Aeries EM2 vs Catapult EMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aeries EM2
This app provides authorized school district personnel with secure, offline access to essential student information. It allows for caching of contact, discipline, medical, class, and attendance data for use during emergencies when network access is unavailable.
- Offline student data caching
- Access to contact information
- View discipline records
- Medical information access
- Class and attendance details
- Secure access for school staff
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**FOR SCHOOL DISTRCT PERSONNEL ONLY!** This app is not intended for the general public, and cannot be used to check student information by anyone other than school district personnel. Aeries EM2 (Emergency Management App Version 2) is the completely rewritten version of the Aeries Emergency Management Tool (EMT). It provides remote access to student information contained in the Aeries Student Information System. This application is designed to interface with an existing Aeries SIS web setup. Aeries EM2 provides school-site personnel access to basic student, contact, discipline, medical, class and attendance information. Any of this data can be cached for offline use. This is useful during emergency situations where access to a computer or network is not available. ** This application is only available to school districts that have a license key installed for use. ** For Demo Access, simply start the application, search and select “Eagle Unified School District (demo)”, and login using the user name "alok" and password "testing".
Catapult EMS
Stay informed during emergencies with audible alerts that bypass silent mode. This app provides quick access to emergency procedures, allows for secure login via biometrics, and integrates with a comprehensive emergency management system for organizations.
- Audible emergency alerts on silent mode
- Quick home screen access
- Touch/Face ID login
- Location and status gathering
- One-on-one emergency conversations
- Alert districts, police, and fire
- View emergency procedures
- Anonymous threat reporting
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Never miss another emergency alert: The CatapultEMS app plays audible emergency alerts even when your phone is on silent. It works with WiFi or cell data. Quick and easy: Add the icon to your home screen so you have quick access in an emergency. No more passwords: Set up touch or face id, so you don’t have to worry about usernames, passwords and extra button presses. --- This app works with CatapultEMS, a complete emergency management system for organizations and schools. Staff and student safety is our prime concern. Use CatapultEMS to • Gather locations of students, staff, and their statuses in an emergency. • Have one-on-one emergency conversations. • Alert districts, police, and fire. • View up-to-date emergency procedures. • Receive anonymous reports of threats. If your organization does not use CatapultEMS, contact sales@catapultems.com for a quote.
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Verdict
Aeries EM2 and Catapult EMS both sit at 2.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 30% of Catapult EMS's written reviews are positive against 14% of Aeries EM2's. Aeries EM2's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 12). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
Catapult EMS holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Aeries EM2's written reviews are positive against 30% of Catapult EMS's.
Aeries EM2 ships an update every 2 months, Catapult EMS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aeries EM2 | Catapult EMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (47 ratings) | 2.6 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aeries Software, Inc | Diverse Network Associates Incorporated |
Customer experience
Aeries EM2
Catapult EMS
In-app purchases
Aeries EM2
No in-app purchases
Catapult EMS
No in-app purchases








