CMC Field Guide vs QM Secure
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.
QM Secure
This secure browser is designed for taking online tests and exams. It prevents cheating by disabling features like task-switching and screen captures, ensuring a fair assessment environment.
- Secure testing environment
- Prevents cheating
- Disables task-switching
- Blocks screen captures
- Protects content integrity
- Supports online exams
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Questionmark Secure for iPad enables participants to take and complete online tests and exams delivered via Questionmark OnDemand or Questionmark Perception. Questionmark Secure is designed to provide a secure environment for online tests and exams that reduces the risk of cheating and complements an organization’s other defenses for mitigating threats to content security and results integrity. Academic institutions, businesses and governmental organizations use Questionmark’s technologies to create, deliver and report on online tests and exams. These online assessments may be delivered via a standard browser, such as Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc. However, certain high-stakes tests and exams warrant the additional protections provided by Questionmark Secure, including: preventing the copying or printing exam material; accidentally exiting a test; gaining access to materials (either locally or Internet-based) that could give an unfair advantage. Questionmark Secure delivers online assessment content while disabling key system functions such as task-switching, screen captures and other functions that might jeopardize the fair and secure completion of the assessment. For more information, visit the Questionmark website at https://www.questionmark.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CMC Field Guide at 78% against QM Secure's 0%. CMC Field Guide also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months). 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CMC Field Guide has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of CMC Field Guide's written reviews are positive against 0% of QM Secure's.
CMC Field Guide ships an update every 3 months, QM Secure every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CMC Field Guide | QM Secure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (24 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 18 months |
| 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 | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CMC Rescue, Inc. | Questionmark Computing Limited |
Customer experience
CMC Field Guide
QM Secure
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
QM Secure
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CMC Field Guide
No in-app purchases
QM Secure
No in-app purchases
Questions
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