Comparison

NREMT vs MedFlight

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

Head to head
About

NREMT

Manage your EMT certification and account securely from your mobile device. Track recertification, update your profile, add courses, and access agency information. Purchase official merchandise directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Secure sign-in with biometrics
  • Verify provider status
  • Manage profile and affiliations
  • Add and track courses
  • Submit recertification applications
  • Access agency rosters
  • Purchase official merchandise
Features
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Features available to all users • Sign in securely with Touch ID or Face ID • Verify National Registry status for any provider by name or registry number. • Contact the Registry using the Contact Us feature • The National Registry store is available via the app for the first time. Now you can purchase patches, decals, challenge coins and more from inside the app. As a provider, easily maintain your National Registry certification and account from anywhere • Manage your profile, including address, phone number and email updates • Check your Initial Application status as a candidate • View, add and remove your agency affiliations • Add courses, add attachments for courses and view your transcript • Manage your education for recertification, submit your recertification application and check on the status of your recertification application. Add courses on the go • Easily add courses to your Professional Transcript as you complete them. • Never misplace paper certificates: the National Registry Mobile app offers the ability to take a picture or upload a file of any supporting documentation to attach to a course you completed. Track your recertification cycle and submit your recertification application • Easily check your expiration date and recertification application status with just a couple taps on your mobile device. • Manage your education for recertification, fill out, pay for and submit your recertification application all securely from your mobile device. As a Training Officer, access your agency information and keep up to date with your providers • View your agency’s roster and which providers are due to recertify for the upcoming season • Sign off on provider’s skills and education • Approve affiliation requests for your agency • Review Medical Director actions taken against providers in your agency • Approve Inactive to Active requests • Add courses for your agency and assign attendees to the courses As a Medical Director, access your agency information and keep up to date with your providers • View your agency’s roster and which providers are due to recertify for the upcoming season • Sign off on provider’s skills • Approve Inactive to Active requests Disclosure Some features are available for certain accounts only. There is no charge for the National Registry app, but message and data rates may apply. Such charges include those from your communications service provider. For any concerns or issues with the mobile application, please visit https://www.nremt.org/rwd/mobile.

About

MedFlight

Features
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MedFlight of Ohio Basic App Features: - Activating MedFlight Request for Dispatch - MedFlight Helicopter Tracking & Geocoding - Push Notifications Regrading Medical Transport - Hospital Directory by Search Name - Landing Zone Safety Guide MedFlight’s App is a convenient, easy to use medical helicopter request tool that allows medical professionals to quickly launch a helicopter for critically ill or injured patients. The user’s info and GPS info is incorporated into the transport request for a seamless experience saving valuable time. First responders and hospitals can see details of the transport including a map and countdown clock regarding helicopter arrival during any part of the transport. Hospitals can login and make a fight request at any clerk or nurses station. Once the helicopter is on the way, all users can see the aircraft in real time and communicate to the dispatch center and crew via the app. Note: Registration is required for all users. Once registered, users can access basic app functions. Only approved users will have access to advanced features, including the ability to launch an air medical helicopter.

Screenshots

NREMT4 screens
MedFlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MedFlight at 11.0 against NREMT's 15.0. 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 October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
NREMT versus MedFlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNREMTMedFlight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB32 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNational Registry of Emergency Medical TechniciansSofttech, Incorporated.

Bugs and requests

NREMT

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to add payment information
  • Fails to generate registry cards for Apple Wallet
  • App won't open or load past the logo
  • Errors when trying to save changes or upload documents

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Auto-populate continuing education hours
  • Ability to input entire refresher courses instead of individual classes
  • Improved communication and support

MedFlight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NREMT

No in-app purchases

None

MedFlight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NREMT free?
NREMT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MedFlight free?
MedFlight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NREMT or MedFlight have ads?
Neither NREMT nor MedFlight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NREMT or MedFlight?
NREMT ships an update every 2 months, and MedFlight every 2 months. Most recently, NREMT was updated on October 22, 2026 and MedFlight on October 19, 2026.

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