CMC Field Guide vs GraysonRECC
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.
GraysonRECC
Manage your account details, view bills and balances, and make payments on the go. Schedule alerts, receive notifications, and report outages instantly. Stay connected via social media.
- Account management
- Bill viewing and payment
- Payment location finder
- Alert and reminder scheduling
- Push notifications
- Outage reporting
- Social media connection
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Our Mobile App is designed to give you fast, secure account access so you can easily manage your account details, view your bill and your account balance, make payments and find payment locations, schedule alerts and reminders, receive push notifications,view and report outages and stay connected with us via facebook and twitter. Nearly everything you can do from our "Member Service Portal" can now be handled instantly whether you're at home, at work, or on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CMC Field Guide at 77% against GraysonRECC's 0%. CMC Field Guide also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). GraysonRECC's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of CMC Field Guide's written reviews are positive against 0% of GraysonRECC's.
CMC Field Guide ships an update every 3 months, GraysonRECC every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CMC Field Guide | GraysonRECC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (24 ratings) — better | 1.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CMC Rescue, Inc. | Grayson Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation |
Customer experience
CMC Field Guide
GraysonRECC
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
GraysonRECC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CMC Field Guide
No in-app purchases
GraysonRECC
No in-app purchases
Questions
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