Comparison

Deployed Medicine vs Swift Protocols

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

Head to head
About

Deployed Medicine

This learning service supplements medical education for military personnel, focusing on tactical combat casualty care. It offers pocket guides, instructional videos, expert podcasts, and a reference repository for trauma care in deployed settings. The app works online and offline, keeping users updated with the latest information.

Highlights
  • Pocket Guides for compact learning
  • 3-minute 'how-to' videos
  • Expert podcasts with updates
  • Reference Repository for technique rationale
  • Online and offline functionality
  • In-app alerts for latest information
Features
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Deployed Medicine is an innovative learning service developed to supplement the medical education and training of U.S. military personnel, although some of the medical content could be broadly applied for use by civilian medical providers. The information contained in this app is designed to serve as a supplementary resource to reinforce prior training, and to help you deliver high quality trauma care in deployed settings. The medical content currently focuses on tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) training for combat medical personnel, and includes topics, such as hemorrhage control, airway management, hypothermia, pain control and care of wounds and splinting etc. TCCC focuses of providing the information you need to know to assess, treat and stabilize a patient at the point of injury. Additional content will be added over time to cover a broad range of military trauma training resources ranging from the most basic training, suitable for non-medical military personnel, and more advanced material for doctors, nurses and physicians assistants. Features: • Pocket Guides offer short and compact learning modules. • Videos from peers teach you “how-to” perform a skill in under 3 minutes, and other information. • Podcasts provide key updates from experts. • Reference Repository contains important reference materials or the “why” behind the techniques and information being taught. • The app is designed to work online and offline to accommodate use in the field and while traveling abroad. • In app alerts will keep you up-to-date and connected to the latest information. The Deployed Medicine app was created by a multidisciplinary team of medical, learning and software engineers in close collaboration with U.S. military experts. All medical content contained in this app was reviewed and approved by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, which is composed of trauma experts from across the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. The Deployed Medicine app is a research and development effort sponsored by the Defense Health Agency in Falls Church, Virginia.

About

Swift Protocols

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Swift Protocols is the official companion app for agencies using the Swift EMS Solutions platform. It provides secure, offline access to clinical protocols, operational documents, and department guidelines—ensuring that field providers always have the most up-to-date information. Designed for EMS personnel, fire departments, and other operational teams, Swift Protocols mirrors the access and permissions granted to each user through their organization’s online account. The app automatically syncs with updates made by your organization’s administrators, ensuring the content always reflects the most current version available online. Features: Offline access to approved protocols, operational documents and training videos Automatic synchronization with the latest online content Viewing access based on organization-defined permissions Can add multiple organizations to a single device Guest access support when enabled by the organization Swift Protocols ensures consistency and accountability by allowing every user to reference the same approved documentation—online or offline. This app is available only to guests and users of the Swift Protocols platform and requires a valid organization registration code. Play with our sandbox at swiftprotocols.com/demo

Screenshots

Deployed Medicine4 screens
Swift Protocols4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Swift Protocols at 13.0 against Deployed Medicine's 18.6. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Deployed Medicine versus Swift Protocols: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeployed MedicineSwift Protocols
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB43 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAllogy InteractiveSwift EMS Solutions LC

In-app purchases

None

Deployed Medicine

No in-app purchases

None

Swift Protocols

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deployed Medicine free?
Deployed Medicine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swift Protocols free?
Swift Protocols is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Deployed Medicine or Swift Protocols have ads?
Neither Deployed Medicine nor Swift Protocols shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deployed Medicine or Swift Protocols?
Deployed Medicine ships an update every 2 months, and Swift Protocols every 2 months. Most recently, Deployed Medicine was updated on September 30, 2026 and Swift Protocols on September 21, 2026.

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