Comparison

Emergency Central vs SAMHSA Disaster Response App

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

Head to head
About

Emergency Central

This comprehensive medical app provides emergency medicine professionals with instant access to disease information, diagnosis tools, and treatment protocols. It integrates drug guides, diagnostic test references, and a PubMed search to support clinical decision-making.

Highlights
  • Disease and diagnosis information
  • Step-by-step treatment resources
  • Drug dosing and interaction guide
  • Diagnostic test interpretation
  • PubMed database access
  • Clinical calculators
  • Bookmark favorites
Features
Currently charting
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** Unbound Medicine’s All-In-One Mobile Solution for Emergency Medicine Professionals** ABOUT EMERGENCY CENTRAL Emergency Central is the complete mobile solution for emergency medicine professionals. Disease, diagnosis, and step-by-step treatment resources are integrated to link you to immediate answers. Identify possible diagnoses based on presenting symptoms, review details of specific conditions, determine the ideal diagnostic test sequence, and easily link to the drug guide for dosing information. Emergency Central includes: 5-MINUTE EMERGENCY MEDICINE CONSULT The latest edition of the 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult puts over 600 medical conditions encountered in emergency situations at your fingertips. Each entry is presented in a proven, rapid-access format so you can quickly search medical conditions, confirm a diagnosis, and begin treatment. McGraw-Hill Medical's DIAGNOSAURUS DDx Access over 1,000 quick-reference diagnoses in this valuable reference. Access entries by disease, symptom, or organ system. DAVIS’S DRUG GUIDE Refer to need-to-know information on dosing, contraindications, drug interactions, and patient education for more than 5,000 medications. Updated regularly to ensure you always have new FDA approvals and the latest drug changes. POCKET GUIDE TO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Pocket Guide to Diagnostics Tests provides quick-access, evidence-based information on the selection and interpretation of common diagnostic tests with more than 350 laboratory, imaging, and microbiology tests. Prime PubMed Search Connect to the full PubMed database. Stay up to date with your favorite medical journals, perform powerful searches, link directly to the publisher’s full text, and share articles via email or social media. Visually explore the literature using Grapherence®, a unique way to find related and relevant articles. FEATURES • Receive 1-year of drug updates • Download any new editions of included resources free for 1-year • Make quick calculations with integrated clinical, conversion, dosage, and IV calculators • Jump quickly between resources using Cross Links • Access to the full PubMed database • Use the Full Text Search to help find terms across all indexes • Bookmark important entries with “Favorites” • Get access to Emergency Central website for one year DRUG AND CONTENT UPDATE RENEWAL • After initial Emergency Central purchase you will receive updates for one year • After one year, you can purchase updates for an additional year, at the discounted rate of $99.99. If you do not choose to purchase, you can continue to use the product but will not receive updates. • If you purchase updates, they will automatically renew annually at the renewal rate ($99.99) and charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase, unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours prior to the conclusion of the one-year subscription period. • Account will be charged ($99.99) for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the yearly subscription term. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

About

SAMHSA Disaster Response App

This app provides behavioral health professionals with evidence-based information, tools, and resources for disaster response. It offers critical support for mental health and substance use in the field, simplifying the process of aiding those affected by disasters.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based mental health information
  • Substance use resources
  • Tools for field use
  • Disaster response support
  • Behavioral health professional focus
Features
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It’s easier than ever to provide support in the aftermath of disasters, and focus on what really matters—the people in need. SAMHSA Behavioral Health Disaster Response App, recipient of a Silver Web Health Award from the National Health Information Center, is designed for behavioral health professionals and provides access to evidenced-based mental health and substance use information, tools, and resources for use in the field.

Screenshots

Emergency Central4 screens
SAMHSA Disaster Response App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Emergency Central at 4.8 against SAMHSA Disaster Response App's 4.0. Emergency Central also leads on ratings volume (55 vs 4) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). SAMHSA Disaster Response App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Emergency Central sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per year. SAMHSA Disaster Response App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Emergency Central holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emergency Central has 55 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emergency Central ships an update every 9 months, SAMHSA Disaster Response App every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Emergency Central versus SAMHSA Disaster Response App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmergency CentralSAMHSA Disaster Response App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (55 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings55 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.SAMHSA

Customer experience

Emergency Central

All ratings55 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

SAMHSA Disaster Response App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Emergency Central

Subscriptions1
  • Emergency Central Renewal$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Emergency Central$159.99
None

SAMHSA Disaster Response App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emergency Central free?
Emergency Central is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SAMHSA Disaster Response App free?
SAMHSA Disaster Response App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emergency Central or SAMHSA Disaster Response App?
Emergency Central is rated higher. Emergency Central averages 4.8 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while SAMHSA Disaster Response App averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Emergency Central or SAMHSA Disaster Response App have ads?
Neither Emergency Central nor SAMHSA Disaster Response App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emergency Central or SAMHSA Disaster Response App?
Emergency Central ships an update every 9 months, and SAMHSA Disaster Response App every 5 months. Most recently, Emergency Central was updated on September 18, 2026 and SAMHSA Disaster Response App on September 16, 2026.

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