Comparison

AHS EMS vs CCI

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

CCI

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CCI App will provide, on behalf of Newcrest Mining in Western Canada, a 24/7 emergency telehealth service. The service is set-up to assist clinicians at Brucejack and Red Chris when assessing and treating patients with suspected life or limb-threatening conditions e.g. major trauma, sepsis, seizures, diabetic emergencies, hypothermia, or where treating clinicians feel that a patient warrants emergency time-critical evacuation from site for further assessment or treatment e.g. a patient with severe abdominal pain with a history of peptic ulcer disease. The service is staffed, 24/7, by experienced emergency and / or critical care physicians.

Screenshots

AHS EMS3 screens
CCI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CCI at every 3 weeks against AHS EMS's every 11 months. AHS EMS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AHS EMS ships an update every 11 months, CCI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AHS EMS versus CCI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAHS EMSCCI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB57 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThe Essential Talk Network IncorporatedFusion Universal Healthcare Inc.

In-app purchases

None

AHS EMS

No in-app purchases

None

CCI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AHS EMS free?
AHS EMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CCI free?
CCI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AHS EMS or CCI have ads?
Neither AHS EMS nor CCI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AHS EMS or CCI?
AHS EMS ships an update every 11 months, and CCI every 3 weeks. Most recently, AHS EMS was updated on October 24, 2026 and CCI on October 18, 2026.

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