Comparison

Wildermed vs ICS Field Guide

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Wildermed

Access engaging Wilderness Medicine education through interactive quizzes and organized lectures. This app also promotes resident wellness and encourages social outdoor activities.

Highlights
  • Wilderness Medicine education
  • Interactive quizzes
  • Organized lectures/demos
  • Resident wellness promotion
  • Social outdoor activities
Features
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Providing engaging access to a co-curricular Wilderness Medicine education via quizzes and organized small group lectures/demos while encouraging resident wellness and social outdoor activities.

About

ICS Field Guide

Features
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ICS Field Guide is an offline reference and study aid for the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS). FOR REFERENCE & TRAINING ONLY. This app is not for operational decision-making during a real incident — always follow the procedures adopted by your Authority Having Jurisdiction. It does not confer any certification. WHAT'S INSIDE • NIMS overview and the 14 ICS management characteristics • Command & General Staff, Incident Command, and the five functional sections — Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration • Unified Command, transfer of command, the Planning "P", and the Incident Action Plan • ICS forms reference with the real blank forms (ICS-201, 207, 214 and more) • Org-chart and incident-facility figures, full-text search, and bookmarks STUDY TOOLS • Fillable ICS-214 Activity Log • ICS-201 Incident Briefing builder • ICS knowledge quiz (IS-100 / 200 / 700 style) SOURCES Built on public-domain FEMA material, including the National Incident Management System doctrine and the NIMS ICS Forms Booklet. This is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by FEMA, the Department of Homeland Security, or any government agency.

Screenshots

Wildermed3 screens
ICS Field Guide3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wildermed at none against ICS Field Guide's 1. ICS Field Guide's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ICS Field Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wildermed asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Wildermed versus ICS Field Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWildermedICS Field Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB46 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGrant NelsonSEDX LLC

In-app purchases

None

Wildermed

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ICS Field Guide

One-time1
  • Pro Tools$0.99

Questions

Is Wildermed free?
Wildermed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ICS Field Guide free?
ICS Field Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wildermed or ICS Field Guide have ads?
Neither Wildermed nor ICS Field Guide shows ads.

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