Comparison

StationHQ vs Priority4 Go

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

Head to head
About

StationHQ

This app serves as a private member portal for fire and EMS departments, facilitating communication, organization, and tracking of essential information. It allows for department alerts, event scheduling with RSVP, live roster management, and certification tracking.

Highlights
  • Department alerts and push notifications
  • Calendar with RSVP tracking
  • Live roster with on-duty status
  • Certification tracking and verification
  • Equipment and maintenance tracking
  • Incident reporting
  • Dues and finance tracking
Features
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StationHQ is a private member portal built by firefighters, for fire and EMS departments. Designed to keep your station connected, your members informed, and your officers organized — all in one place. WHAT IT DOES → Department alerts and push notifications Send drill, training, and emergency alerts that go straight to every member's phone — instantly, every time. → Calendar with RSVP tracking Schedule drills, meetings, trainings, and events. Officers see who's coming before showtime. Sync your existing TeamUp or ICS feed in seconds. → Live roster with on-duty status See who's active, how to reach them, and whether they're on the floor right now. → Cross-station Chief Portal Chiefs with multi-station authority can switch between stations and manage rosters, alerts, calendars, and reports for every station they oversee. → Certification tracking and verification Members log their NFPA, NREMT, and FEMA certifications. Chiefs and officers verify them. The app suggests smart next steps along your career path. → Equipment, gear, and maintenance tracking Track personal gear, SCBA packs, hoses, bottles, and apparatus. Get automatic alerts before service or hydro dates expire. → NERIS-compliant incident reporting → Dues and finance tracking Manage member dues, charges, fundraisers, and budget projections — with automatic reminders. → Member chat and announcements Push-notified messaging so training info, schedule changes, and announcements actually reach people. BUILT FOR EVERY STATION Whether you're volunteer, combination, or career — StationHQ is designed around real firehouse workflows, not borrowed from a generic SaaS playbook. Use what you need, ignore what you don't, and add features as your department grows. WE LISTEN Got feedback, a feature idea, or something that would make your department's life easier? Use the built-in feedback form — we read every one, and most updates ship from member suggestions. Access is by department invitation only. Contact your chief or admin for a join code, or reach out to us if you'd like to bring StationHQ to your station.

About

Priority4 Go

Features
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When a call comes in, firefighters can quickly view the active incident and indicate their response status, helping officers and command staff see who is responding, who is unavailable, and who may be going directly to the scene. The app is built to support fast, simple communication during emergency responses, especially in volunteer departments where members may be responding from different locations. Priority4 Go helps departments: - View real-time call information - Allow firefighters to mark their response quickly - Improve awareness of available responders - Support better planning before apparatus arrives on scene - Reduce delays caused by uncertainty around who is responding Designed with fire service operations in mind, Priority4 Go provides a simple and practical tool for improving firefighter response coordination.

Screenshots

StationHQ4 screens
Priority4 Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Priority4 Go at 13.0 against StationHQ's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
StationHQ versus Priority4 Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStationHQPriority4 Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB65 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJDX Group LLCMarco Reyes

In-app purchases

None

StationHQ

No in-app purchases

None

Priority4 Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StationHQ free?
StationHQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Priority4 Go free?
Priority4 Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StationHQ or Priority4 Go have ads?
Neither StationHQ nor Priority4 Go shows ads.

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