Comparison

IMS ePCR vs Creative ePCR

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

Head to head
About

IMS ePCR

This application facilitates pre-hospital patient care reporting by collecting detailed incident and patient data. It includes modules for vital signs, medications, procedures, and narrative documentation. Additionally, it offers NFIRS modules for fire service reporting, covering various incident types and casualties.

Highlights
  • Incident data collection
  • Patient data collection
  • Vital signs recording
  • Medications and procedures tracking
  • Narrative documentation
  • NFIRS reporting modules
  • Fire service incident reporting
Features
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Pre-Hospital patient care reporting: ePCR Module Including: Incident Data Collection: Times, Crew Members, Apparatus & Mutual Aid Patient Data Collection: Residency, History, Meds, Allergies, SS# & Phone# Patient Disposition: EMS Impressions, Cardiac Arrest Indicators & Trauma Triage Vitals: Pressures, Glasgow Coma, Stroke Scale, Lung Sounds & EKG Interpretation Medications And Procedures: Times, Crew, Dosage & Complications Narrative And Validation: Additional Documentation & Report QA NFIRS Module Including: EMS Module Arson Module HazMat Module Fire Module Structure Fire Module Mobile Fire Module Equipment Module ​Both Fire Service And Civilian Casualty Module

About

Creative ePCR

This application provides a NEMSIS compliant electronic patient care reporting solution designed for emergency medical services. It offers a user-centric, customizable interface built by and for medical providers, aiming for efficiency and profitability in the EMS community.

Highlights
  • NEMSIS Compliant
  • User-centric design
  • Customizable interface
  • Tablet and PC support
  • Industry-first iOS app
Features
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Creative EMS Solutions is a technology organization focused on creating a more effective and profitable emergency medical community through the implementation of next generation software and high-yield billing. Creative EMS Solutions has been fortunate to service a multitude of EMS agencies and it is with the understanding that each is unique that we are proud to accommodate them all with uniquely customizable and professional services for both PC and tablet. Now we are releasing the industry’s first true IOS app. The Creative EMS ePCR is an unrivaled, NEMSIS Compliant solution. The "by-providers-for ­ providers", user-centric design separates the Creative software from our competitors who offer expensive systems built strictly from and behave like the NEMSIS Data Dictionary. Our first mission was to develop and refine an extremely user­ friendly and customizable user interface before bringing a product to market.

Screenshots

IMS ePCR1 screens
Creative ePCR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IMS ePCR at 3.7 against Creative ePCR's 3.0. IMS ePCR also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 25%). Creative ePCR's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.2). 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

IMS ePCR holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Creative ePCR has 25 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of IMS ePCR's written reviews are positive against 25% of Creative ePCR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IMS ePCR ships an update monthly, Creative ePCR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IMS ePCR versus Creative ePCR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIMS ePCRCreative ePCR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings325 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.210.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB146 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJason HainesCreative EMS

Customer experience

IMS ePCR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Creative ePCR

All ratings25 ratings
Positive44.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative52.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

IMS ePCR

No in-app purchases

None

Creative ePCR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IMS ePCR free?
IMS ePCR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Creative ePCR free?
Creative ePCR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IMS ePCR or Creative ePCR?
IMS ePCR is rated higher. IMS ePCR averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Creative ePCR averages 3.0 from 25 ratings.
Do IMS ePCR or Creative ePCR have ads?
Neither IMS ePCR nor Creative ePCR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IMS ePCR or Creative ePCR?
IMS ePCR ships an update monthly, and Creative ePCR every 3 weeks. Most recently, IMS ePCR was updated on October 12, 2026 and Creative ePCR on September 18, 2026.

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