Comparison

NREMT vs Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols

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

Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols

Access emergency medical protocols for Dubuque Fire (IA) offline. Quickly find information with indexed lookup and search, save favorites, and add custom notes. Content is regularly updated and always available on your device.

Highlights
  • Offline access to protocols
  • Quick indexed lookup
  • Search titles and text
  • Favorites tab
  • Customizable notes
  • Regularly updated content
Features
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Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols provides quick offline access to the Dubuque Fire (IA) protocols and supporting materials. Features include: •Quick indexed lookup of content in a matter of seconds •Search titles and text •Favorites tab for quick access of what's important to you •Updated regularly, ensuring content is up-to-date •Customizable notes for each individual entry •Always with you as long as you have your device and never fades or tears

Screenshots

NREMT4 screens
Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NREMT at every 2 months against Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols's every 16 months. NREMT also leads on ratings volume (8K vs 1). Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NREMT has 8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NREMT ships an update every 2 months, Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NREMT versus Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNREMTDubuque Fire EMS Protocols
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB28 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperNational Registry of Emergency Medical TechniciansAcid Remap LLC

Customer experience

NREMT

All ratings7,962 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative50.0%

Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols

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

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

Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NREMT

No in-app purchases

None

Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NREMT free?
NREMT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols free?
Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NREMT or Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols?
Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols is rated higher. NREMT averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8K ratings, while Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NREMT or Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols have ads?
Neither NREMT nor Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NREMT or Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols?
NREMT ships an update every 2 months, and Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols every 16 months. Most recently, NREMT was updated on October 14, 2026 and Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols on October 10, 2026.

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