FireTextResponse vs Pager App
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.
Pager App
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Alert Systems ApS delivers IoT H/W products and provides app notifications to retailers and their security teams, on specific items entering the retail environment. This app is used by staff and security people to monitor security level, and react accordingly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FireTextResponse at 8.0 against Pager App's 13.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FireTextResponse | Pager App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FireTextResponse, LLC | Alert Systems ApS |
In-app purchases
FireTextResponse
No in-app purchases
Pager App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do FireTextResponse or Pager App have ads?
Which is updated more often, FireTextResponse or Pager App?
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