Comparison

TC Mobile vs Check The Dose

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

Head to head
About

TC Mobile

Receive real-time emergency incident information, including location and type, directly on your iPhone. Get updates from your computer-aided dispatch system and easily navigate to incident locations using your preferred mapping app.

Highlights
  • Real-time incident notifications
  • Incident location and type details
  • Unit assignments and comments
  • Navigation integration with mapping apps
  • Progressive incident updates
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TC Mobile brings the insight and control of Tablet Command’s enterprise service to your iPhone. TC Mobile is an iPhone application that delivers Apple Push Notifications and emergency incident information including incident location and type, units assigned and comments from your computer-aided dispatch (CAD). Tap on the address to be routed to the location of the incident via Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, or Foreflight Mobile.* Receive up-to-date information from the CAD including progressive comments throughout the incident.* TC Mobile requires Tablet Command’s enterprise incident command service. Tablet Command and TC Mobile can be interfaced with your agency’s computer aided dispatch system and provide instant notifications of incidents to your iPad and iPhone. Contact us to learn how we can provide a reliable and accurate interface to your CAD. support@tabletcommand.com * Accurate location and CAD comments depend on the availability of data CAD integration data available. Location services disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Check The Dose

This app provides customizable, automated medication and equipment dosing guides for pre-hospital and hospital providers. It offers access to updated databases, checklists, reference materials, and contact lists, with features for drip rate confirmation and filtered medication views.

Highlights
  • Customizable automated dosing
  • Web-based database updates
  • Upload checklists and reference materials
  • Contact list with door codes
  • Drip rate confirmation
  • Filtered medication views
Features
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Check The Dose is a fully customizable and automated dosing guide for Pre-Hospital and Hospital Providers that is used for dosing Medications and Equipment for both Pediatrics and Adults patients - Newborn to 100kgs. The Check The Dose app is linked to a web-based database that if maintained by your department administrator. This means that the app is always current. When you add/remove/or change a medication on the website the app updates as well. The app is always current and providing accurate information when you need it. It not only provides medication dosing, but it also allows for you to upload Checklists, Reference Materials, Protocols, and it even has a contact list for keeping your phone numbers, addresses, and door codes up to date. It also includes a mapping feature to map to hospitals from your current location. Additional features include a way to confirm your drip rate, as well as show you only medications based on a specific treatment. That means that only the medications that are needed are shown. Check The Dose is not for individual use. It is designed for Fire Departments, Ambulance Companies, and other Pre-Hospital Type agencies. This app is to be used by providers within those agencies who have an account with Check The Dose. A login will be provided by your agency to obtain your customized dosing guide. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: The information displayed on the Check The Dose App is provided and controlled by the individual Agency whom has subscribed to use Check The Dose. Any questions or concerns with a dosing amount displayed should be directed to the Agency responsible for the data. The user of this app, who is assigned by the subscribed agency, can and should contact a Medical Control Doctor if any questions about medications or treatments come up. Check The Dose does not diagnose patients. It is not for use by an individual private consumer. It is to be used only by trained medical professionals who work for an agency who is subscribed with Check The Dose. This agency also manages the content that their employees see on the app. Check The Dose does not monitor or modify any of the data except under the written request by the subscribing agency. For further information please visit www.checkthedose.com

Screenshots

TC Mobile4 screens
Check The Dose1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Check The Dose at 100% against TC Mobile's 50%. Check The Dose also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). TC Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (48 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

Check The Dose holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TC Mobile has 48 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Check The Dose's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TC Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, Check The Dose every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TC Mobile versus Check The Dose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTC MobileCheck The Dose
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (48 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB117 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTablet Command, IncCheck The Dose

Customer experience

TC Mobile

All ratings48 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative27.1%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative38.9%

Check The Dose

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TC Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Check The Dose

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TC Mobile free?
TC Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Check The Dose free?
Check The Dose is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TC Mobile or Check The Dose?
Check The Dose is rated higher. TC Mobile averages 3.8 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Check The Dose averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do TC Mobile or Check The Dose have ads?
Neither TC Mobile nor Check The Dose shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TC Mobile or Check The Dose?
TC Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, and Check The Dose every 5 weeks. Most recently, TC Mobile was updated on September 29, 2026 and Check The Dose on September 16, 2026.

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