FirePumpSim vs CDL2Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FirePumpSim
This app offers realistic pump-pressure practice for firefighters and driver/operators. It helps users work through visual fireground scenarios, calculate pump pressure, and understand friction loss with real-world fire service hydraulics.
- Realistic pump-pressure practice
- Visual fireground scenarios
- Pump pressure calculations
- Friction loss practice
- Teaching feedback on hydraulics
- Scenario library and daily challenges
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FirePumpSim is a fireground pump training app built for firefighters, driver/operators, instructors, and students who want realistic pump-pressure practice without needing a full training evolution. Work through visual fireground scenarios, calculate pump pressure, practice friction loss, review explanations, and build confidence with real-world fire service hydraulics. FirePumpSim helps users practice common pump operator problems such as: • Single attack lines • Standpipe and FDC operations • Wye layouts • Master streams • Deck gun flow problems • Elevation changes • Appliance loss • Hose length and diameter changes • Nozzle reaction • Wildland and structure protection scenarios Each scenario presents a fireground setup and challenges you to determine the correct answer. After submitting your response, FirePumpSim provides teaching feedback so you can understand the math, not just memorize an answer. FirePumpSim also includes training tools designed for classroom, station, and company-level practice: • Practice Scenarios • Daily Challenge • Printable Scenarios • Scenario Library • Formula reference • Pump card reference Whether you are preparing for driver/operator testing, teaching pump hydraulics, or trying to stay sharp as an engineer, FirePumpSim gives you a simple way to practice realistic fireground calculations anytime. Built by a firefighter/paramedic for real fire service training.
CDL2Go
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CDL2Go helps CDL students practice CDL knowledge topics and continue enrolled CDL2Go training from a mobile device. Use CDL2Go to practice CDL questions by category, review feedback, access enrolled courses, continue lessons and learning activities, track course progress, view certificates when available, and contact CDL2Go support. Some course features require a CDL2Go account and active course enrollment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CDL2Go at none against FirePumpSim's 1. FirePumpSim's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support 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. FirePumpSim sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CDL2Go asks for nothing beyond the download.
FirePumpSim ships an update weekly, CDL2Go every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FirePumpSim | CDL2Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Gallaher | Philip Knapp |
In-app purchases
FirePumpSim
- Pump Operations Pack 1$1.99
CDL2Go
No in-app purchases
Questions
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