Firefighter Mobile vs First Due Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firefighter Mobile
This app facilitates information sharing for firefighters, locals, and unions. It delivers shift details, news, political updates, and contact information to members. Participation requires a local or union membership.
- Shift information delivery
- News and politics updates
- Officer contact details
- Station information
- Member notifications
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Firefighter Mobile is an app created for Firefighters, Locals and Unions to assist in the delivery of information to their members though shift information, news, politics, links, notifications, officer contact information and station information. This app requires that your Local or Union is a participating member. Please contact us for more information.
First Due Mobile
This app provides real-time incident tracking, emergency routing, and detailed building pre-plans for first responders. It offers quick scene size-ups, integrated data, and team communication features for safer and faster responses.
- Incident tracking and notification
- Emergency response routing
- Building data and pre-plans
- Quick scene size-up
- Team chat and 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 ratings volume: First Due Mobile at 869 against Firefighter Mobile's 3. First Due Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Firefighter Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 18%) and rating (3.0 vs 2.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Firefighter Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Due Mobile has 869 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Firefighter Mobile's written reviews are positive against 18% of First Due Mobile's.
Firefighter Mobile ships an update every 2 months, First Due Mobile every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firefighter Mobile | First Due Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.8 (869 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 17.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 869 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 229 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TAE Technologies, Inc | Locality Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
Firefighter Mobile
First Due Mobile
Bugs and requests
Firefighter 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
Firefighter Mobile
No in-app purchases
First Due Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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