CMC Field Guide vs EMS Platoon Shift Calendar
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.
EMS Platoon Shift Calendar
This app helps emergency medical services personnel manage their platoon schedules. It allows users to select their platoon, view days off, and track overtime pay. It also includes a list of local hospitals and a 10-minute rule check.
- Platoon scheduling
- Days off display
- Mutual and off day tracking
- Overtime pay calculation
- Hospital directory
- 10-minute rule check
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- Updates and fixes will be more frequent in the coming months - Easily select your platoon (red days are days off) and add mutuals and off. - A, B, C, D , E, F, G, H Platoons available - Display multiple platoons - Overtime Pay Schedule - List of 911 receiving Hospitals within the area - 10 minute Hospital Rule Check
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CMC Field Guide at none against EMS Platoon Shift Calendar's shown. CMC Field Guide also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 45%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
EMS Platoon Shift Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of CMC Field Guide's written reviews are positive against 45% of EMS Platoon Shift Calendar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CMC Field Guide ships an update every 3 months, EMS Platoon Shift Calendar every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | CMC Field Guide | EMS Platoon Shift Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (24 ratings) | 4.2 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CMC Rescue, Inc. | Lato Productions, LLC |
Customer experience
CMC Field Guide
EMS Platoon Shift Calendar
Bugs and requests
CMC Field Guide
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes before it opens
- Unable to go beyond the first page
- Unable to access after updating
- App crashed twice
- Some links in the app don't work
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- Multiple glitches where pages cannot be opened
- Cannot open the app after update
- New upgrade crashes on opening items
- Could not find page all the time
- App doesn't open
- Half the tabs disappear
- Barely works (can rarely get into any of the pages)
- Add-on pop up when viewing PDF
- Poor display quality - not useful for reading
- Only M/A illustration shown is 1:1 after update
Requested features
2 requests- Enable landscape mode
- Update with latest techniques
EMS Platoon Shift Calendar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CMC Field Guide
No in-app purchases
EMS Platoon Shift Calendar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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