Deploy Pro vs Risk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deploy Pro
This app provides first responders with essential tools for search and rescue operations. It features a collaborative map for tracking locations and important points, a field reference guide, and a triage counter. Users can also document damage with a built-in camera and take notes.
- Collaborative map with user pins and markers
- Categorized map markers (Hazards, Victims, etc.)
- FEMA-sourced reference guide
- Triage counter
- Built-in camera for damage reports
- Notepad for information storage and sharing
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Deploy Pro is designed as an app with CERT teams in mind but can be used by any search and rescue team or other first responders.The map feature allows users to see pins (user locations) and markers (locations set by users) in the area they are responding to. There are 30 different user pins, making it easy to designate team colors and 20 shareable map markers that users can place on the map to designate important locations. The map markers are grouped into 5 categories: Hazards, Command, Victims, Damage, Search X. Markers by default are set to the user's location, but can also be manually placed by dragging the map, or typing in an address. Users can add notes to markers and also share the lat/long with other users if needed. The reference guide is sourced from the FEMA Basic CERT course, and it includes all the information that might be needed when in the field, in addition to other relevant topics like Knots and Hazmat markings. The app also includes a triage counter to track victim counts by triage color, a built-in camera for damage reports, and a notepad to store information and share with other users.
Risk
This app provides search and rescue responders with tools to identify, assess, and mitigate risks in the field. It offers industry-standard frameworks like PEACE and ORMA, along with a visual Risk vs. Gain Matrix for decision-making. Designed for offline use, it supports customizable agency parameters.
- Offline risk assessment tools
- PEACE framework
- ORMA / GAR model
- Risk vs. Gain Matrix
- Customizable agency parameters
- SPE calculator
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The Risk app empowers search and rescue responders to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks in dynamic environments. Built for offline use, it includes industry-standard risk assessment frameworks used by USCG, NPS, and NASAR. Tools: • PEACE: A modern, simplified risk assessment tool. Includes a Risk vs. Gain Matrix to visually guide decisions. • Operational Risk Management Analysis (ORMA / GAR): The classic Green-Amber-Red organizational risk model with agency-specific definitions (NPS, USCG, FWS). • Assessment of Specific Risks (SPE): A targeted calculator for Severity, Probability, and Exposure, for evaluating specific hazards like a rappel or water crossing. Features: • Customizable agency parameters • Visual Risk vs Gain decision matrix This is not a substitute for proper leadership, supervision, or comprehensive search and rescue training. In an emergency, call 911 or your local public safety authority.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Risk at none against Deploy Pro's 1. Risk also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Deploy Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (11.1 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Deploy Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Risk asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Deploy Pro against 4.8 for Risk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Deploy Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Risk's.
Deploy Pro ships an update every 3 months, Risk every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deploy Pro | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Michael Ross | California Search and Rescue |
Customer experience
Deploy Pro
Risk
In-app purchases
Deploy Pro
- Lifetime License$9.99
Risk
No in-app purchases
