Comparison

Code Runner Pro vs RescueNet® CodeWriter

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

Head to head
About

Code Runner Pro

This app assists healthcare professionals in managing critical cardiac emergencies. It provides essential timers, real-time event logging, and a customizable medication system to ensure organized and efficient care during code blues and CPR.

Highlights
  • Multiple essential timers (Code, CPR, Shock, Epinephrine)
  • Real-time event logging with timestamps
  • Customizable Quick Meds system
  • Redesigned Code Log timeline
  • Built-in CPR metronome
  • Apple Watch control
  • Exportable PDF code logs
Features
Currently charting
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Run every cardiac arrest with confidence. Code Runner Pro is the complete CPR timer, ACLS code log, and resuscitation documentation tool for healthcare providers — built for real code blues in real hospitals, with full Apple Watch support for when every second counts. From the first compressions to ROSC, Code Runner Pro tracks your code, your rhythms, your medications, and your shocks in real time — then exports a clean PDF report for charting, debriefs, and review. Trusted by doctors, nurses, paramedics, and first responders in more than 24 countries. ■ FOUR SIMULTANEOUS CODE TIMERS Track Code Time, CPR cycles, Shock intervals, and Epinephrine dosing — all at once, all visible, all synchronized. No other code blue app gives you this level of real-time timing control. ■ REAL-TIME CODE BLUE LOG Document compressions, rhythms, pulse checks, ACLS medications, defibrillation, and events the moment they happen. Every entry is timestamped automatically for a clean, defensible resuscitation record. ■ QUICK MEDS — LIFE-SAVING ACCESS Customize your own ACLS medications — epinephrine, amiodarone, atropine, bicarb, calcium, magnesium, and more — and place them right on the home screen. Tap once to document. Color-code, reorder, and build the cardiac arrest kit that matches your practice. ■ REDESIGNED FULL CODE LOG A beautiful timeline view of the entire resuscitation event — from initial rhythm to ROSC or NO ROSC. Review every compression cycle, every medication, every shock in one clean chronological report. ■ BUILT-IN CPR METRONOME Deliver high-quality compressions at 100–120 BPM with an adjustable, clinically accurate CPR metronome. Available on iPhone and Apple Watch, with multiple sound options. Plays even when your phone is silent. ■ APPLE WATCH — RUN CODES FROM YOUR WRIST Start CPR, toggle timers, log epinephrine, document shocks, and track rhythms directly from Apple Watch. Perfect for bedside providers whose hands are full or who need discreet documentation during a code. ■ PEDIATRIC CODES SUPPORT Switch to the pediatric list for age-appropriate ACLS medications, rhythms, and events. PALS-ready for NICU, PICU, and pediatric emergency settings. ■ ONE-TAP PDF EXPORT Generate a polished, professional PDF of the entire code — timeline, medications, rhythms, shocks, and outcomes — ready to hand off to the attending, attach to the chart, or submit for code review and quality assurance. ■ CUSTOMIZE YOUR WORKFLOW Adjust metronome sounds, alert styles, timer visibility, medication order, and rhythm options. Code Runner Pro adapts to how your team runs codes. ■ BUILT FOR REAL CLINICAL ENVIRONMENTS Used daily in: - Emergency Departments (ED) - Intensive Care Units (ICU, CCU, MICU, SICU, PICU, NICU) - Medical and Surgical Wards - Rapid Response Teams - Code Teams - Prehospital and EMS - Paramedic and first responder settings ■ WHY CODE RUNNER PRO - Four simultaneous timers (most code blue apps give you one or two) - Full Apple Watch support with dedicated shock and epinephrine controls - Pediatric-ready medication and rhythm lists - Clean, exportable PDF code log for documentation and chart closing - Designed by and for clinicians who actually run codes - Trusted in more than 24 countries worldwide Run the code. Log the code. Save the life. Code Runner Pro handles the timing and tracking so you can focus on the patient. Have feedback or feature requests? Visit coderunnerpro.app

About

RescueNet® CodeWriter

This medical documentation tool simplifies code data capture for mobile devices. It integrates with a case review system to ensure accuracy, offering features like timers and vital sign buttons for efficient data entry.

Highlights
  • Code data documentation
  • Integration with RescueNet CaseReview
  • Timer functionality
  • Vitals tracking
  • Key event buttons
  • Easy-to-use interface
Features
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The ZOLL RescueNet CodeWriter documenter is an easy-to-use application for mobile phones or tablets that simplifies code data documentation. When used with RescueNet CaseReview, RescueNet CodeWriter not only captures essential code data, but also helps ensure documentation accuracy with options such as timer, vitals and key event buttons. Simply launch the app and tap the Start New Code button to get started.* *Requires paid subscription to RescueNet CaseReview.

Screenshots

Code Runner Pro4 screens
RescueNet® CodeWriter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RescueNet® CodeWriter at 100% against Code Runner Pro's 50%. RescueNet® CodeWriter also leads on price (Free vs $6.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Code Runner Pro's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 4) and chart position (#17 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

RescueNet® CodeWriter is free to download; Code Runner Pro costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RescueNet® CodeWriter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Code Runner Pro has 53 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Code Runner Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of RescueNet® CodeWriter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Code Runner Pro ships an update monthly, RescueNet® CodeWriter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Code Runner Pro versus RescueNet® CodeWriter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCode Runner ProRescueNet® CodeWriter
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (53 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#17 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB125 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAngel VazquezZOLL

Customer experience

Code Runner Pro

All ratings53 ratings
Positive66.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative28.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.8%
Negative38.2%

RescueNet® CodeWriter

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Code Runner Pro

No in-app purchases

None

RescueNet® CodeWriter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Code Runner Pro free?
Code Runner Pro costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RescueNet® CodeWriter free?
RescueNet® CodeWriter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Code Runner Pro or RescueNet® CodeWriter?
RescueNet® CodeWriter is rated higher. Code Runner Pro averages 3.8 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while RescueNet® CodeWriter averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Code Runner Pro or RescueNet® CodeWriter have ads?
Neither Code Runner Pro nor RescueNet® CodeWriter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Code Runner Pro or RescueNet® CodeWriter?
Code Runner Pro ships an update monthly, and RescueNet® CodeWriter every 2 months. Most recently, Code Runner Pro was updated on September 21, 2026 and RescueNet® CodeWriter on September 16, 2026.

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