WFA Made Easy vs NSC First Aid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WFA Made Easy
This app simplifies wilderness first aid concepts with intuitive flow diagrams and step-by-step patient care algorithms. Access presentations and video demonstrations to enhance understanding and knowledge retention of medical procedures.
- Intuitive flow diagrams
- Step-by-step patient care algorithms
- Video presentations and demonstrations
- QR code integration for video access
- Focus on Primary and Secondary Assessment
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The Lite Edition provides access to the algorithms, presentations, and demonstrations for the Primary and Secondary Assessment. The author researched WFA textbooks from the major wilderness medical schools and reduced thousands of pages of text into intuitive, easy-to-use flow diagrams that will improve your understanding and increases your knowledge retention. Unlike textbooks that explain Wilderness First Aid using just words, Wilderness First Aid Made Easy App graphically illustrates the entire patient care process. This app goes another step further by enabling you to view presentations and demonstrations from the School of First Aid’s Wilderness First Aid course. To view the presentations, tap on the QR Code found on the screens throughout this app. You will be directed to video demonstrations, classroom lectures and downloadable handouts. Each page is explained, step-by-step in using concise, to the point video presentations. Video demonstrations throughout the app will deepen your knowledge by illustrating the application of WFA concepts. This app consists of pages of medical algorithms that walk you step-by-step through the patient care process. You can start on Page 1, Scene Size-Up, read the contents of each box, answer the "Yes No" questions and this app will guide you through each step of identifying and treating injuries and providing first aid care for a patieint. Purchase the paid version of this app to gain access to the entire Wilderness First Aid course with all forty-plus algorithms and over fifty video presentations and demonstrations. The paid version of Wilderness First Aid Made Easy includes all the material and videos used in the School of First Aid’s Wilderness First Aid Certification Course.
NSC First Aid
This comprehensive reference guide provides essential information on first aid, CPR, and AED procedures. It's designed to assist anyone in administering timely and proper medical care during emergencies, even without an internet connection. The app offers quick access to vital medical information through browsing or searching.
- First Aid, CPR & AED procedures
- Offline access to medical information
- Alphabetical index
- Search functionality
- Supports emergency situations
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The National Safety Council (NSC) is pleased to offer our new First Aid, CPR & AED Reference Guide to help you save lives through timely and proper medical care. While designed to support those people who have completed NSC’s First Aid, CPR & AED training course, this ready reference can be a lifesaving tool for anyone. We encourage you to download the app to your device and keep it with you at all times. You never know when you may be able to save a life. The guide has been designed with multiple ways of quickly finding the medical information you need. You can browse the alphabetical index or search to find the trusted medical information and procedures that you need. The guide is absolutely free to download and to use with no advertising. All of the data is stored on your device so it will work anywhere even when you do not have connectivity. It’s purpose built to help in an emergency and we hope that you will join NSC in our work to eliminate all preventable deaths in our lifetime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WFA Made Easy at 5.0 against NSC First Aid's 3.7. WFA Made Easy also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). NSC First Aid's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
WFA Made Easy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | WFA Made Easy | NSC First Aid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey Imel | National Safety Council |
Customer experience
WFA Made Easy
NSC First Aid
In-app purchases
WFA Made Easy
No in-app purchases
NSC First Aid
No in-app purchases








