App Intel

rfsBuddy

LiveVolunteer Technology Services Australia1 app · 15.3K installsToolsFreecom.rfsbuddy

Tools for fire-fighters

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Total installs
15,262
exact · Play shows 10,000+
Installs / day
0
since last crawl
Rating
—★
— ratings · — reviews
Released
—
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Last update
12 Jul 2026
v2.2.1 · 3mo ago
Countries
1/30
live · checked 1h ago

Install history

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Installs per day · last 90 days

00.30.50.8111 Oct12 Oct12 Oct11 Oct: 012 Oct: 0

Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Live 1Listed, not installable 29Not listed 0
United Arab Emirates
Argentina
Australia3.8
Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Germany
Egypt
Spain
France
United Kingdom
Indonesia
India
Italy
Japan
Kenya
South Korea
Mexico
Nigeria
Philippines
Pakistan
Poland
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Türkiye
United States
Vietnam
South Africa

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We estimate where downloads come from using the app’s position in Google Play’s top charts in about 140 countries. This app is not in any chart we have collected yet; the estimate appears as soon as it is.

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • Shares data with third parties Location, Personal info, and Device or other IDs
  • Collects data Personal info and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

9 in 3 groups
3 Sensitive2 Notable4 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
  • Use your camera to take photos and record videos
LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
CameraSensitive1

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

  • Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA
OtherNotable6

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
  • Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
GPS Mapping Co-ordinates - Record & Share, Field Notes, Movement Tracking & Handbook FEATURES • RFS Buddy works anywhere • The RFS Buddy app does not need wifi or any phone carrier’s reception to work. • RFS Buddy works directly from phones's internal GPS. Developed to assist Australian volunteer Bushfire Fighters from the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS), and also anyone that need GPS location services. RFS Buddy translates your GPS location into the main RFS MGRS standard, including the LPI Map name and number. Also includes a number of other formats, and a Fire-ground Field Notes feature to record reference points of interest such as hazards, smoke etc. GPS CO-ORDINATES IN 5 FORMATS 1. RFS Mapping The Standard MGRS format used to match the RFS maps used in the field. Includes: - Full RFS Grid Reference (100m). - Short RFS Grid Reference - LPI Map Name, Reference Number & Scale - GPS Accuracy 2. Aviation 3. Standard GPS 4. Degrees, Minutes, Seconds 5. Easting Northing RFS FIREFIGHTERS POCKET BOOK A useful reference tool to always have on hand. This copy has a scrolling menu to easy get to the page you need. Also bookmarks, sharing and printing features included.

What's new

rfsBuddy has been rebuilt natively - faster, more private, and easier to use. • New look and quicker start-up • Vehicle tracking and coordinate tools • New Bronze subscription to support the app. Important: storage has changed this version. Locations saved only on your device won't carry over. Published feed locations are safe.

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