FireTextResponse vs Fire Watch 101
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.
Fire Watch 101
This app provides real-time alerts for EMS and Fire incidents in specific Pennsylvania counties. It is designed for public awareness and is not intended for on-duty emergency personnel.
- Real-time incident alerts
- EMS and Fire incident tracking
- Support for Lancaster and Schuylkill counties
- Future county expansions planned
- Public awareness tool
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Fire Watch 101 allows users to view and receive alerts about EMS and Fire incidents in the following Pennsylvania counties: -Lancaster County PA -Schuylkill County PA Coming Soon: -Lebanon County PA -Montgomery County PA -Delaware County PA -York County PA -Adams County PA -Dauphin County PA This app is not intended for use by on-duty personnel Privacy Policy: https://www.firewatch101.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.firewatch101.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fire Watch 101 at 5.0 against FireTextResponse's 4.0. Fire Watch 101 also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 45%). FireTextResponse's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (26 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Fire Watch 101 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. FireTextResponse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fire Watch 101 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireTextResponse has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of FireTextResponse's written reviews are positive against 75% of Fire Watch 101's.
FireTextResponse ships an update every 2 months, Fire Watch 101 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FireTextResponse | Fire Watch 101 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FireTextResponse, LLC | Benjamin Zimmerman |
Customer experience
FireTextResponse
Fire Watch 101
In-app purchases
FireTextResponse
No in-app purchases
Fire Watch 101
- Fire Watch 101 Premium$1.991 Month
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