Chief Mobile vs First Due Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chief Mobile
Receive and map emergency dispatches from your 911 center with redundant alerting. Get instant push notifications for new incidents, view details and maps, and stay updated on personnel messages and schedules. Update your status and track response ETAs.
- Redundant Tone & CAD alerting
- Receive and map 911 dispatches
- Push notifications for new incidents
- Personnel message communication
- Update status and track ETA
- View company and personal schedules
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Chief Mobile is has redundant alerting using a combination of Tone Alerting & CAD Alerting. Allows you to receive & map incidents from your 911 dispatch center quickly. A push notification will alert you when a new dispatch occurs and forward you to the incident information and map. With Tone Alert, Chief Mobile works like your Fire Pager providing two sources for alerting. You can also receive messages that are sent out by other personnel. Get notified of open shifts, training, and other announcements instantly. The latest version allows you to reply to messages. Allows your personnel to update their status (i.e. Responding Station 1, Available, etc.). Their ETA is tracked while responding. Allows companies that use Chief Scheduling to view the company schedule by day and their own schedule. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
First Due Mobile
Receive real-time incident notifications and navigate directly to emergencies with optimized routing. Access critical building data, pre-plans, and team communication tools for enhanced situational awareness and faster response.
- Incident tracking and notification
- Emergency response routing
- Building data integration
- Pre-incident planning
- Team chat communication
- Live unit tracking
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First Due Mobile is finally here! Be notified, arrive safely and understand your scene like never before. First Due Mobile includes: -Incident tracking and notification -Emergency response specific routing -Integrated Assessor, Building Department and Fire Prevention data! -Quick size-up on every building -Detailed pre-plans on every building including residential! -Pre-Incident Planning & Mapping -Chat for easy communication with your team -Incident statusing and responding functionality -Live unit and team member tracking during incident
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chief Mobile at 67% against First Due Mobile's 17%. Chief Mobile also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.9) and device support (4 vs 2). First Due Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (813 vs 40). On price and ads 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. Chief Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. First Due Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chief Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Due Mobile has 813 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Chief Mobile's written reviews are positive against 17% of First Due Mobile's.
Chief Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, First Due Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chief Mobile | First Due Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (40 ratings) — better | 2.9 (813 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 813 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chief Technologies | Locality Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
Chief Mobile
First Due Mobile
Bugs and requests
Chief Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
First Due Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Addresses not accurately displayed
- Inability to log out or switch between departments
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS and Android
- Unreliable push notifications and alerts
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved scheduling and shift management
- Apple Watch integration for alerts
- Offline functionality and caching
- Streamlined user interface and navigation
In-app purchases
Chief Mobile
- Pro Version$4.99
First Due Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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