CMC Field Guide vs Scott Sight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CMC Field Guide
Access rope rescue and access diagrams, reference charts, and how-to information instantly in the field. This free app provides essential rescue references, allows for note-taking, and supports offline access to downloaded content.
- Rope rescue and access diagrams
- Reference charts
- How-to information
- Bookmark and take notes
- Offline access to downloads
- Browse equipment and tutorials
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This free App allows quick access to rope rescue and access diagrams, reference charts, how-to information, and rescue references, all from the palm of your hand while out in the field. It's packed with reference charts, diagrams, and how-to information. With the CMC Field Guide App you can: Access rescue references instantly Bookmark and take notes on your favorite sections Download videos, guides, and manuals for offline use Browse equipment and information, tutorials, and product user manuals **Note** Updating this App will give you access to all of the functionality built into the most recent version of the App. Your saved information including Notes, References, and Attachments, will be carried through into the updated version.
Scott Sight
Configure your In Mask Display (IMD) with personalized settings. Save and share custom setups with multiple devices or via email. Tailor your display to your specific needs.
- Personalize In Mask Display (IMD) settings
- Save multiple configurations
- Share custom configurations to multiple IMDs
- Share configurations via email
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This application allows the user to configure their Scott Sight In Mask Display (IMD) to their personal preferences. Included in the application is the ability to save multiple configurations, share custom configurations to multiple IMDs and also the ability to share configurations via email.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CMC Field Guide at every 3 months against Scott Sight's every 14 months. CMC Field Guide also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 2). Scott Sight's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for CMC Field Guide against 4.0 for Scott Sight. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CMC Field Guide has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of CMC Field Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scott Sight's.
CMC Field Guide ships an update every 3 months, Scott Sight every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CMC Field Guide | Scott Sight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (24 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CMC Rescue, Inc. | 3M Company |
Customer experience
CMC Field Guide
Scott Sight
In-app purchases
CMC Field Guide
No in-app purchases
Scott Sight
No in-app purchases
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