FirstWatch for iPhone vs APS SmartHub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FirstWatch for iPhone
Provides real-time public safety and health performance data for emergency services and public health teams. Monitor key metrics, receive automated alerts, and gain situational awareness through interactive dashboards and mapping. Designed for authorized users of the FirstWatch system.
- Real-time dashboards
- Automated alerting
- Situational awareness
- Performance monitoring
- Mapping of event locations
- Drilldown for detailed insights
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Near real-time public safety and public health performance, operational and clinical compliance data at your finger-tips via your iPad, that’s FirstWatch! 911, EMS, Fire, Law Enforcement and Public Health teams across the USA & Canada count on FirstWatch every day, as we monitor CAD, ProQA, ePCR, RMS and Hospital data in real-time, automatically. The ability to understand and correct a problem in real-time saves time, money and keeps your team informed. This App is intended for use by authorized FirstWatch clients. If you are not an authorized user, you will not be able to access the system. Real-Time Dashboards for: Situational Awareness Response Times & KPIs Clinical and Operational Performance Automated Alerting Regional Data Aggregation & Sharing Bioterrorism Pandemic/Public Health Surveillance Key Features: Gauge Drilldown – Drill into each individual gauge for a more in-depth trigger summary, including a link to view the full trigger via the FirstWatch system in your web browser. Event Drilldown – Drill into an event when in the event listing page. Trigger Listing – Self-select to view the status of your performance based or trend based triggers. Alert History – View a complete alert summary including the time each alert was sent. Event Listing – Dynamically sized event listing for each individual trigger. Mapping – Event locations plotted out using Apple maps. Performance based triggers use red and green pins to represent events occurring within or outside of the set standard. Quick-Access Function Keys – Quickly launch your FirstWatch Workspace, trigger (such as your hospital transport status dashboard) or any URL on your Safari browser. Upon downloading this application, all triggers you are currently subscribed to will automatically load into the App and be made available for you to set up in your mobile dashboard however you like. Your mobile carrier’s data rates may apply.
APS SmartHub
This app provides essential reports and information for the fire service industry, enabling quick decision-making to meet community needs. Access is restricted to registered users only.
- Fire service industry support
- Essential reports and information
- Supports split-second decision-making
- Registered user access only
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APS SmartHub is committed to supporting the fire service industry. We created Smarthub for firefighters because we are also firefighters. The APS Smarthub interacts with your APS FHA IP Controller in the station to provide member feedback to the station as well as alerting the members of critical emergency calls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: APS SmartHub at 3.6 against FirstWatch for iPhone's 1.7. APS SmartHub also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
APS SmartHub holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 14 respectively.
FirstWatch for iPhone ships an update monthly, APS SmartHub every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FirstWatch for iPhone | APS SmartHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (17 ratings) | 3.6 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FirstWatch Solutions, Inc. | APS Firehouse Alerting |
Customer experience
FirstWatch for iPhone
APS SmartHub
In-app purchases
FirstWatch for iPhone
No in-app purchases
APS SmartHub
No in-app purchases
Questions
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