Handtevy Mobile vs First on Scene
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- AED information
- Medical recommendations
- Educational purposes
- Emergency preparedness
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Handtevy Mobile | First on Scene |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (666 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 666 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 400 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pediatric Emergency Standards Inc. | Kirti Patel |
Customer experience
Handtevy Mobile
First on Scene
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
Handtevy Mobile
No in-app purchases
First on Scene
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Handtevy Mobile free?
Is First on Scene free?
Which has better reviews, Handtevy Mobile or First on Scene?
Do Handtevy Mobile or First on Scene have ads?
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