CMC Field Guide vs Traumasoft CORE
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.
Traumasoft CORE
This app facilitates internal communication and task management for new employees. It allows users to post to a social feed, create chats, manage emails, customize profiles, and submit requests.
- Social feed posting
- Employee chat creation
- Email management
- Profile customization
- Request submission
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New Employee App. Post to social feed. Create chats with fellow employees. Create and view emails. Customize profile page. Create a request. And More!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CMC Field Guide at 78% against Traumasoft CORE's 9%. CMC Field Guide also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.8). Traumasoft CORE's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of CMC Field Guide's written reviews are positive against 9% of Traumasoft CORE's.
CMC Field Guide ships an update every 3 months, Traumasoft CORE every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CMC Field Guide | Traumasoft CORE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (24 ratings) — better | 1.8 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CMC Rescue, Inc. | Traumasoft |
Customer experience
CMC Field Guide
Traumasoft CORE
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
Traumasoft CORE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CMC Field Guide
No in-app purchases
Traumasoft CORE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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