Who's Responding? vs NAV Drone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Who's Responding?
This app facilitates rapid alerting and coordination for specialized teams, groups, and individuals. It offers customizable notifications, real-time tracking, and access to digital resources for efficient incident response and operational management.
- Customized notifications
- Real-time tracking
- Navigation to incident locations
- Live radio streaming
- Hands-free alert speaking
- Mapping tools
- Digital resource access
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Who’s Responding: The ultimate solution for alerting and coordinating specialized teams, groups, or individuals with precision and speed. Whether you're mobilizing emergency services, filling critical overtime shifts, or managing complex response operations, Who’s Responding is fully customizable to meet your unique needs. Trusted by Diverse Teams For over a decade, thousands of professionals across various industries rely on Who’s Responding, including: • Emergency Services (Fire, Police, EMS) • Emergency Management • Search & Rescue • Public Works, Waste & Water Treatment • Health & Safety Teams • Wildlife Rescue • Mental Health Response • Hospitals • Schools • Mining Operations Powerful Features for Seamless Coordination • Customized Notifications: Tailor alerts to your team’s specific requirements. • Real-Time Tracking: Know who’s responding and their ETA instantly. • Navigation: Turn-by-turn directions to incident locations. • Live Radio: Talk on a radio? Listen live anytime, anywhere. • Hands-Free: Auto-speak alerts for safe, on-the-go use. • Mapping Tools: Add markers, labels, and boundaries for clear visualization. • Digital Resources: Access SOGs, SOPs, preplans, and more on demand. • Event & Attendance Tracking: Monitor participation and response history. • Availability Management: View current and future staff availability. • Shared Rolodex: Centralized contact list for quick communication. • Apparatus Management: Streamline equipment and vehicle assignments. + So many more Why Choose Who’s Responding? With endless customization and a proven track record, Who’s Responding empowers teams to act faster, smarter, and more efficiently. Join thousands of users who trust us to deliver mission-critical coordination. Get Started Today Visit www.WhosResponding.com to learn more and start your 45-day free trial. Note: You must be a member of a Who’s Responding subscription to use this app. Note: Continued use of GPS in the background may reduce battery life.
NAV Drone
This app helps drone pilots in Canada fly safely and legally. It provides airspace information, allows flight planning, and automates authorization requests for controlled airspace.
- Airspace information
- Flight planning
- Flight authorization
- Controlled airspace guidance
- Automatic authorization responses
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Fly your drone safely and legally in Canada’s controlled airspace using NAV Drone, a mobile app from NAV CANADA. Review important guidelines, discover where you can fly, schedule flights, and receive automatic authorization responses from NAV CANADA when you’re approved to fly — all from your mobile device. KEY FEATURES • Airspace information – Provides drone pilots with information on classification, restrictions, and NOTAMs. • Flight planning – Provides capabilities to schedule and plan flights in controlled airspace. • Flight authorization – Automates authorization responses to fly in controlled airspace.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NAV Drone at 4.8 against Who's Responding?'s 3.3. NAV Drone also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and review sentiment (52% vs 32%). Who's Responding?'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NAV Drone holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Who's Responding?'s written reviews are positive against 52% of NAV Drone's.
Who's Responding? ships an update fortnightly, NAV Drone every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Who's Responding? | NAV Drone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.5% of reviews | 52.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 356 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fluent Information Management Systems, Inc. | NAV Canada |
Customer experience
Who's Responding?
NAV Drone
User reviews
Who's Responding?
From 7 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for firefighters
- 🚀 Fast alerts, often before pagers
- 💡 Good communication and member coordination
- 💡 Customizability for specific needs
- 💡 New features and improvements noted
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable notifications/alerts
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Black screen issues
- 🐛 App freezes or won't load
- 🐛 Auto radio function unreliable
NAV Drone
From 17 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast flight authorization approval process
- 👍 Well-designed interface for beginners
- 📍 Helpful for compliance with airspace regulations
- ✅ Excellent customer support response times
- 🎯 Clear flight restriction information
Room to improve
- 🔐 Constant forced logout requiring repeated login
- 🗺️ Difficult map drawing and zone boundary adjustment
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and instability
- ❌ Inaccurate drone weight/model restrictions
- 🔄 Inconsistent airspace restriction information
Bugs and requests
Who's Responding?
Reported bugs
48 issues- App not alerting to incidents/calls
- Auto radio function not turning on
- Locked out of active departments after resigning from one
- App not loading after last update
- App not notifying phone or watch of pages
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- App frozen, missed calls during the night
- Black screen glitching
- App puts user as 'standing down' when not chosen
- Response status options not easy to access
- App crashing when zooming or interacting with map
- No longer giving notifications after transferring to new iPhone
- No longer connecting on IOS 18.4
- Available slide button won't allow it to go to Unavailable
- Critical alert feature does not work
- App won't boot up half the time
- App pages same message multiple times
- Pages come through with no information and no audio
- App is glitchy, doesn't always work
- Extremely slow to open or doesn't open at all
- Constant beeping sound when open in background
- Automatically disconnects Bluetooth devices
- Massive battery drain when open in background
- Beeping continuously when in the background
- Audio quality on the page getting worse
- Interface bugs
- Destroys battery life
- Disconnects Bluetooth and only plays through phone
- Sits there and beeps, requires force close
- Constant soft beeping noise
- Stops Bluetooth streaming
- Radio streaming is very hit and miss
- Push to talk doesn't work on iPhone SE
- Constantly runs in background despite settings
- Greatly reduced battery life on iPhone
- App killing phone battery
- Latest version using crazy amount of battery
- Runs constantly in the background after opening and closing
- Map doesn't work
- Notifications don't appear
- Chat function inaccurate
- Cannot see teammates responding
- Incidents do not appear on live feed or archive
- Slow and malfunctions
- Constantly freezing
- Demo not working
- App not working
- Freezes when trying to sign up
- No dispatch audio with last update
Requested features
6 requests- Add something for repeat addresses
- Add a feature to see who is available on the main screen
- Apple Watch app for availability status
- History of calls and attendance tracking
- Option to listen to different departments within the county
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- Reminder to set availability daily
NAV Drone
Reported bugs
21 issues- App logs out constantly, sometimes mid-session
- Pilot license documents not saving/persisting
- Login credentials not retained between sessions
- App crashes during launch and landing functions
- Cannot save new flight areas
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- Map defaults to wrong location despite location permissions
- Flight area scaling incorrectly after adjustment
- Validation errors preventing flight submission
- Unable to load login information
- Cannot select operation category
- Fails to pull user preferences and drone data
- Bad gateway errors after updates
- Inconsistent airspace restriction status for same location
- Map display too small on larger phones
- Difficulty zooming and expanding map areas
- Drone selection dropdown extremely slow to load
- Unable to register standard profile
- Cannot adjust map while setting flight limits
- Cumbersome altitude adjustment interface
- Dangerous goods field not defaulting to 'no'
- Withdraw flight button too close to accept button
Requested features
17 requests- Biometric login (Face ID/fingerprint authentication)
- Remember email address on login screen
- Save default drone and flight operation preferences
- Numeric keypad for altitude and distance input instead of sliders
- Built-in NOTAM advisory information
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- Automatic notifications for approaching aircraft
- Notification when requested flight time expires
- Support for uploading KML files for flight planning
- Ability to enter flight location coordinates directly
- Add provincial parks and local restrictions to map
- Auto-fill support for 2FA authentication codes
- Save favorite locations with custom names
- Edit existing flight permits after submission
- Multi-drone selection for single operation
- Longer approval windows for regular flying locations
- Conflict detection visible without account login
- Update drone model database (DJI Air 3S, Mini 4K, etc.)
In-app purchases
Who's Responding?
No in-app purchases
NAV Drone
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Who's Responding? free?
Is NAV Drone free?
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