Comparison

FireTextResponse vs Norris Electric

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

Head to head
About

FireTextResponse

This app provides first responders with push alerts for incident calls, dispatch audio, and responder status updates. It requires prior authorization from an agency's FireTextResponse system to function. It serves as a supplemental tool for emergency notifications.

Highlights
  • Push alert messaging for incidents
  • Incident call details
  • Dispatched incident audio
  • Responder status updates
  • Supplemental emergency notification tool
Features
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NOTE: This application WILL NOT WORK unless first authorized by the agency from which emergency notifications will be generated. The FireTextResponse iPhone Application allows first responders to receive push alert messaging for incident calls, incident information or other messaging, actual page audio of the dispatched incident, responders status to the incident, and more. The FireTextResponse iPhone Application is for users of the FireTextResponse System only. Users must be registered with a departments FireTextResponse System first, before downloading and installing this application. This application will not work until authorized registration by the agency from which emergency notifications will be generated. FireTextResponse is a supplemental tool only and is not intended to replace an agency's normal form of emergency notification.

About

Norris Electric

Manage your utility account with ease. Access account details, view bills and balances, make payments, and schedule alerts. This app provides secure, fast access to most web portal features on the go.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • Bill viewing
  • Payment processing
  • Payment location finder
  • Alert and reminder scheduling
  • Push notifications
Features
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Our Mobile App is designed to give you fast, secure account access so you can easily manage your account details, view your bill and your account balance, make payments and find payment locations, schedule alerts and reminders, receive push notifications, and more. Nearly everything you can do from our web portal can now be handled instantly whether you’re at home, at work, or on the go.

Screenshots

FireTextResponse4 screens
Norris Electric4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FireTextResponse at 4.0 against Norris Electric's 3.5. FireTextResponse also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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

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

FireTextResponse holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireTextResponse has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FireTextResponse ships an update every 2 months, Norris Electric every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FireTextResponse versus Norris Electric: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFireTextResponseNorris Electric
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (26 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB175 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFireTextResponse, LLCNorris Electric Coop

Customer experience

FireTextResponse

All ratings26 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

Norris Electric

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

FireTextResponse

No in-app purchases

None

Norris Electric

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FireTextResponse free?
FireTextResponse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Norris Electric free?
Norris Electric is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FireTextResponse or Norris Electric?
FireTextResponse is rated higher. FireTextResponse averages 4.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Norris Electric averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do FireTextResponse or Norris Electric have ads?
Neither FireTextResponse nor Norris Electric shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FireTextResponse or Norris Electric?
FireTextResponse ships an update every 2 months, and Norris Electric every 5 months. Most recently, FireTextResponse was updated on October 1, 2026 and Norris Electric on October 11, 2026.

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