CMC Field Guide vs PVT Connect
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.
PVT Connect
Manage your Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative and PVT NetWorks accounts easily. View bills, make payments, and receive important service notifications and messages directly from PVT.
- View billing and due dates
- Manage recurring payments
- Modify payment methods
- Access bill history (PDF)
- Contact PVT via email/phone
- Submit predefined messages with media
- View facility and dropbox locations on map
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PVT Connect provides Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative and PVT NetWorks customers account management at their fingertips. Customers can view billing, manage payments, get notifications of account and service issues and receive special messaging from PVT. Additional Features: Bill & Pay - Quickly view your current account balance and due date, manage recurring payments and modify payment methods. You can also view bill history including PDF versions of paper bills directly on your mobile device. Contact Us - Easily contact PVT by email or phone. You can also submit one of the many predefined messages, with the ability to include pictures and GPS coordinates. Map - Displays facility and payment dropbox locations on a map interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CMC Field Guide at 78% against PVT Connect's 0%. CMC Field Guide also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (24 vs 7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CMC Field Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of CMC Field Guide's written reviews are positive against 0% of PVT Connect's.
CMC Field Guide ships an update every 3 months, PVT Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CMC Field Guide | PVT Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (24 ratings) — better | 3.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CMC Rescue, Inc. | Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. |
Customer experience
CMC Field Guide
PVT Connect
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
PVT Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CMC Field Guide
No in-app purchases
PVT Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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