LIFENET Care vs R2EMSprotocols
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LIFENET Care
Facilitates seamless communication between EMS and hospitals with live video, audio, and secure text for consultations and alerts. It streamlines collaboration among healthcare providers, enabling them to connect as one team for integrated care delivery.
- Live video, audio, and secure text communication
- Consultations, alerts, and notifications
- Automatic or manual patient record creation
- Mobile and web-based access
- Configurable checklists for patient care
- Streamlined collaboration for integrated healthcare
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The LIFENET® Care app is an extension of the LIFENET Care ecosystem that will provide both EMS and hospitals with powerful communication capabilities. This app features live video, audio and secure text for consultations, alerts and notifications. It also offers the same reliable and secure data and device ecosystem that is designed to streamline communication and collaboration. The app is easy to use and enables healthcare providers to quickly connect as one team, simplifying the delivery of integrated healthcare. Together with our suite of devices, the new app is a valuable tool for healthcare providers. EMS and Hospital: • Automatic or manual creation of patient records. • Mobile and web-based options allow you to choose your device. • Prepare and collaborate with the entire care team for any type of patient, using checklists with audio, video or text for quick notifications, alerts or consults. • Configure, view and customize checklists, time goals and team members to fit your protocols.
R2EMSprotocols
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R2EMSprotocols provides quick offline access to the NGPG Medical Transport (GA) protocols and supporting materials. Features include: •Quick indexed lookup of content in a matter of seconds •Search titles and text •Favorites tab for quick access of what's important to you •Updated regularly, ensuring content is up-to-date •Customizable notes for each individual entry •Always with you as long as you have your device and never fades or tears
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LIFENET Care at every 3 months against R2EMSprotocols's every 17 months. R2EMSprotocols's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LIFENET Care ships an update every 3 months, R2EMSprotocols every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LIFENET Care | R2EMSprotocols |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Physio-Control, Inc. | Acid Remap LLC |
In-app purchases
LIFENET Care
No in-app purchases
R2EMSprotocols
No in-app purchases
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