Comparisons
Firedeck vs every other Firebase client
Four native Firebase clients now ship on the App Store. Firedeck is ours, so this page states what each of the other three does better, and every claim comes from their own public listings.
The short answer
- Most Firebase covered — Firedeck, at 14 services, free to read.
- Most established, widest reach — Firelog: Android, 22 languages, push alerts.
- Cheapest permanent writes — LittleFire, $12.99 once, for three services.
- Free with nothing gated — Databeam, three services, newest of the four.
All four, side by side
Five columns will not fit a phone, so this one scrolls sideways rather than squashing.
| Firedeck | Firelog | LittleFire | Databeam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firebase services covered | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Firestore | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Authentication | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Cloud Storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Config | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cloud Functions | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| Cloud Messaging | Yes | — | — | — |
| Security Rules · IAM · Logging | Yes | — | — | — |
| Free tier | All projects, read-only | 2 projects, read-only | Read-only | Everything |
| Home-screen widgets | Yes (the Deck) | — | — | — |
| Push alerts | — | Yes | — | — |
| Android | — | Yes | — | — |
| Languages | English | 22 | English | English |
| Ratings | New | 4.6 · 43 | 5.0 · 9 | None yet |
| Last updated | Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 | Jan 2025 | Feb 2026 |
When to pick one of the others
We built Firedeck because nothing covered enough of Firebase or felt native enough on iPhone and iPad. That does not make it right for everyone, and these are the cases where it plainly isn't.
Firelog
Valet Hero LLCThe most established one, and the one to beat.
Pick it if: You work across Android, Mac or Vision Pro, you want push alerts when a function starts failing, or you would rather read your tooling in one of 22 languages. It also has an offline action queue and bulk edits, which Firedeck has neither of.
Where Firedeck is ahead: Nine services against our fourteen — no Cloud Messaging, Security Rules, IAM, App Distribution or Cloud Logging. Its free tier caps you at two read-only projects, and its listing carries ten separate in-app purchase entries between $2.99 and $79.99.
LittleFire
Sawyer BillingsThe cheapest way to get permanent write access.
Pick it if: You only touch Firestore, Remote Config and Storage, and you want writes forever for $12.99 — a one-time purchase against our $69.99 lifetime. It holds a 5.0 rating, and it handles multiple Firestore databases in one project.
Where Firedeck is ahead: Three services, no Authentication, and no Cloud Functions. Its last release was version 2.0.5 in January 2025 — over eighteen months ago — so weigh how much active maintenance matters to you.
Databeam
Itemone LLCFree, including writes. Genuinely free.
Pick it if: You want Firestore, Authentication and Storage at no cost with nothing gated, or you are on an older device — it runs on iOS 15.1, where the rest of us require iOS 17.
Where Firedeck is ahead: Three services, no ratings yet, and version 1.0.1 from February 2026 — it is the newest and least proven of the four. No Remote Config and no Cloud Functions.
The other side
What none of the other three do
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Cloud Messaging, Security Rules, IAM, App Distribution and Cloud Logging. Five services no other listing on this page names. If your incident involves an IAM binding or a Cloud Logging entry, nothing else here will help.
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Free reading with no project cap. Every service, every project, free forever. Firelog caps you at two projects, LittleFire is read-only until you pay, and only Databeam matches this — across three services instead of fourteen.
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The Deck. A home screen of live widgets pulling from any project and any service. No other listing mentions home-screen widgets at all.
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A paywall that only fires on intent. Never on launch, never on a timer, never over something you were reading. It appears when you tap a write action — and cancelling puts you back exactly where you were.
Your data stays yours
Firedeck is fully client-side. There is no backend and no proxy — every request goes directly from your device to Google’s first-party Firebase APIs, authenticated with your own Google sign-in. Your tokens are stored only on your device, never on a server.
Every claim about Firelog, LittleFire and Databeam comes from its public App Store listing (and marketing site, where one exists) as of 10 September 2026. These apps ship fast — verify before you decide. None of them is affiliated with Firedeck, and no app on this page is affiliated with or endorsed by Google. Found something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Firebase console app for iPhone?
It depends what you need. Firedeck covers the most Firebase services — 14, against Firelog’s 9 and three each for LittleFire and Databeam — and lets you read every service on every project for free. Firelog is the most established and the only one with an Android build, 22 languages and push alerts. LittleFire is the cheapest route to permanent write access at $12.99 one-time. Databeam is entirely free including writes, but covers only three services.
Is there an official Firebase mobile app?
No. Google does not ship a native Firebase admin app. The official Firebase Console is a web application built for desktop browsers — it loads on a phone, but it is not designed for one. Every app on this page is an independent third-party client, and none is affiliated with or endorsed by Google.
Which Firebase client covers the most services?
Firedeck, at 14: Firestore, Authentication, Storage, Remote Config, Cloud Functions and Cloud Messaging in depth, plus Realtime Database, Hosting, Extensions, Security Rules, App Distribution, IAM, App Check and Cloud Logging. Firelog names nine. LittleFire covers Firestore, Remote Config and Storage. Databeam covers Firestore, Authentication and Storage.
Which one is free?
All four are free to download. Databeam is free outright with nothing gated. Firedeck never charges to read — every service on every project, no project cap — and gates only write and admin actions. Firelog’s free tier limits you to two read-only projects. LittleFire is read-only until you buy Write Access.
Is it safe to connect a third-party client to Firebase?
Ask where your tokens go before anything else. A client that proxies your Google credentials through its own server is a very different risk profile from one that does not, and the answer should be easy to find. Firedeck is fully client-side: no backend, no proxy, no token server, and no Firebase Admin SDK — every request goes from your device straight to Google’s first-party APIs using your own Google sign-in and granular per-capability OAuth scopes.