FireTextResponse vs OSU Fire Service Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Push alert messaging for incidents
- Incident call details
- Dispatched incident audio
- Responder status updates
- Supplemental emergency notification tool
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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.
OSU Fire Service Training
Access the OSU Fire Service Training event schedule and register for upcoming events. Log in to your MyFST account to manage your registrations and view your academic transcript.
- Event schedule access
- Event registration
- Conference registration
- MyFST account login
- Transcript viewing
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Check out the OSU FST event schedule. Log into your MyFST account to register for events and conferences and view your transcript.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OSU Fire Service Training at 5.0 against FireTextResponse's 4.0. FireTextResponse's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 6). 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.
OSU Fire Service Training holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 6 respectively.
FireTextResponse ships an update every 2 months, OSU Fire Service Training every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FireTextResponse | OSU Fire Service Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FireTextResponse, LLC | Beardon Services, Inc. |
Customer experience
FireTextResponse
OSU Fire Service Training
In-app purchases
FireTextResponse
No in-app purchases
OSU Fire Service Training
No in-app purchases
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