Comparison

Handtevy Mobile vs First on Scene

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Handtevy Mobile

This app provides healthcare professionals with rapid, precise medication dosing and equipment information for emergency care. It supports protocol management, real-time documentation, and includes features like CPR timers and checklists to enhance patient outcomes.

Highlights
  • Rapid medication dosing
  • Equipment information
  • Protocol management
  • Real-time documentation
  • CPR timers
  • Checklists
  • CPR Assist
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Handtevy Mobile brings precision dosing, real-time protocols or algorithms, and connected documentation to more than 200,000 clinicians across EMS, hospitals, air medical, and military installations. The Right Answer. Every Patient. Every Time. Every weight-based calculation is checked against clinical thresholds and confirmed with barcode verification using ScanSafe™. Updates in Minutes, Not Months. Administrators manage their formulary, protocols or algorithms, and checklists from one Admin Portal, with every change versioned instantly. Built for High-Performance Teams. CPR Assist® guides resuscitation with organization-specific timers and audio-visual cues, while built-in dashboards and analytics show dosing accuracy, compliance, and performance trends. Documentation That Flows With You. Interventions captured in Handtevy flow seamlessly into your ePCR, so clinicians only document once. Not Just Software. A Clinical Partner. A physician-led team of pharmacists, nurses, and paramedics supports your organization beyond launch, with certified courses and competency tracking. Download Handtevy Mobile and bring standardized, evidence-based care to every patient, every time.

About

First on Scene

This application provides educational information and recommendations about AEDs and medical emergencies. It is designed for learning purposes and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice from a physician or Emergency Medical Services.

Highlights
  • AED information
  • Medical recommendations
  • Educational purposes
  • Emergency preparedness
Features
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First on Scene helps individuals and organizations prepare for emergencies before they happen. Use clear, step-by-step guidance for common medical emergencies, including cardiac arrest, bleeding, choking, allergic reactions, asthma, stroke, seizures, opioid overdose, and more. When an emergency occurs, always call 911 and follow the instructions of trained emergency personnel. The Equipment Manager gives your team one organized place to track emergency equipment across multiple locations. Create locations, add equipment, record where each item is stored, and keep inspection and expiration information easy to review. First on Scene is designed as a preparedness and organizational resource. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, emergency dispatch, or hands-on training. In an emergency, call 911 immediately.

Screenshots

Handtevy Mobile4 screens
First on Scene4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Handtevy Mobile at 95% against First on Scene's 50%. Handtevy Mobile also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (666 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handtevy Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handtevy Mobile has 666 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Handtevy Mobile's written reviews are positive against 50% of First on Scene's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handtevy Mobile ships an update every 8 days, First on Scene weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Handtevy Mobile versus First on Scene: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandtevy MobileFirst on Scene
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (666 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings666 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size400 MB49 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPediatric Emergency Standards Inc.Kirti Patel

Customer experience

Handtevy Mobile

All ratings666 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive94.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative4.3%

First on Scene

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Handtevy Mobile

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes after 5 seconds on Mac OS X Sonoma
  • Login screen freezes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow users to input their own concentrations
  • Dark mode option

First on Scene

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Handtevy Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

First on Scene

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handtevy Mobile free?
Handtevy Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is First on Scene free?
First on Scene is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Handtevy Mobile or First on Scene?
Handtevy Mobile is rated higher. Handtevy Mobile averages 4.9 out of 5 from 666 ratings, while First on Scene averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Handtevy Mobile or First on Scene have ads?
Neither Handtevy Mobile nor First on Scene shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handtevy Mobile or First on Scene?
Handtevy Mobile ships an update every 8 days, and First on Scene weekly. Most recently, Handtevy Mobile was updated on September 25, 2026 and First on Scene on August 6, 2026.

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