Comparison

Bryx Mobile vs FireDash

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

Head to head
About

Bryx Mobile

This app enhances communication and situational awareness for first responders. It delivers critical alerts with scene details, routing, and navigation, while also offering features like hydrant information, past call data, and real-time messaging.

Highlights
  • Real-time alerts from CAD
  • Routing and navigation tools
  • Hydrant information
  • Past call data
  • Site survey data attachment
  • Live location updates
  • Internet dispatch radio streams
Features
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Bryx Mobile is a free mobile alerting and messaging app that provides enhanced communications and situational awareness for first responders. Receiving data directly from the CAD, Bryx Mobile sends alerts to mobile devices, providing priority information about the scene along with routing and navigation tools. The app boasts industry-leading speed, content, and ease of use, and is completely free for first responders serving communities around the world. Bryx Mobile is packed with features that empower you and your team, before and at the scene. • View hydrants around the job, color-coded for flow rate and condition. • Quickly view job information for prior calls to the same address. • Attach site survey data to include entry access and hazardous materials information. • Enhance team communication through real-time messaging and live location updates for users. • View the exact job location within your district and a highlighted route from your station to the scene. • Enable dispatching by agency or unit and view supplemental updates from CAD in real time - all without creating any extra work for dispatchers. • Configure internet dispatch radio streams and play them directly from Bryx Mobile. Some hardware required. • Bryx Mobile’s first-in-class engineering is backed by dedicated, round-the-clock support from the same engineers who built the system. This app is only intended to be used by first responders, and your station chief must add users to the approved access list. Note: This app may use background audio streaming. Continued use of audio streaming running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Bryx, Inc.

About

FireDash

This platform helps manage and track fire hydrant data, including cataloging, inspections, maintenance, mapping, and reporting. It ensures the safety and reliability of fire hydrant infrastructure for various industries and offers a residential mode for homeowners to locate hydrants.

Highlights
  • Cataloging and inspection records
  • Maintenance tracking
  • Mapping of hydrant locations
  • Reporting features
  • Residential mode for hydrant locator
  • Scheduling capabilities
Features
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Fire Hydrant Manager is a powerful platform to manage and track data related to fire hydrants. With its cataloging, inspection and maintenance records, mapping, and reporting features, the software provides a comprehensive solution for Insurance agencies, HOA's, Public Works, Fire Departments and many other industries to ensure the safety and reliability of their fire hydrant infrastructure. FIRE HYDRANT FOR ORGANIZATIONS ON THE WEB Your account works everywhere. Sign in at https://online.firedash.us to manage fire hydrant data, locations, status and more. FireDash Residential is completely redesigned — faster, cleaner, and easier to use. • Find the nearest fire hydrant to your home, with live distance and directions • Insurance Distance Proof — preview, download, or print a verified PDF for your insurer • Report a hydrant that's leaking, damaged, blocked, or out of service in seconds • A fresh new home dashboard with your closest hydrant and recent activity • Track your hydrants, reports, and insurance certificates in one place • Refer a friend and earn rewards • Faster startup and smoother navigation throughout ALSO ON THE WEB Your account works everywhere. Sign in at https://resident.firedash.us to find hydrants, file and track reports, and download your insurance distance proofs from any browser — always in sync with the app. EULA Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Thanks for using FireDash!

Screenshots

Bryx Mobile4 screens
FireDash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bryx Mobile at 49% against FireDash's 0%. Bryx Mobile also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). FireDash's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads 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. FireDash sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bryx Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bryx Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bryx Mobile has 282 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Bryx Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of FireDash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bryx Mobile ships an update fortnightly, FireDash every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bryx Mobile versus FireDash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBryx MobileFireDash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (282 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings282 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBryxWrights Creative Services, L.L.C.

Customer experience

Bryx Mobile

All ratings282 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive48.7%
Neutral15.4%
Negative35.9%

FireDash

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Bryx Mobile

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Scanner feature only works when app is left open
  • App mutes phone when open, pausing audio
  • App crashes when opened, then fine after restart
  • Removed from Apple CarPlay in newest update
  • Stopped getting alerts and notifications on iPhone
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  • Map doesn't always work or is not accurate

Requested features

10 requests
  • Navigation options for apps to use
  • Notes with time stamps and updates for call to see while enroute
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Easy in and out of duty feature (long press, shortcut, action button, widget)
  • Settings stored in iCloud
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  • Set alert tone by unit rather than call type
  • Ability to upload custom alert tones
  • Toggle critical alerts inside the app
  • Filter calls by unit, especially at night
  • CarPlay functionality improvements

FireDash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bryx Mobile

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

FireDash

Subscriptions6
  • FireDash Locator Service$2.991 Month
  • FireDash Risk Assessment$7.991 Month
  • Read Flow$24.997 Days
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  • Hydrant Watch$29.991 Month
  • Flow Commander$199.991 Month
  • Flow Master$599.001 Month

Questions

Is Bryx Mobile free?
Bryx Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FireDash free?
FireDash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bryx Mobile or FireDash?
Bryx Mobile is rated higher. Bryx Mobile averages 4.2 out of 5 from 282 ratings, while FireDash averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Bryx Mobile or FireDash have ads?
Neither Bryx Mobile nor FireDash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bryx Mobile or FireDash?
Bryx Mobile ships an update fortnightly, and FireDash every 2 months. Most recently, Bryx Mobile was updated on October 16, 2026 and FireDash on October 1, 2026.

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