Comparison

IFSTA Essentials 7 vs EMT Prep

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

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About

IFSTA Essentials 7

This app provides comprehensive study materials for firefighter training, including videos, flashcards, and exam preparation. It covers essential firefighting knowledge and skills, meeting NFPA standards. Access free introductory content and unlock full features with in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Skills Videos
  • Tool Identification
  • Flashcards
  • Exam Prep
  • Interactive Course
  • Audiobook
Features
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The Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th Edition, Manual meets ALL of the NFPA 1001, 2019 JPRs and is the complete source for firefighter recruit and refresher training. This app includes the basic duties assigned to Fire Fighter I and II firefighters. Included FREE in this app are Skills Videos, Tool Identification, Flashcards, and free access to Chapter 1 of the Exam Prep, Interactive Course and the Audiobook. Skills Videos: Prepare for the hands-on portion of your class by watching 159 Skills Videos covering Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Hazardous Materials Awareness, and Hazardous Materials Operations. Each Skills Video contains the steps required to pass the skills. This feature allows you to bookmark and download specific skills videos and view the steps for each skill. This feature is FREE for all users. Tool Identification: Test your tool Identification knowledge with this feature, which includes more than 70 photo identification questions. This feature is FREE for all users. Flashcards: Review all 765 key terms and definitions found in all 27 chapters of the Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th Edition, Manual with flashcards. This feature is FREE for all users. Exam Prep: Use the 1,480 IFSTAⓇ-validated Exam Prep questions to confirm your understanding of the content in the Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th Edition, Manual. The Exam Prep covers all 27 chapters of the Manual. Exam Prep tracks and records your progress, allowing you to review your exams and study your weaknesses. In addition, your missed questions are automatically added to your study deck. This feature requires an in-app purchase. All users have free access to Chapter 1. Interactive Course: Reinforce the content in the Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th Edition, Manual by completing all 27 course chapters. This requires an in-app purchase. This course features self-paced, interactive content to help with supplemental study of the Manual's learning objectives. All users have free access to Chapter 1. Audiobook: Purchase the Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th Edition, Audiobook through the app. All 27 chapters are narrated in their entirety for 34 hours of content. Features include offline access, bookmarks, and the ability to listen at your own speed. All users have free access to Chapter 1. This App covers the following topics: Introduction to the Fire Service and Firefighter Safety Communications Building Construction Fire Dynamics Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment Portable Fire Extinguishers Ropes and Knots Ground Ladders Forcible Entry Structural Search and Rescue Tactical Ventilation Fire Hose Hose Operations and Hose Streams Fire Suppression Overhaul, Property Conservation, and Scene Preservation Building Materials, Structural Collapse, ad Effects of Fire Suppression Technical Rescue Support and Vehicle Extrication Operations Foam Fire Fighting, Liquid Fires, and Gas Fires Incident Scene Operations Fire Origin and Cause Determination Maintenance and Testing Responsibilities Community Risk Reduction First Aid Provider Analyzing the Incident Action Options and Response Objectives Personal Protective Equipment, Product Control, and Decontamination National Incident Management System - Incident Command Structure

About

EMT Prep

Prepare for your NREMT or EMT employment exams with a comprehensive study guide. Access thousands of questions with detailed explanations across key medical and operational chapters. Track your progress and compare your scores to the community average.

Highlights
  • Thousands of practice questions
  • Detailed explanations
  • Six major NREMT chapters covered
  • Customizable exam options
  • Performance tracking and statistics
  • Community score comparison
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EMT Study is the most current guide to the NREMT designed and developed from the ground up by currently practicing EMTs and Paramedics. Whether you're studying for the NREMT, an employment exam, or simply an aspiring EMT, this app is for you. EMT Study contains thousands of quality questions with detailed explanations over the six major chapters of the NREMT including Airway, Cardiology, Medical, Obstetrics and Pediatrics, Trauma, and Operations. All material is verified from current textbooks and updated/revised regularly. Key features: - Choose from different exams - Practice with 2000+ questions written by recruited instructors and expert tutors - Track your strengths and weaknesses within Stats section of the app - Study detailed statistics of every test you take - Compare your score to the community average for almost any type of exam *** Purchases, subscriptions and terms You need to buy a lifetime access or subscribe to get access to all features, courses and questions. The cost of the purchase is charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions are auto-renewable and are billed at the rate and period selected depending on the subscription plan. Users’ accounts are charged for auto-renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal can be turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of use: https://mastrapi.com/terms Privacy policy: https://mastrapi.com/policy

Screenshots

IFSTA Essentials 74 screens
EMT Prep4 screens

Verdict

The call

IFSTA Essentials 7 and EMT Prep are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. IFSTA Essentials 7 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and EMT Prep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for IFSTA Essentials 7 against 4.7 for EMT Prep. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of IFSTA Essentials 7's written reviews are positive against 25% of EMT Prep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
IFSTA Essentials 7 versus EMT Prep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIFSTA Essentials 7EMT Prep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings)4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.1% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better1.6K
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB35 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIFSTAMastrAPI

Customer experience

IFSTA Essentials 7

All ratings1,807 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive30.1%
Neutral18.6%
Negative51.3%

EMT Prep

All ratings1,619 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative68.2%

User reviews

IFSTA Essentials 7

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great resource
  • 👍 Helpful study tool
  • 🚀 Interactive app
  • 🚀 Passed the fire academy

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Reset purchases, cannot restore
  • 🐛 Stole my Money
  • 🐛 Audiobook won't play
  • 🐛 Courses Feature messed up by last update
  • 🐛 Audio books don't load

EMT Prep

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app for EMT/firefighter prep
  • 💡 Helpful study tool that assisted in passing the NREMT

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Incorrect answers and explanations
  • 🐛 Poorly written and grammatically incorrect questions
  • 🐛 Incomplete questions with limited answer choices
  • 🐛 Outdated content not reflecting current NREMT standards
  • 🐛 Unreliable home screen widgets

Bugs and requests

IFSTA Essentials 7

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Purchase didn't go through
  • Courses don't work
  • Audiobook doesn't work
  • Can't log in after device change
  • Exam prep not working
Show 4 more
  • Skill videos have no sound
  • Can't scroll through interactive courses
  • Screens don't fit properly on iPad
  • App crashes when trying to load chapters

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sign up to access content on multiple devices
  • Sync exam progress and study decks across devices
  • Flash cards with questions and answers
  • Ability to sync purchases between devices
  • Ability to use on MacBook

EMT Prep

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Difficulty canceling subscription
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve quality control of questions and answers
  • Provide more comprehensive explanations for correct and incorrect answers

In-app purchases

4 purchases

IFSTA Essentials 7

One-time4
  • Unlock Video Downloads$1.99
  • Unlock all Exam Prep Chapters$19.99
  • Unlock All Course Chapters$24.99
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  • Unlock all Audiobook Chapters$34.99
3 purchases

EMT Prep

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$24.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is IFSTA Essentials 7 free?
IFSTA Essentials 7 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EMT Prep free?
EMT Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IFSTA Essentials 7 or EMT Prep?
EMT Prep is rated higher. IFSTA Essentials 7 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while EMT Prep averages 4.7 from 1.6K ratings.
Do IFSTA Essentials 7 or EMT Prep have ads?
Neither IFSTA Essentials 7 nor EMT Prep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IFSTA Essentials 7 or EMT Prep?
IFSTA Essentials 7 ships an update monthly, and EMT Prep monthly. Most recently, IFSTA Essentials 7 was updated on October 1, 2026 and EMT Prep on October 1, 2026.

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