FireTextResponse vs LebanonTn Alerting
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.
LebanonTn Alerting
This app provides advanced fire station alerting functionality for public safety answering points and emergency facilities. It delivers critical information to first responders via tones and voice, with customization options. The mobile application serves as a companion to full alerting systems.
- State-of-the-art alerting functionality
- Reliable dispatch information delivery
- Tones and voice alerts
- Optional add-ons and customization
- Companion mobile application
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Mach Alert is a full featured fire station alerting (FSA) solution designed to provide state of the art alerting functionality and reliability to public safety answering points (PSAP), fire and EMS facilities, and, with optional add-ons, to first responders in the field. Whether operating as a standalone system or via interface to a computer aided dispatch (CAD) product, Mach Alert is designed to minimize time spent dispatching at the 911 center and maximize the amount of critical information delivered to first responders when they need it most with tones, voice, and a robust catalog of add-ons and customization options. The Mach Alert Mobile Application is an optional companion for full Mach Alert FSA systems. Like functionality is only available with an associated services agreement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LebanonTn Alerting at 5.0 against FireTextResponse's 3.9. FireTextResponse's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (27 vs 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.
LebanonTn Alerting holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireTextResponse has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FireTextResponse ships an update every 2 months, LebanonTn Alerting every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FireTextResponse | LebanonTn Alerting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 25 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 | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FireTextResponse, LLC | Mach Alert Inc. |
Customer experience
FireTextResponse
LebanonTn Alerting
In-app purchases
FireTextResponse
No in-app purchases
LebanonTn Alerting
No in-app purchases
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