CMC Field Guide vs Wildfire Report
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.
Wildfire Report
Report and view active wildfires globally on a real-time map. Get alerts for detected fires and share reports directly to social media. Essential for travelers during wildfire season.
- Real-time wildfire map
- Report fires with location
- Social media sharing integration
- Satellite fire detection
- Alerts for detected fires
- Indicates no reported fires
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Global warming has increased the risks related to nature fires significantly. With this app, you can warn other people by reporting fires via the interface. When you see a fire and you report it, your location will be sent to our backend servers and in real-time visualized for all other users on the map. You can report fires in the app directly, report them on Twitter -- the twitter sheet will be pre-filled with a screenshot of your location and the twitter handle of the fire brigade. The same is true for Facebook users. The reported fires to social media are also indicated with Pins on the map. Furthermore, you can also check where fires are detected by satellites. When you are a tourist in this country don't underestimate the danger of wildfires during the summer period, please check this app before you go on the road. If there are no fires reported or detected, the app will indicate this as well. Note that they can have a delay of 3 hours, depending on the orbit. Please share the app, the more people use it the better it works. Please consider supporting the app by buying an In-App-Purchase, if you find it useful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CMC Field Guide at none against Wildfire Report's 8. CMC Field Guide also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (78% vs 50%). Wildfire Report's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Wildfire Report sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. CMC Field Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wildfire Report holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 38 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of CMC Field Guide's written reviews are positive against 50% of Wildfire Report'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, Wildfire Report every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CMC Field Guide | Wildfire Report |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (24 ratings) | 4.4 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CMC Rescue, Inc. | Robin Bollen |
Customer experience
CMC Field Guide
Wildfire Report
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
Wildfire Report
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CMC Field Guide
No in-app purchases
Wildfire Report
- VIIRS satellite mapFree
- USA Fire Report$0.99
- Fires reported in Europe$0.99
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- Wild fire report South America$0.99
- Buy South East Asia map$0.99
- Purchase Central America$0.99
- Buy Nord Central Africa map$0.99
- Remove Banner$1.99
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