# Army Survival Skills — Official Army Survival Manual

> Official U.S. Army survival manual with detailed evasion, first aid, and environmental survival techniques. (iPhone/iPad app by Calculated Industries.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/army-survival-skills/id343747489 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Calculated Industries](https://appshunter.io/developer/370406449)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Sports
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 184 App Store ratings · 87 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 9.3 · 212 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2009-12-10
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/army-survival-skills/id343747489/reviews.md

## What is Army Survival Skills?

The U.S. Army knows how to train their personnel to survive. Their field manual is the most authoritative guide on survival. This app provides a complete reference guide on basic survival, evasion, first aid and recovery information.  If you are an outdoor enthusiast, this app may be essential to your survival.

The Army Survival app is the U.S. Army Field Manual 21-76, titled “Survival.”   We've added all new high resolution images for plants, animals and insects to make this manual even more useful.

Army Survival includes information on:

* Psychology of survival
* Basic survival medicine
* Shelters
* Water procurement
* Edible and medicinal plants 
* Poisonous plants
* Dangerous animals, snakes, lizards, fish, insects and arachnids
* Field weapons, tools and equipment
* Desert survival
* Tropical survival
* Cold weather survival
* Sea survival
* Direction finding
* Signaling techniques
* Predicting weather
* Ropes and Knots

We've also included almost 300 pages of additional bonus information on:

* Survival Medicine (over 180 additional more in-depth pages)
* Communications
* Driving & Vehicles
* Health & Fitness Calculators
* Mountaineering
* Navigation
* Ropes and Lines Calculators
* Tracking
* Water Crossings
* Water Rescue
* Weather

As a lover of the outdoors you may be anywhere in the world. It may be a temperate, tropical, arctic, or sub arctic region. You expect to have all your personal equipment and or other members of your group with you wherever you go. There is, however, no guarantee that’s how your adventure will go. You could find yourself alone in a remote area— with little or no personal gear. This app provides information and describes basic techniques to enable you to survive and return alive should you find yourself in such a situation.

Bonus Material!
+ Survival Medicine
+ Communications
+ Driving & Vehicles
+ Health & Fitness
+ Mountaineering
+ Navigation
+ Ropes and Lines
+ Tracking
+ Water Crossings
+ Water Rescue
+ Weather

## Key features

- Psychology of survival
- Basic survival medicine
- Shelters and water procurement
- Edible and poisonous plants
- Dangerous animals and insects
- Field weapons and equipment
- Environmental survival techniques

## What do users think of Army Survival Skills?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 📚 Comprehensive survival information across multiple topics
- 🎨 Helpful color photos and diagrams
- 📱 Works offline without internet connection
- 🔍 Easy-to-use search and navigation functionality
- ⭐ Detailed step-by-step instructions
- 🏕️ Covers wide range of environments and scenarios
- 💰 Good value for price
- 🎯 Well-organized content structure
- 🌿 Useful plant and animal identification guides
- 📖 Based on US Army Field Manual (credible source)

**Cons**

- 🐛 Spelling errors and typos throughout
- ❌ Inaccurate information (e.g., plant distribution)
- 🔍 Poor navigation interface
- 📸 Insufficient photos and illustrations
- ⚠️ Content too general and lacking detail
- 🔋 High battery consumption for searches
- 📱 Poor iPad/landscape mode support
- 🌍 US-centric content (not applicable to other regions)
- 🔎 Difficult to identify plants/animals without knowing names
- ⏱️ Slow page loading and resolution issues

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Spelling errors and typos in content
- Inaccurate plant distribution information
- iPad search and page turn glitches
- Poor landscape mode functionality
- Low resolution text and tables
- Navigation issues making content hard to access

**Most requested features**

- Korean language translation
- Decision tree system for plant/animal identification
- Characteristic-based search for plants and animals
- Landscape mode support
- Heart attack and stroke medical content
- More detailed creature descriptions with additional pictures
- Better iPad optimization
- Improved search functionality with better navigation
- Higher resolution text and diagrams

## Recent user reviews (10 of 87)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/army-survival-skills/id343747489/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Great Application But…

*2024-07-08, version 4.1.5*

I Love this app don’t get me wrong but there are some spelling errors
And incorrect info like for example the wild grape vine does live in West Virginia so as chinaberry

### 5/5 — Medicine heart attack stroke

*2023-10-02, version 4.1.5*

I’d like to see content on heart attacks and strokes added into the medical area due to the sudden increase in deaths related to the Covid 19 vaccine.

### 5/5 — Excellent Survival App

*2019-12-01, version 4.1.0*

I have several survival apps in my collection.  This app gets into more subjects more than the others.

### 5/5 — Survival

*2019-07-04, version 4.1.0*

great app with tons of life saving and survival information. As a former 5th Special Forces Operator in Viet Nam, this app is more than sufficient for any novice on lightly trained hunter, hiker, explorer or anyone that may be lost or chased.

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2018-05-14, version 4.1.0*

Very good with details many survival books leave out.

### 4/5 — Helpful, easy to understand

*2017-08-20, version 4.1.0*

Information is presented in a simple easy to understand format, and is applicable for survival and for those who would like to expand their back country bushcraft.

### 4/5 — Lots of interesting information

*2017-05-25*

Oddly enough, I'm a city dweller, but I like to be informed and prepared. The information in this guide is both interesting and potentially useful, and you never really know when you might get stuck somewhere—car trouble in the woods or desert, etc. I find the information well worth the price of the app.

### 5/5 — Awesome Guide

*2017-05-03, version 4.0*

Gives you step by step instructions

### 5/5 — Chock full of info

*2017-04-18, version 4.0*

It's the US Army guide--huge file, lots of info in all different areas and environments.

### 5/5 — Potential For Many Uses

*2016-08-01, version 4.0*

Great App and has many potential uses: healthy living suggestions, weight loss (metabolic information--calorie use by activity, water need), disaster survival planning (food requirements).

## Frequently asked questions about Army Survival Skills

### What is this app about?

This app is a digital version of the official U.S. Army Field Manual 21-76, titled 'Survival.' It provides comprehensive information on basic survival, evasion, first aid, and recovery techniques. The content is designed to help users survive in various environments, even with limited gear.

### What kind of survival skills does it cover?

The app covers a wide range of survival skills, including the psychology of survival, basic survival medicine, building shelters, water procurement, identifying edible and poisonous plants, recognizing dangerous animals and insects, field weapons, and techniques for desert, tropical, cold weather, and sea survival.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, based on the provided information, this app is available for free. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or subscription fees, indicating it is a free resource.

### What bonus information is included?

In addition to the core survival manual, the app includes nearly 300 pages of bonus material. This covers in-depth survival medicine, communications, driving and vehicles, health and fitness calculators, mountaineering, navigation, ropes and lines calculators, tracking, water crossings, water rescue, and weather prediction.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for outdoor enthusiasts, hikers, campers, and anyone interested in learning practical survival skills. It's also valuable for individuals who might find themselves in remote or unexpected situations and need to know how to survive and return safely.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.1.5 — 2021-12-02

Fix to share feature

### 4.1.4 — 2021-10-05

Under the cover revision

### 4.1.3 — 2021-04-29

Updated a few images.

### 4.1.2 — 2020-07-10

* Added back button

### 4.1.1 — 2020-06-24

* Fixed minor problems with iOS13

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