Catapult EMS vs CA Standards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catapult EMS
Stay informed during emergencies with audible alerts that bypass silent mode. This app provides quick access to emergency procedures, allows for secure login via biometrics, and integrates with a comprehensive emergency management system for organizations.
- Audible emergency alerts on silent mode
- Quick home screen access
- Touch/Face ID login
- Location and status gathering
- One-on-one emergency conversations
- Alert districts, police, and fire
- View emergency procedures
- Anonymous threat reporting
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Never miss another emergency alert: The CatapultEMS app plays audible emergency alerts even when your phone is on silent. It works with WiFi or cell data. Quick and easy: Add the icon to your home screen so you have quick access in an emergency. No more passwords: Set up touch or face id, so you don’t have to worry about usernames, passwords and extra button presses. --- This app works with CatapultEMS, a complete emergency management system for organizations and schools. Staff and student safety is our prime concern. Use CatapultEMS to • Gather locations of students, staff, and their statuses in an emergency. • Have one-on-one emergency conversations. • Alert districts, police, and fire. • View up-to-date emergency procedures. • Receive anonymous reports of threats. If your organization does not use CatapultEMS, contact sales@catapultems.com for a quote.
CA Standards
Access California content standards for various subjects, including Arts, Math, and Science. Educators can search, filter, and sort standards to inform instruction and assessment design. The app reflects input from state educators and approved by educational commissions.
- Access to California content standards
- Search, filter, and sort standards
- Supports multiple subject areas
- Informs instruction and assessment
- Reflects educator input
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The CA Standards mobile app provides quick, targeted access to California content standards. California educators can use the mobile app for quick access to the Arts, Career Technical Education, Computer Science, English Language Arts, English Language Development, Health Education, History–Social Science, Mathematics, Physical Education, School Library, Science, and World Languages content standards they rely on to design the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level. Use the app to search, filter, and sort standards to isolate specific content, identify standards common across disciplines, and inform decisions around instruction and assessment. The content standards in the CA Content Standards mobile app reflect the input of educators from across the state, and the approval of the Instructional Quality Commission and the State Board of Education. For more information on standards, curriculum, and instructional resources, or to share ways the app can better support your work, contact Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division at the California Department of Education.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CA Standards at 3.3 against Catapult EMS's 2.6. CA Standards also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). Catapult EMS's advantage is review sentiment (30% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
CA Standards holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Catapult EMS's written reviews are positive against 0% of CA Standards's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Catapult EMS ships an update every 3 months, CA Standards every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catapult EMS | CA Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (12 ratings) | 3.3 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Catapult K12 | California Department of Education |
Customer experience
Catapult EMS
CA Standards
In-app purchases
Catapult EMS
No in-app purchases
CA Standards
No in-app purchases









