FireTextResponse vs FireQ RVS
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.
FireQ RVS
This app provides firefighters with a comprehensive tool for emergency management. It allows for monitoring readiness, self-dispatching, and real-time response coordination. Users can view responder information, access incident details, and communicate effectively with their department.
- Monitor department readiness
- Self-dispatch and respond to emergencies
- View responder status and qualifications
- Get driving directions to incidents
- Access preplans and mapped hazards
- Communicate with department members
- Share real-time location from scene
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With the FireQ app, firefighters have a complete all-in-one tool that serves them before, during and after an emergency. Firefighters can monitor department readiness, self-dispatch, and respond from the app. They can see who else is responding, what their qualifications are and when they will arrive. They can also get driving directions to the emergency; see mapped locations of assets and hazards; and access detailed preplans. Firefighters can send messages to everyone in the fire department, to specific groups, or to individual firefighters. From the scene, they can use the “Use my Location” feature to send specific location information from the scene of the emergency. They can set themselves off duty, check the service status of apparatus and see a recent incident history. The FireQ app is a powerful tool in the hands of firefighters that access and interpret real-time data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FireQ RVS at 100% against FireTextResponse's 45%. FireQ RVS also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). FireTextResponse's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). 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.
FireTextResponse ships an update every 2 months, FireQ RVS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FireTextResponse | FireQ RVS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FireTextResponse, LLC | Breton SmarTek Inc. |
Customer experience
FireTextResponse
FireQ RVS
In-app purchases
FireTextResponse
No in-app purchases
FireQ RVS
No in-app purchases









