Chief Mobile vs Loris Hands
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.
Loris Hands
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Students provide practical assistance to support community members’ independence at home, and community members share their health and life experiences to support students’ learning. Lori's Hands currently operates chapters in Newark, DE, Baltimore, MD, and Metro Detroit, MI. The Lori's Hands app is used by student volunteers to log activities and keep up to date on organization events and announcements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loris Hands at none against Chief Mobile's 1. Chief Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 1). 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. Loris Hands asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chief Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, Loris Hands every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chief Mobile | Loris Hands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (40 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chief Technologies | Loris Hands Inc |
In-app purchases
Chief Mobile
- Pro Version$4.99
Loris Hands
No in-app purchases
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