Comparison

FireTextResponse vs Alarm Dispatcher

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

Alarm Dispatcher

This app facilitates communication and resource management for emergency services and security organizations. It allows for real-time deployment information, feedback on availability, and efficient planning of personnel. The system is designed for data protection compliance and comes with dedicated support.

Highlights
  • Real-time deployment information
  • Feedback on availability
  • Appointment and duty scheduling
  • Representation of available forces
  • Loud alarm in sleep mode
  • Lock screen feedback
Features
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Alarm Dispatcher calls the emergency services of authorities and organizations with security tasks, such as fire departments, technical rescue services, rescue services, police, water rescue, security services, but also hospitals and private companies, and allows feedback on whether the user is participating in the operation or is prevented. Each user is assigned his functions, so that it is immediately visible whether sufficient specialists will be available or whether further emergency services need to be alerted. The Alarm Dispatcher App comes pre-configured and with personal support so that users can concentrate on extinguishing, rescuing or protecting rather than on the administration of IT systems. Alarm Dispatcher is a data protection-compliant solution for the transmission of operational data on smartphones. Each organization decides for itself which data it displays in the app. In the standard version, personal data remains in the offices of the organization, while only the deployment keyword and district are transmitted, but an alarm can also be sent completely without deployment text. Managers can receive more information. As alarm input the Alarm Dispatcher Box is used by the organization. It processes signals from digital and analog radio message receivers, fax, e-mail, SMS, calls, Twitter, control center systems, etc. On the deployment monitor at the Alarm Dispatcher Box, the complete deployment information is displayed and enriched with feedback and map material. It is also possible to print out the assignment with the Alarm Dispatcher Printer. ADVANTAGES Complete solution The well-proven complete system saves the purchase of a PC and other hardware. Everything is delivered completely installed. The customer sets up the alarm dispatcher system and is ready for use. 24h monitoring Emergency services need sleep - our monitoring system does not. It ensures that every alarm dispatcher system works reliably and informs the customer if there is low radio reception, power failure or an update is pending. Personal contact Adaptation requests, questions about configuration and function, on-site appointments or help with acquisition? We provide support until everything is set up and beyond that at any time by phone, e-mail or, if required, on site. Simple price model One-time hardware costs and low running costs, completely independent of the number of operations. With us, there are no intransparent package prices or limits on the number of users - because only transparency creates acceptance. FUNCTIONS - Real-time deployment information on the smartphone in compliance with data protection regulations - Feedback from the emergency services (yes, no, later) - Appointment management and duty scheduling - Representation of the available emergency forces according to function groups - Loud alarm also in sleep mode - Feedback directly in the lock screen - Membership in several organizations possible - Organization management completely in the app - SMS alert for users without smartphone Behind Alarm Dispatcher is a German team of experienced emergency services from various aid organizations, developers, testers and legal experts. Due to our customers in the most different fields of application, the Alarm Dispatcher system helps in the meantime both technical relief organizations with few operations per year and professional fire departments in large cities with complex redundancy systems and a large number of operations per day. This flexibility to adapt to the different requirements of the relief organizations and to make individual adjustments is something our customers appreciate.

Screenshots

FireTextResponse4 screens
Alarm Dispatcher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FireTextResponse at 4.0 against Alarm Dispatcher's 2.3. FireTextResponse also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). Alarm Dispatcher's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 45%). On price, update cadence, 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

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 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireTextResponse has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of FireTextResponse's written reviews are positive against 80% of Alarm Dispatcher's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FireTextResponse versus Alarm Dispatcher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFireTextResponseAlarm Dispatcher
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (26 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFireTextResponse, LLCAlarm Dispatcher Systems GmbH

Customer experience

FireTextResponse

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

Alarm Dispatcher

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative7.5%

In-app purchases

None

FireTextResponse

No in-app purchases

None

Alarm Dispatcher

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FireTextResponse free?
FireTextResponse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alarm Dispatcher free?
Alarm Dispatcher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FireTextResponse or Alarm Dispatcher?
FireTextResponse is rated higher. FireTextResponse averages 4.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Alarm Dispatcher averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do FireTextResponse or Alarm Dispatcher have ads?
Neither FireTextResponse nor Alarm Dispatcher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FireTextResponse or Alarm Dispatcher?
FireTextResponse ships an update every 2 months, and Alarm Dispatcher every 2 months. Most recently, FireTextResponse was updated on October 16, 2026 and Alarm Dispatcher on October 3, 2026.

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