Comparison

Chief Mobile vs fiResponse NC

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

fiResponse NC

This enterprise system manages emergency responses to all-hazard incidents, focusing on wildland fires. It provides a common operating picture for multi-agency use with seamless data sharing across devices and platforms. Designed for field users, it enhances situational awareness and supports operational activities.

Highlights
  • Incident management
  • Resource management
  • Real-time resource tracking
  • Situational awareness
  • Multi-agency data sharing
  • Incident weather viewing
  • GPS mapping
Features
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fiResponse™ is an enterprise system that provides capabilities for managing emergency response to all-hazard incidents with an emphasis on wildland fire. The software is designed to support the entire lifecycle of an incident delivering a common operating picture that allows multi-agency use with seamless synchronization and data sharing between different users, agencies, and devices through multiple platforms, including Desktop, Web, and Mobile. fiResponse™ core capabilities are built for incident management, resource management, and real-time resource tracking through spatially enabled platforms - designed to enhance situational awareness and support operational activities. The fiResponse™ Mobile App is primarily designed for emergency response users in the field to support situational awareness. Key fiResponse™ Mobile App features include viewing, creating, and/or editing incident information; dispatching to an incident and/or selecting an incident to follow; routing to an incident; viewing incident weather; collecting incident photos; mapping from GPS or digitizing on screen incident points, lines, and/or polygons; mapping from GPS in background mode; optionally sharing resource location and viewing other resource locations on the map; and viewing, creating, and/or editing incident log messages. The fiResponse™ system including the Mobile App can be configured to meet organizational needs. Note: This app requires you have a fiResponse account with the host agency to login and view/edit information.

Screenshots

Chief Mobile4 screens
fiResponse NC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chief Mobile at 3.4 against fiResponse NC's 1.5. Chief Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (43 vs 10). fiResponse NC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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. Chief Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. fiResponse NC asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chief Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 10 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chief Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, fiResponse NC every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Chief Mobile versus fiResponse NC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChief MobilefiResponse NC
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (43 ratings) — better1.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews67.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB243 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChief TechnologiesTechnosylva Inc.

Customer experience

Chief Mobile

All ratings40 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative27.9%

fiResponse NC

All ratings10 ratings
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chief Mobile

One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99
None

fiResponse NC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chief Mobile free?
Chief Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is fiResponse NC free?
fiResponse NC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chief Mobile or fiResponse NC?
Chief Mobile is rated higher. Chief Mobile averages 3.4 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while fiResponse NC averages 1.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Chief Mobile or fiResponse NC have ads?
Neither Chief Mobile nor fiResponse NC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chief Mobile or fiResponse NC?
Chief Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, and fiResponse NC every 7 months. Most recently, Chief Mobile was updated on October 20, 2026 and fiResponse NC on October 6, 2026.

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