StationHQ vs ToneLogger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
ToneLogger
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ToneLogger is the activity log built for volunteer Fire and EMS departments. Record runs, training, and station details in seconds, respond to dispatches with live location, track who turned out, sign incident reports, and see your participation at a glance. Made for responders: • Log calls, training, and details right from your phone • Respond to a dispatch in one tap — share your live location so your crew sees who's rolling and their drive-time ETA on a live incident map • Choose how loudly dispatches reach you for each availability state — loud alerts break through Focus • Track participation and apparatus per activity • Sign incident reports — NERIS-ready for the new federal fire reporting standard • Put a live incident board on a station wall-mounted TV • Review your recent calls and personal reports • Serve more than one department? Switch between them in a tap • Officers and admins: approve members, manage onboarding, see live responders on a map, and get push notifications when something needs you ToneLogger is a record-keeping tool — not a 911 dispatch system and not a medical device. Don't rely on it for emergency response, and don't enter patient health information. Your location is shared with your department only while you're actively responding to a call. Sign in with your work email, Apple, or Google — no password to remember. Your department admin grants access to its records. Questions? https://tonelogger.com/help
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ToneLogger at weekly against StationHQ's monthly. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StationHQ ships an update monthly, ToneLogger weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | StationHQ | ToneLogger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | JDX Group LLC | Legit Logic Labs, LLC |
In-app purchases
StationHQ
No in-app purchases
ToneLogger
No in-app purchases








