CMC Field Guide vs Bryx Mobile
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.
Bryx Mobile
This app enhances communication and situational awareness for first responders. It delivers critical alerts with scene details, routing, and navigation, while also offering features like hydrant information, past call data, and real-time messaging.
- Real-time alerts from CAD
- Routing and navigation tools
- Hydrant information
- Past call data
- Site survey data attachment
- Live location updates
- Internet dispatch radio streams
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Bryx Mobile is a free mobile alerting and messaging app that provides enhanced communications and situational awareness for first responders. Receiving data directly from the CAD, Bryx Mobile sends alerts to mobile devices, providing priority information about the scene along with routing and navigation tools. The app boasts industry-leading speed, content, and ease of use, and is completely free for first responders serving communities around the world. Bryx Mobile is packed with features that empower you and your team, before and at the scene. • View hydrants around the job, color-coded for flow rate and condition. • Quickly view job information for prior calls to the same address. • Attach site survey data to include entry access and hazardous materials information. • Enhance team communication through real-time messaging and live location updates for users. • View the exact job location within your district and a highlighted route from your station to the scene. • Enable dispatching by agency or unit and view supplemental updates from CAD in real time - all without creating any extra work for dispatchers. • Configure internet dispatch radio streams and play them directly from Bryx Mobile. Some hardware required. • Bryx Mobile’s first-in-class engineering is backed by dedicated, round-the-clock support from the same engineers who built the system. This app is only intended to be used by first responders, and your station chief must add users to the approved access list. Note: This app may use background audio streaming. Continued use of audio streaming running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Bryx, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bryx Mobile at 4.4 against CMC Field Guide's 4.0. Bryx Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (257 vs 24). CMC Field Guide's advantage is review sentiment (77% vs 61%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.1). 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.
Bryx Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bryx Mobile has 257 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of CMC Field Guide's written reviews are positive against 61% of Bryx Mobile'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, Bryx Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CMC Field Guide | Bryx Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (24 ratings) | 4.4 (257 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews — better | 60.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 257 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CMC Rescue, Inc. | Bryx |
Customer experience
CMC Field Guide
Bryx Mobile
In-app purchases
CMC Field Guide
No in-app purchases
Bryx Mobile
No in-app purchases
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