# Army Survival Skills — user reviews > 87 indexed App Store user reviews of Army Survival Skills by Calculated Industries, rated 4.80/5 from 184 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/army-survival-skills/id343747489/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/army-survival-skills/id343747489.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 164 · 4★ 14 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 0 ## 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 ## Newest reviews (17 of 87) ### 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 ### 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 — Best app *2015-10-31, version 4.0* Very handy ### 5/5 — Very good! *2015-07-05* This app is Very usefull TO suavize situacionista. ### 5/5 — Cool app *2015-03-28, version 4.0* This app is my reading material. ### 5/5 — Very elaborate *2015-03-16, version 4.0* Very well written and useful app. ### 5/5 — A Great Tool *2015-03-11, version 3.1* No matter where you are this is a great tool to have. You will survive if you have this app on your phone and keep it nearby. From building shelters to finding water this has it all. Keep it handy and with you all the time so if the occasion comes that you need it, it can be utilized at a moments notice. I wouldn't leave home without this app! ### 5/5 — Great survival for scouts and soldiers *2014-09-05, version 3.1* The information here is very detail and thorough. The army didn't teach me all of these skills especially poisonous/edible plants and animals, traps and preparations... I taught them back to my scouts and referred to this app for reviews. Great app. ### 5/5 — Good guide *2014-09-01, version 3.1* Extremely good guide, is very informative, gives lots of examples and scenarios. ### 5/5 — This app is awesome *2014-06-21, version 3.1* It gives much information on survival, and shelters, and food, poisonous/ not poisonous plants or food, and various things. It's very useful the only thing is it could describe the creatures and maybe give a few more pictures, but mostly describing. I still give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Because many things are great... Almost everything. You should get it though! :) ### 5/5 — Great app! *2014-04-07, version 3.1* Awesome info and pics!! ### 4/5 — Review *2014-02-17, version 3.1* Very informative. Would suggest for anyone to read through the material on a larger display device other than a mobile phone before you actually need it. Mobile phone version is great reference ### 5/5 — Timely app *2014-02-06, version 3.1* I'm learning new things about preparedness. This app goes over items you will need and scenarios for applications. I can learn at my own pace and review chapters as I need it. The pictures are very helpful. ### 5/5 — Thanks! *2013-11-06, version 3.1* Well put together and easy to find topics. Step by Step instructions. ### 5/5 — Very useful book *2013-08-11, version 3.1* Full color pictures of poison plants & fish. Full color pictures of editable plants. It's a good read as well as a good reference book. ### 5/5 — Survival *2013-05-04, version 3.1* Love this manual, most helpful. Everyone should have a plan and basic knowledge. A must read before the need. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can't find any photos or illustrations makes it useless. *2012-12-17, version 3.0* Don't buy ### 1/5 — sas survival *2011-08-26, version 2.02* sas survival is twice as good even if high priced lofty wiseman knows twice what these people do and can explain it better oh well 1.99 wasted shoulda bought gum instead of this ### 2/5 — Content great, rubbish navigation *2015-07-07* Packed full of useful information, let down by truly awful navigation. ### 2/5 — Disappointing *2015-05-02, version 4.0* When I bought this app it was recommended on the prepper site. The information so general that it's almost useless. I guess if your complete novice maybe it's okay. But you can learn more in a YouTube video then you can reading this entire library. It's just so general so ambiguous so lacking in detail. I give it two stars because at least it doesn't start transferring you to Amazon to buy stuff. But anyway that's my review and unfortunately I hate giving bad reviews ### 2/5 — How comes it comes up under Climbing ?????? *2012-06-19, version 3.0* It mostly refers for soldiers and does not explain clearly but has some interesting stuff ### 2/5 — Where's the meat? *2011-05-08, version 2.02* I can't believe they got away with calling this a US Army anything. They suggest you do something but then don't explain how or show appropriate photos or diagrams. What a disappointment. ### 2/5 — It's not the best, could be better *2011-02-18, version 2.02* I've read and seen a lot of survival guides and this one has a few useless chapters that are just too broad and or can be overlooked because they don't offer too much usefulness. It also lacks diagrams in certain chapters. I don't think the app is worth $1.99, maybe 99 cents. I could be picky but I think your better off getting the SAS Survival Guide, but that's overpriced. ### 2/5 — Bad...no pictures? *2010-09-13, version 0* How can you identify poison plants w/o pictures? Buy SAS survival guide! It shows you how to survive. Waste of 2 dollars! ### 3/5 — Clear and concise but needs improving *2013-12-12, version 3.1* The pics of plants and animals are useful but if I am stranded out of coverage I need to first identify what is around me. It won't have name tags. I need a way to identify or at last narrow the possible plant names by characteristics first without internet coverage. Then this app would have true value. ### 3/5 — Needs work *2012-07-01, version 3.0* Has some nice pictures and information, but needs updating. Cooper head and rattle snakes are not in my area. I have seen both here. Cooper heads are very common here. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 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. ### 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). ### 5/5 — Great survival tool *2016-07-15, version 4.0* Great app, very useful information. What I like is it's loaded on phone, don't need a signal. Pictures are color and helpful. ### 5/5 — Excellent resource! *2016-06-03, version 4.0* Wow I'm so glad I got this app! I am a beginning backpacker and heard about this app. It's a great tool to have, the info is organized in a way that makes sense and covers such a breadth of topics useful for survival. A definite must-have app for outdoor people. ### 5/5 — Survival help *2015-12-03, version 4.0* I can't believe how much is packed into this survival guide. At first I thought it was very general not much information then I figured out you had to swipe to the right to get many many many more windows to pop up with lots and lots and lots of information glad I found this. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-14.*