Comparison

Platinum Planner vs EMCE

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

Head to head
About

Platinum Planner

This app allows students and preceptors in EMS, Allied Health, and Nursing to manage clinical documentation, scheduling, and skill tracking. It offers offline capabilities for documenting opportunities, labs, and scenarios, with features for preceptor review and digital signatures.

Highlights
  • Offline clinical documentation
  • Skill tracking and reporting
  • Clinical opportunity sign-up and documentation
  • Lab documentation and peer review
  • Preceptor review and digital signatures
  • Calendar sync for opportunities and labs
  • Progress and skill status reports
Features
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Planner is an easy to use companion app for existing users of Platinum Planner. Students and preceptors can complete documentation from anywhere! Even offline without an internet connection! Planner is for EMS, Allied Health and Nursing Professions, it provides online skill tracking, scheduling, reporting and much more! Student Features: Clinical Opportunities - View, sign up for and create clinical opportunities. - Document a clinical opportunity including entering time, notes, preceptor information, and patient information. - Complete any associated forms. - Upload images from your camera and attach them to an opportunity. - Click on the PIN icon to open clinical sites in location aware applications like maps or driving apps. - Ability for a preceptor to give a digital signature right from the app! Labs - View, sign up for and create labs. - View upcoming labs, document current labs, or review documentation from completed labs. - When documenting labs, students will be able to document their skills and complete any forms associated with the lab. - Peer review other classmates labs. - Upload images from your mobile devices camera. Scenarios - Peer review other classmates scenarios. - Review completed scenarios. Preceptor Features: Training - View and complete training in the app. - Upload documents to your training. Student Documentation Review - Review and complete student documentation. - Return student documentation. - Upload additional documents/images to student documentation. - Sign off using your signature on student documentation. - Preview student documentation during the student's shift. - Manage students from multiple schools. Other Features: - Option to work offline then sync data when you have an internet connection available. - Sync upcoming opportunities and labs directly to your calendar. - View current classes along with their details. - Sign up for any additional classes available for your course. - View your progress report and see your overall skill status of your course. - Badge notifications showing the total number of labs, scenarios, opportunities, and items which need to be sync'd.

About

EMCE

This platform supports EMS education by enabling educators and students to record performance evaluations, document patient encounters, and manage simulations. It facilitates accurate progress reporting and scheduling for a comprehensive learning experience.

Highlights
  • Performance evaluation capture
  • Patient encounter recording
  • Simulation facilitation
  • Progress reporting
  • Scheduling management
Features
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EMCE is the ultimate platform for EMS education. It helps educators and students capture performance evaluations, record patient encounters, facilitate simulations, accurately report progress, and manage scheduling.

Screenshots

Platinum Planner4 screens
EMCE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EMCE at 2.7 against Platinum Planner's 1.4. EMCE also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 7%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

EMCE holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Platinum Planner's written reviews are positive against 43% of EMCE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Platinum Planner ships an update every 2 months, EMCE every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Platinum Planner versus EMCE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlatinum PlannerEMCE
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (87 ratings)2.7 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.8% of reviews43.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings87 — better50
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB167 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPLATINUM EDUCATIONAL GROUP, LLCS2N Ventures, LLC

Customer experience

Platinum Planner

All ratings72 ratings
Positive11.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative87.5%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive6.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.2%

EMCE

All ratings50 ratings
Positive36.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative58.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative47.8%

Bugs and requests

Platinum Planner

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App won't open
  • App stuck on 'Syncing preceptors'
  • App won't load past 'Syncing preceptors'
  • Half of submissions don't go through
  • App crashes
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  • App never syncs right
  • App needs an update
  • App is broken after update
  • App says 'syncing' and doesn't work
  • App crashes during sync
  • App freezes during sync
  • App won't sync
  • App gets stuck on syncing
  • App freezes at 'syncing program type options'
  • App won't load anything after update
  • App gets stuck at X% syncing

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to upload documents from iCloud
  • Ability to select multiple documents for upload
  • More filters for scheduling labs on the app
  • Ability to make changes on dates/locations when making opportunities
  • Dark mode option
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  • Advanced analytics dashboard

EMCE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Platinum Planner

No in-app purchases

None

EMCE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Platinum Planner free?
Platinum Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EMCE free?
EMCE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Platinum Planner or EMCE?
EMCE is rated higher. Platinum Planner averages 1.4 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while EMCE averages 2.7 from 50 ratings.
Do Platinum Planner or EMCE have ads?
Neither Platinum Planner nor EMCE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Platinum Planner or EMCE?
Platinum Planner ships an update every 2 months, and EMCE every 3 weeks. Most recently, Platinum Planner was updated on November 2, 2026 and EMCE on November 6, 2026.

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