# CORE Search — Search & Rescue Command

> Search & Rescue Command (iPhone/iPad app by Aaron Benzick.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/core-search/id6788179626 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Aaron Benzick](https://appshunter.io/developer/768843989)
- Category: Navigation, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 65 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-15
- Data updated: 2026-09-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/core-search/id6788179626/reviews.md

## What is CORE Search?

CORE Search brings modern search-and-rescue coordination to every phone on the search. Built for SAR teams, sheriff's volunteer units, CERT, K9 handlers, and community search groups — no dispatch center required.

Everything syncs in real time with the CORE Search website command post.

FIND-THEM-FASTER TOOLS
• Search areas drawn on the map, color-coded by status and assigned to teams
• Record your foot-search track with the screen locked; the end-of-search debrief computes Probability of Detection for the area you covered
• Live team GPS — share your position at High, Balanced, or Battery Saver rates; every searcher's avatar pin moves on everyone's map
• Live weather radar, flood zones, terrain and topo base maps

TRACKS FROM ANY DEVICE
• Every search gets a short intake code (like KT-471). Anyone — K9 handlers, drone pilots, family volunteers — can email a GPS file to tracks@badgeapps.com with the code in the subject and it lands on the search map in seconds. No account needed.
• GPX, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON, and CSV — Garmin, onX, Gaia, and CalTopo exports
• Color-code every track so overlapping teams stay distinguishable

SAFETY FIRST
• Hold-to-activate NEED ASSISTANCE alert: everyone sees your position instantly, and the app routes you back to the command post
• SUBJECT FOUND alert — the banner everyone is hoping for
• Check-in reminders on your team's interval; streaming GPS counts as contact
• Comms Plan card: radio channels, call signs, and the lost-comms procedure

WORKS WHERE THERE'S NO SIGNAL
• Download offline maps for the search area before heading out
• Photos, notes, and check-ins collected offline upload automatically when coverage returns

COORDINATION
• Team chat with channels, @mentions, photos, and pinned messages
• Tasks with one-tap completion, comments, and assignment filters
• The Event Log: a timestamped record of the whole search
• Push notifications when the app is closed; in-app previews while you work
• Invite outside teams and family liaisons to one search with view or edit access — they see that search and nothing else

Free for search teams — create an account for your organization right in the app, or try the built-in demo search first.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-18

Misc bug fixes

### 1.0 — 2026-09-15

No release notes.

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## More apps by Aaron Benzick

- [Pinged](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinged/id1495756575)
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All apps by Aaron Benzick: https://appshunter.io/developer/768843989

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