Muru vs PHECC Field Guide App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Muru
This app provides essential tools for medical professionals during emergencies. It offers quick access to protocols, medication dosages, and transport decisions. Users can also find detailed information on equipment and medications, with all data sourced from authorized medical professionals.
- Protocol Finder
- Dosing Information
- Medication Math Calculator
- Transportation Decision Support
- Equipment & Medication Details
- Source Verification
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Built by medics, for medics, Muru delivers you the right tools you need during a call. Intuitive, blazingly fast, and built for the mission-critical work you do. Protocol Finder ------------------------------- Find the right protocol without having to memorize the name. Just type in any medical condition and Muru will locate the correct protocol in your protocol set. Dosing ------------------------------- Get any information you need on a dose. Find out how many times you can repeat your dose, if it’s a medical control order, or its contraindications. Med Math ------------------------------- All your med math done for you with every variable accounted for. Infusion sets, concentrations, weight, 200 mg in 250 ml – it’s all taken care of. Transportation Decisions -------------------------------------------------- No second-guessing transport decisions or arguments about if a hospital recently lost its STEMI certification. Know where the closest specialty hospital is and how much farther it is than your closest hospital. Equipment & Meds ------------------------------- Dive into everything you carry on your ambulance. Know why the auto compressor is beeping twice, if you have to double or single tread your tourniquet, or everywhere ketamine is used in your protocols. Your Sources ------------------------------- All the information in Muru is from a source you are authorized to follow. Your medical director, your DOH, your officer, your manufacturer’s recommendations. You can see the source of any result with a single tap. If you have any issues when using the app, you can hit the 'Get support' button in the menu to get in touch with a member of the Muru team or email us at support@murumed.com.
PHECC Field Guide App
This medical reference app provides quick access to medication calculations and clinical guidelines for practitioners. It features an age-per-page medication listing, linked CPGs, and pregnancy notes for medications. Designed for field use, it aids in infrequent clinical encounters.
- Medication dose calculator
- Age-per-page medication listing
- Linked Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Medications in Pregnancy notes
- Update notifications
- Future CPG switching
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This Field Guide is not a substitute for the published Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). It is a quick reference to help Practitioners in the field particularly with medication calculations and infrequent clinical encounters. It also gives users: • Linked CPGs for each practitioner level. • All medications in the 2017 CPGs • Dose calculator for medications • Age-Per-Page medications listing • Update notifications • Future proofing to allow switching from current to future CPGs • Medications in Pregnancy notes added to medication information This Field Guide does not authorise skills or medication administration. Practitioners should only practice within their scope of practice and in accordance with their level on the PHECC Register.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PHECC Field Guide App at none against Muru's shown. PHECC Field Guide App also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Muru's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (128 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Muru against 5.0 for PHECC Field Guide App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Muru has 128 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Muru ships an update every 3 weeks, PHECC Field Guide App every 19 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Muru | PHECC Field Guide App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (128 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 128 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Muru, Inc. | Pre-hospital Emergency Care Council |
Customer experience
Muru
PHECC Field Guide App
Bugs and requests
Muru
Reported bugs
4 issues- Protocol pages display as full page with tiny print
- Text does not wrap when zoomed on protocol pages
- App freezes at times
- App goes to a 'cyber timeout room'
Requested features
2 requests- Better AI assistant for broader queries
- Integrate Siri
PHECC Field Guide App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Muru
No in-app purchases
PHECC Field Guide App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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