Comparison

TRACK vs ICS

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

Head to head
About

TRACK

This incident management system software helps track personnel, equipment, and assignments using NIMS/ICS compliant methods. It reads agency identification tags and allows for incident creation, assignment management, and personnel accountability reports.

Highlights
  • NIMS/ICS Compliant
  • Reads Salamander Tags (PDF417 & QR)
  • Data Synchronization
  • Incident Creation & Management
  • Assignment Management
  • Resource Tracking
  • Personnel Accountability Reports (PAR)
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The Salamander TRACK APP is National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliant Incident Command System (ICS) software for your tablet or smartphone that will read your Salamander created agency identification or accountability tags. The software is compatible with all current and previous versions of Salamander TAG APP and ID solutions including PAS V, fireTRAX, & interTRAX PDF417 or QR barcoded tags. Features & functionality include: Data Synchronization – Activity data can be shared with any of Salamander’s full line of tracking and reporting products. Downloadable Resources – Download resources, personnel and equipment, into the activity from your SalamanderLive™ account. Incident Creation – Start, end, and resume activities by collecting start date and time, elapsed time, and location. Assignment Management – Manually build or scan ICS assignments that can be re-used from activity to activity saving time. Resource Tracking – Read personnel, equipment, or company tags (PDF417 & QR Codes). Electronically scan or manually place them into assignments and create a date and time stamped history of activity. Manual Entry – Manually create personnel on the fly even if they don’t already have a Salamander ID tag. Personnel Accountability Reports (PAR) – Conduct PAR checks to verify personnel counts.

About

ICS

This application simplifies the creation and sharing of ICS-214 forms. It offers an intuitive workflow for adding details and activity entries, with offline capabilities for uninterrupted work. Users can pre-populate forms with default fields to save time during ongoing incidents.

Highlights
  • Friendly workflow for details and entries
  • Offline authoring and editing
  • Shareable ICS-214 form export
  • Set default fields for pre-population
  • Optimized for field use
Features
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An easy-to-use app to help prepare and share the ICS-214 form. Friendly workflow: Add details and activity entries using a friendly workflow optimized for field use. Work Offline: Designed to work completely offline for authoring and editing activity details even while off the grid. Share Official ICS-214: When connectivity is available, use the share option to export or send out a copy of the ICS-214 form. Set Default Fields: Use the "214 Default Fields" option in settings to set defaults that will pre-populate new ICS-214 forms upon creation. This will save time when working the same incident and/or with the same team for multiple operational periods. Coming next: Support for spreadsheet format, preview the form, edit filename, attach images & location, electronically sign PDFs, and more.

Screenshots

TRACK4 screens
ICS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ICS at 86% against TRACK's 0%. TRACK's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TRACK holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of TRACK's written reviews are positive against 86% of ICS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TRACK versus ICS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTRACKICS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better4.2 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings512 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrangeHook, Inc.Mike Comer

Customer experience

TRACK

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ICS

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

TRACK

No in-app purchases

None

ICS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TRACK free?
TRACK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ICS free?
ICS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TRACK or ICS?
TRACK is rated higher. TRACK averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while ICS averages 4.2 from 12 ratings.
Do TRACK or ICS have ads?
Neither TRACK nor ICS shows ads.

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