BLS Certification vs Rescue Me CPR!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLS Certification
This app provides a quick reference for Basic Life Support (BLS) and CPR skills. It allows users to study, answer questions, and earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) certificates, including AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. It's designed for healthcare professionals and the general public to enhance life-saving abilities.
- BLS and CPR skills reference
- Continuing Medical Education (CME) certificates
- Earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- Printable pocket-size certification card
- Designed by a physician
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A brief reference to skills learning required to qualify to provide BLS and CPR care. After completing a thorough study take answer questions to receive Continuing Medical Education Certificate in CPR and earn 2 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ About Certifications This activity is available and intended for general public, medical students, physicians and other health professionals to practice skills. There is evidence that providers with CPR/BLS skills may be able to help save lives when needed in an emergency situation. Receive printable pocket size card and continuing medical education certificate. Cost is kept minimal as service is developed by a physician for the physicians Skill Improvement: Better life saving assistance and management in emergency.
Rescue Me CPR!
This app provides untrained individuals with step-by-step guidance on performing CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, and administering Narcan during emergencies. Developed for educational and demonstrational purposes, it aims to coach users through life-sustaining actions.
- CPR guidance for untrained individuals
- Heimlich maneuver instructions
- Narcan administration guide
- Emergency assistance tool
- Educational demonstrational purposes
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While a variety of applications exist to provide educational resources for teaching CPR and assistance tools for those who have already been educated in CPR, this application is a tool to provide untrained people with a guide on how to perform adequate CPR that can be followed-along-with during an emergency situation. This application was developed for and is currently being assessed at the UCSD School of Medicine through an IRB approved study for effectiveness at being able to coach untrained individuals through performing life-sustaining CPR. As the study is not complete and the application is currently for educational and demonstrational purposes only, not to be used in an emergency situation. The application also features instructions on when/how to perform the Heimlich maneuver and to administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose. Disclaimer: This app is not a substitute for formal CPR training developed by the AHA. Nor does it constitute any form of CPR certification. To become CPR certified and received formal training, find an AHA course near you. All users without formal CPR certification should seek the advice of a doctor regarding use of this app and the medical decision making contained within. All recommendations contained within this app can be found on the AHA's official website or the Red Cross's CPR instructions webpage. AHA guidelines: https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/what-is-cpr Red Cross guidelines: https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/cpr/performing-cpr/cpr-steps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BLS Certification at 5.0 against Rescue Me CPR!'s 4.3. BLS Certification also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Rescue Me CPR!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, ads 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. BLS Certification sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rescue Me CPR! asks for nothing beyond the download.
BLS Certification holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rescue Me CPR! has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | BLS Certification | Rescue Me CPR! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 76.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 495 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ayaz Samadani | Brennan Marsh-Armstrong |
Customer experience
BLS Certification
Rescue Me CPR!
In-app purchases
BLS Certification
- Get Certificate$24.99
Rescue Me CPR!
No in-app purchases
