on-device AI advisor tells you what to fix. SSH, SFTP, AND FTP CLIENT Connect over SSH with password, key, or two factor auth, with ProxyJump. Generate Ed25519, RSA, and ECDSA keys on device. Upload, download, and manage files over SFTP. A separate FTP and FTPS manager, and an in app terminal with 59 commands. ON-DEVICE PYTHON IDE Run real Python on your phone, fully offline. Multi-file projects with working imports, a code editor, and a Run console. ADVANCED TOOLS NFC Toolkit: read, write, and inspect NDEF tags (MIFARE, NTAG, ISO14443, ISO15693). BLE Explorer: scan peripherals, browse the GATT tree, and read, write, and subscribe to characteristics. Storage Scanner: find duplicate photos, large videos, screenshots, and cache. Sizes come from system metadata, so iCloud originals are never downloaded. Dev Toolbox: SHA-256 and SHA-512 hashing, Base64, JWT decode, regex tester, UUID and password generators, and Unix epoch converter. SENSORS (23 hardware tests) Motion (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, barometer), GPS and compass, proximity, NFC, Bluetooth, UWB, Face ID, microphone, speaker, haptics, every camera, LiDAR, torch, multi-touch, and a display color test. Exportable as timestamped CSV. WIDGETS, AI, AND SHORTCUTS Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets plus a RAM Live Activity in the Dynamic Island. On iOS 26 with Apple Intelligence, an on-device AI explains your Health Score and security posture, with no API key and no network call, and all generated text is labelled. Ask Siri to check battery, storage, or network, and find SSH hosts in Spotlight. 10 LANGUAGES English, Arabic (RTL), Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Korean. DATA INTEGRITY Every value comes from a real iOS API or is clearly labelled. Values Apple does not expose, like battery cycle count and Wi-Fi signal strength, are never faked. What you see is what the device reports.

Screenshots

IncidentCAD4 screens
Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pulse at every 5 days against IncidentCAD's every 3 weeks. IncidentCAD's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for IncidentCAD against 5.0 for Pulse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IncidentCAD ships an update every 3 weeks, Pulse every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IncidentCAD versus Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIncidentCADPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGazelle Industries, LLCMarwan Aljasmi

Customer experience

IncidentCAD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pulse

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IncidentCAD

No in-app purchases

None

Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IncidentCAD free?
IncidentCAD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IncidentCAD or Pulse?
IncidentCAD and Pulse are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do IncidentCAD or Pulse have ads?
Neither IncidentCAD nor Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IncidentCAD or Pulse?
IncidentCAD ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pulse every 5 days. Most recently, IncidentCAD was updated on October 2, 2026 and Pulse on October 7, 2026.

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