Comparison

Deployed Medicine vs Rescue Ally

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

Rescue Ally

This app provides field medicine documentation for professional rescuers and adventurers. It guides users through patient assessment and record-keeping, ensuring clear, organized care even when resources are scarce. Built on evidence-based guidelines, it supports various training levels.

Highlights
  • Primary assessment guidance
  • SOAP Note documentation
  • ATMIST/reporting tools
  • Offline functionality
  • Evidence-based guidelines
  • Care organization
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Rescue Ally is an offline-first wilderness medicine guide and documentation app built for those who act when resources are far away. From primary assessment to final handoff it keeps care clear and organized while creating accurate records you can trust anywhere. The result is stronger teams, faster coordination and a better chance for every patient. Every feature is offline-first and will continue functioning without mobile service or internet connection. Rescue Ally works as hard as you do. It gives responders a framework that holds up under pressure, keeping the story of care complete, organized and ready to guide every decision along the way. Built on internationally accepted, evidence-based wilderness medicine guidelines, every feature of Rescue Ally is forged in real rescue, shaped by cold nights, long carries, and the shared goal of building capable responders and resilient communities. Whatever your level of training - WFR, WFA, WEMT, or non-wilderness medical training, Rescue Ally is there with assessment guidance, critical reference information, SOAP Note documentation, and ATMIST/reporting tools to keep the rescue on track. No bars, no problem. Always ready, no signal required - just like our rescuers. This is a paid app. There is a short free trial. Payment options are presented during sign-up and following the free trial. See https://rescueally.org/pricing for more details.

Screenshots

Deployed Medicine4 screens
Rescue Ally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rescue Ally at 5.0 against Deployed Medicine's 3.1. Rescue Ally also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). Deployed Medicine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Rescue Ally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deployed Medicine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rescue Ally holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deployed Medicine has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deployed Medicine ships an update every 2 months, Rescue Ally monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Deployed Medicine versus Rescue Ally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeployed MedicineRescue Ally
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (15 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB96 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAllogy InteractiveWild Idea, LLC

Customer experience

Deployed Medicine

All ratings15 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive34.6%
Neutral11.5%
Negative53.8%

Rescue Ally

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Deployed Medicine

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rescue Ally

One-time1
  • Rescue Ally Core App$99.99

Questions

Is Deployed Medicine free?
Deployed Medicine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rescue Ally free?
Rescue Ally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deployed Medicine or Rescue Ally?
Rescue Ally is rated higher. Deployed Medicine averages 3.1 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Rescue Ally averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Deployed Medicine or Rescue Ally have ads?
Neither Deployed Medicine nor Rescue Ally shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deployed Medicine or Rescue Ally?
Deployed Medicine ships an update every 2 months, and Rescue Ally monthly. Most recently, Deployed Medicine was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rescue Ally on October 13, 2026.

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