Comparison

Emergency situation vs Lanthier

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

Lanthier

Access up-to-date internal medicine information and guidelines quickly and efficiently. This app offers a fast search function, intuitive menus, and direct links to PubMed references. It's designed for physicians, residents, and medical students to use at the bedside.

Highlights
  • Concise bedside information
  • Advanced search function
  • Intuitive menus
  • Direct links to PubMed
  • Personal note-taking
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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“Lanthier” is an internal medicine app based on the seventh edition of the bestselling pocketbook. Completely re-imagined for iOS, this app will allow any physician, resident or medical student to access up-to-date medical information and guidelines quickly and efficiently. Free 7 days trial subscription! “Lanthier Practical Guide to Internal Medicine is a good choice for an app to replace your pocketbook. Beyond providing quality content with references, it has an excellent design that makes it more than just a digitized version of a book. Finding clinically relevant information about a condition is quick and easy.” iMedicalApp.com — FEATURES — • Concise: edited to be useful at the bedside. • Fast: advanced search function, intuitive menus. • Direct link to the references on PubMed and now through Read by QxMD (internet connection required). Build your paper collection using articles selected by Dr Lanthier himself. • MedCalX integration (sold separately): for quick access to the trusted medical calculator. • Take personal notes within the topics and synchronize them across your iOS devices. Perfect for studying for board exams! — TOPICS — Cardiology Dermatology (new) Endocrinology Gastroenterology General Internal Medicine Hematology Infectious Diseases Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pneumology Rheumatology — ABOUT THE LEAD AUTHORS — Dr Luc Lanthier practices General Internal Medicine at the Sherbrooke University Hospital Center and is a Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Sherbrooke. He is former chair of the French Examination Board for Internal Medicine Exam at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr Donald Echenberg practices General Internal Medicine at the Sherbrooke University Hospital Center and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Sherbrooke. He is past president of the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine and is currently Governor of the Quebec Chapter of the American College of Physicians. — DISCLAIMER — This publication (application) is to be used as a guide only. It is intended only for use by licensed medical practitioners and medical students. Every doctor (or prescriber) is responsible for their actions. Therapeutic options presented in this guide reflect current approaches and guidelines in the field of internal medicine. Content has been peer reviewed by leading experts in their respective fields. The authors of Lanthier - Practical Guide to Internal Medicine shall not be liable for any injury and/or damage to persons or property arising from the use of this application. This guide is not meant to replace clinical judgment. It is the responsibility of the licensed prescriber to verify the indications, contraindications and dosage of the medication (and actions) they prescribe. — ABOUT SUBSCRIPTION — Lanthier - Internal Medicine is offered as a subscription service, renewed automatically. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the application «Settings» section and tapping «Manage Subscriptions» after purchase. For more information on Terms of Use visit https://lanthiermed.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Emergency situation4 screens
Lanthier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Emergency situation at freemium against Lanthier's subscription. Emergency situation also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 62%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Lanthier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Emergency situation versus Lanthier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmergency situationLanthier
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.3% of reviews — better61.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB70 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperiVenusLes Éditions Formed inc.

Customer experience

Emergency situation

Written reviews60 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative5.0%

Lanthier

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative28.6%

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
2 purchases

Lanthier

Subscriptions2
  • Lanthier - current users3 Months trial$19.491 Year
  • Lanthier - new users7 Days trial$19.491 Year

Questions

Is Emergency situation free?
Emergency situation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lanthier free?
Lanthier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Emergency situation or Lanthier have ads?
Neither Emergency situation nor Lanthier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emergency situation or Lanthier?
Emergency situation ships an update every 2 months, and Lanthier every 2 months. Most recently, Emergency situation was updated on September 23, 2026 and Lanthier on September 10, 2026.

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