Comparison

Emergency situation vs Wanda

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

Head to head
About

Emergency situation

This app provides essential information and tools for emergency situations. It offers geolocated emergency services, a first aid guide, and a personal medical record. Designed for quick and precise assistance, it aims to be a reliable safety companion.

Highlights
  • Geolocation of emergency services
  • Interactive map for Europe
  • GPS location for emergency calls
  • Pre-registered useful numbers
  • Personal medical record
  • Illustrated first aid guide
  • Accessibility for deaf/hard of hearing
Features
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Emergency helps you act faster when you do not know what to do. In your country, abroad or while travelling anywhere in the world, the app helps you contact emergency services, find the right emergency numbers, check first aid guidance and quickly access your essential medical information. When stress rises, it is not always easy to know which action to take. Emergency includes a guided decision flow: answer a few simple questions and the app guides you toward the most relevant actions for the situation. This helps you reach emergency calls, useful information, a relevant medical profile or important contacts faster, depending on the context. Emergency brings together essential tools to help you respond better: Emergency numbers by country Quickly access useful numbers to contact emergency services, medical help, police, fire services or other services adapted to your situation. Guided help in an emergency Do not know what to do? The app helps you identify the situation and move step by step toward the right actions. Map of nearby emergency places Find useful places around you in an emergency: defibrillators, pharmacies, hospitals, police stations, fire stations, veterinarians and other emergency points of interest available depending on your area. Emergency medical profile Keep important information close at hand: identity, age, blood type, treatments, medical conditions, allergies, emergency contacts and useful medical details. Weather alerts and wildfire risk areas Check important weather alerts around you or in the areas you follow: heatwaves, storms, floods, strong winds, extreme cold or wildfires. Emergency can also display wildfire risk areas and nearby fire alerts, with prevention advice to help you adopt the right reflexes and better protect your loved ones. First aid Check clear first aid guidance to help you react to common situations: illness, injury, accident, cardiac arrest or another emergency. Apple Watch From your Apple Watch, quickly access emergency calls, your location, your address and key information to share with emergency responders. Widgets Add Emergency to your Lock Screen or Home Screen to access your medical information, emergency numbers and nearby useful places faster. Accessibility Emergency takes accessibility needs into account and continues to improve its interface for VoiceOver, larger text and iOS accessibility settings. Emergency+ The Emergency+ subscription unlocks additional features, including advanced location-based services, enriched information around you and weather alerts depending on available options. Why install Emergency? Because in an emergency, every second counts. Because it is better to prepare your medical information before you need it. Because a trip, an accident, a medical issue or a family emergency can happen anywhere. Because having the right numbers, places and actions in one app can truly help. Emergency is not intended to replace emergency services, medical professionals or first aid training. The app helps you access useful information and relevant emergency services faster. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Wanda

Features
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FUNCTIONALITY Wanda is the travel health app of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp (ITM). Get prepared for your next vacation, business trip or family visit and make sure you travel in good health. - Vaccination advice for all countries worldwide - Information about tropical diseases and other health risks while traveling - Messaging service to stay up-to-date about the health situation in your country of destination (accept if possible GPS access for the Wanda app) - Appointment tool for your travel health consultation at the ITM All information is available in Dutch, French and English (switch language in the menu), both online and offline. Wanda will automatically update when a connection is available. ABOUT ITM Tropical diseases, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and poor health care influence the life of billions. Through fundamental and applied research, advanced education and expert services, ITM works to advance medical science to improve their fate.

Screenshots

Emergency situation4 screens
Wanda3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wanda at none against Emergency situation's 6. Wanda also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Emergency situation sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Wanda asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Emergency situation versus Wanda: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmergency situationWanda
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews88.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB65 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperiVenusInstitute of Tropical Medicine

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Emergency situation

Subscriptions2
  • Emergency+ monthly$2.991 Month
  • Emergency+ Annual14 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time4
  • 1 café$0.99
  • 1 casse croute$6.99
  • Emergency+$17.99
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  • 1 don généreux$24.99
None

Wanda

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emergency situation free?
Emergency situation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wanda free?
Wanda is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Emergency situation or Wanda have ads?
Neither Emergency situation nor Wanda shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emergency situation or Wanda?
Emergency situation ships an update every 2 months, and Wanda every 2 months. Most recently, Emergency situation was updated on September 23, 2026 and Wanda on September 19, 2026.

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