TSW Mobile Client vs FireCode AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TSW Mobile Client
Access fire alarm network information remotely from your mobile device. View system status and perform limited control functions for system testing and maintenance. Requires network connectivity to a TrueSite Workstation.
- Fire alarm network annunciation access
- View fire, priority 2, supervisory, and trouble conditions
- Limited password-controlled functions for system testing
- Alarm, silence, and reset controls
- Connect unlimited clients simultaneously
- Remote access via VPN on cellular service
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Access Simplex® Fire Alarm Network information by connecting to a TrueSite Workstation (TSW) using a Mobile Client: • Enables an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch mobile device to become a TSW Mobile Client providing fire alarm network annunciation access with restricted features similar to a PC based Remote Client • Mobile device must be able to access the local area network (LAN) where the TrueSite Workstation server is connected • Compatible with 3G and 4G cellular service via VPN (virtual private network) connection • Connect an essentially unlimited number of TSW Mobile Clients for simultaneous status information access • View the TrueSite Workstation status of: Fire Alarm, Priority 2, Supervisory, and Trouble conditions Limited control functions can be accessed by password controlled login and by designated mobile device for system testing: • For applications where agency listing and approvals are not required, and where operation is permitted by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ), Civil Defense, or equal; and for qualified and authorized fire responder/life safety site personnel to use during system testing • Non-listed control functions include: Alarm, Priority 2, Supervisory, and Trouble Acknowledge; Alarm Silence, Priority 2 Reset, and System Reset; utility and audio controls • Mobile control functions provide a convenient and efficient method for authorized personnel to access system information during initial system setup, system commissioning, and subsequent system service activity • With the TSW Mobile Client, the TrueSite Workstation response to system testing is readily available to authorized personnel at the test location without requiring someone at the TSW to respond, and without requiring use of a laptop computer
FireCode AI
Streamline fire alarm project management with AI-powered tools for field crews. Generate reports, track progress, manage RFIs, and access company knowledge. Get instant answers to technical fire alarm questions.
- AI-powered site walks and daily logs
- Point-by-point install progress tracking
- RFI management with photo responses
- Access to company wiki and project logs
- AI assistant for fire alarm technical questions
- Advanced mode reads project plan drawings
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FireCode AI is AI for the Fire Alarm Industry — this is the mobile side of the FireCode AI platform, your company runs on the web. FOR FIELD CREWS • Site Walks & Daily Logs — walk the job with the camera, narrate as you go, and get a polished, photo-organized report written for you. Send it to the PM in one tap. • Field Markers — track install progress point by point (box set, wire run, trimmed, done) with phase updates, photos, and a full timeline for every marker. • RFIs from the field — review plan-anchored RFIs with their snapshots, respond with photos, and route branded emails to the right people without leaving the job. • Tasks, project logs, and your Company Wiki — everything the office set up, in your pocket. THE AI ASSISTANT Ask real fire-alarm questions and get real answers — NFPA 72, device specs, SLC addressing, panel capacities. It shows its thinking live, searches the web when it needs a spec, remembers your company's standards and AHJ quirks, and in Advanced mode reads your project's plan drawings directly. One conversation follows you between the office and the field. BUILT FOR COMPANIES FireCode AI is a B2B platform: your company's projects, plans, devices, and knowledge stay scoped to your team with role-based access. Sign in with the account your company provisioned — Face ID supported. An active FireCode AI company account is required. Accounts and plans are managed by your company on firecodeai.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FireCode AI at 5.0 against TSW Mobile Client's 2.9. FireCode AI also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 13 months). TSW Mobile Client's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
FireCode AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TSW Mobile Client has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TSW Mobile Client ships an update every 13 months, FireCode AI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TSW Mobile Client | FireCode AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johnson Controls, Inc. | FireCode AI LLC |
Customer experience
TSW Mobile Client
FireCode AI
In-app purchases
TSW Mobile Client
No in-app purchases
FireCode AI
No in-app purchases








