UPMC EMS Navigator vs PA EMS Protocols
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UPMC EMS Navigator
Access interactive emergency medical protocols for ALS, BLS, CCT, and AEMT. This app provides instant links to medication information, calculators, and decision support tools for rapid patient assessment and treatment.
- Interactive ALS, BLS, CCT, AEMT protocols
- Medication information links
- Built-in calculators
- Decision support tools
- Medical Command contact integration
- Offline protocol access
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It’s never been easier to access the PA Statewide ALS, BLS, CCT and AEMT Protocols. With UPMC EMS Navigator, the 2023 protocols are interactive and at your fingertips — linking you instantly to medication information, calculators, and other relevant information. How does this help you? UPMC EMS Navigator gives you and your EMS team immediate access to information that can help you save lives, with no papers to flip through and no hard-to-read PDFs. UPMC EMS Navigator provides decision support tools to quickly assess patient condition, treat as needed, and contact Medical Command during critical moments in caring for and transporting your patient to the hospital. Download this invaluable tool and start using it today! This app was developed by UPMC Enterprises, leaders in applying technology to improve healthcare throughout the region.
PA EMS Protocols
This app provides emergency medical responders in Pennsylvania with the latest protocols and hospital data. It offers fast updates, search functionality, and access to state and regional information, including EMS bulletins and scope of practice.
- Latest protocols and hospital data
- Fast content updates
- Search functionality
- Dark mode for night shifts
- Access to PA Medic
- State and regional information
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If you are an Emergency Medical Responder, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic, Critical Care Paramedic, Nurse, student, or other medical professional in Pennsylvania looking for an app with the latest protocols and hospital data, iHarig's protocol app is the app for you! This application hosts the fastest updates, works on all platforms, features dark mode for night shifters, and features searching, quick access to PA Medic right within the app, and important state/regional information beyond just displaying protocols. NEW in this release: offline mode with starred protocols, universal search across all levels, useful tools (timers, calculators, and other conversions), and an automatically tracked recently viewed list. With fast (and sharable) updates to content, resources like EMS information bulletins, regional protocols and pilot forms, scope of practice, med lists, hospital data, and other third-party resources curated by iHarig are right at your fingertips! Note, to use offline mode you must initially download protocols with a live connection. The app will periodically check for updates to resources in the background when a live connection is available. PA Medic Hospital information requires a live internet connection. It is the user's responsibility to ensure they are using the latest version of a protocol at allowed scope of practice with current authorization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: UPMC EMS Navigator at Free against PA EMS Protocols's $4.99. UPMC EMS Navigator also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 50%) and ratings volume (28 vs 7). PA EMS Protocols's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.1) and chart position (#43 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
UPMC EMS Navigator is free to download; PA EMS Protocols costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PA EMS Protocols holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of UPMC EMS Navigator's written reviews are positive against 50% of PA EMS Protocols's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
UPMC EMS Navigator ships an update every 2 months, PA EMS Protocols every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | UPMC EMS Navigator | PA EMS Protocols |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.1 (28 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #43 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | UPMC | Nathan Harig |
Customer experience
UPMC EMS Navigator
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In-app purchases
UPMC EMS Navigator
No in-app purchases
PA EMS Protocols
No in-app purchases
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