Comparison

AHS EMS vs CHIP Mobile

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

Head to head
About

AHS EMS

Access essential Alberta Health Services Medical Control Protocols for pre-hospital emergency medical providers. Includes adult and pediatric algorithms, reference materials, and pharmacology information.

Highlights
  • Alberta Health Services Protocols
  • Medical Control
  • Medical First Response
  • Incident Response
  • Adult and pediatric algorithms
  • Reference material
  • Pharmacology information
Features
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The Alberta Emergency Medical Services Medical Control Protocols app for iOS devices provides emergency medical providers access to easy-to-use Alberta Health Services Protocols (Medical Control, Medical First Response, Incident Response and Critical Care Medical Control) specifically designed for use in the pre-hospital environment. This app includes adult and pediatric algorithms as well as necessary reference material and pharmacology information, including infusion charts, resource information, and provincial contacts. This app provides government-related information (from Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services at https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/ems/ems.aspx) that is generated and published from AHSEMS.com (https://www.ahsems.com). App information is also publicly available at https://protocols.ahsems.com.

About

CHIP Mobile

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OKAKI’s CHIP Mobile application is an add-on to the full version of OKAKI’s Community Health and Immunization Program (CHIP) suite of products. CHIP is a secure SaaS based system and is available to authorized users who have a current subscription to CHIP. It was designed with a simple layout to allow quick, easy, and secure immunization record entry in community settings such as schools, mass immunization clinics, or the homes of vulnerable individuals who cannot be transported to immunization clinics. The application requests permission to use the camera so the application can scan barcodes for patient searches as well as vaccine vials for GTIN codes, lot numbers and expiry dates. Use of the camera is optional as the application is fully functional except for barcode scanning. This application does not access any user data on the phone (contacts, photos, mail etc.) nor does it store any information on the mobile device. It only requires a connection to the internet (Wi-Fi or cellular data).

Screenshots

AHS EMS3 screens
CHIP Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AHS EMS at 12.0 against CHIP Mobile's 14.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AHS EMS ships an update every 11 months, CHIP Mobile every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
AHS EMS versus CHIP Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAHS EMSCHIP Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB99 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Essential Talk Network IncorporatedOKAKI

In-app purchases

None

AHS EMS

No in-app purchases

None

CHIP Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AHS EMS free?
AHS EMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CHIP Mobile free?
CHIP Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AHS EMS or CHIP Mobile have ads?
Neither AHS EMS nor CHIP Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AHS EMS or CHIP Mobile?
AHS EMS ships an update every 11 months, and CHIP Mobile every 8 months. Most recently, AHS EMS was updated on September 20, 2026 and CHIP Mobile on September 23, 2026.

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