UPMC EMS Navigator vs IMS ePCR
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.
IMS ePCR
This application facilitates pre-hospital patient care reporting by collecting detailed incident and patient data. It includes modules for vital signs, medications, procedures, and narrative documentation. Additionally, it offers NFIRS modules for fire service reporting, covering various incident types and casualties.
- Incident data collection
- Patient data collection
- Vital signs recording
- Medications and procedures tracking
- Narrative documentation
- NFIRS reporting modules
- Fire service incident reporting
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Pre-Hospital patient care reporting: ePCR Module Including: Incident Data Collection: Times, Crew Members, Apparatus & Mutual Aid Patient Data Collection: Residency, History, Meds, Allergies, SS# & Phone# Patient Disposition: EMS Impressions, Cardiac Arrest Indicators & Trauma Triage Vitals: Pressures, Glasgow Coma, Stroke Scale, Lung Sounds & EKG Interpretation Medications And Procedures: Times, Crew, Dosage & Complications Narrative And Validation: Additional Documentation & Report QA NFIRS Module Including: EMS Module Arson Module HazMat Module Fire Module Structure Fire Module Mobile Fire Module Equipment Module Both Fire Service And Civilian Casualty Module
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IMS ePCR at 3.7 against UPMC EMS Navigator's 3.1. IMS ePCR also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). UPMC EMS Navigator's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 50%) and ratings volume (28 vs 3). 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.
IMS ePCR holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UPMC EMS Navigator has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of UPMC EMS Navigator's written reviews are positive against 50% of IMS ePCR'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, IMS ePCR monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UPMC EMS Navigator | IMS ePCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (28 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | UPMC | Jason Haines |
Customer experience
UPMC EMS Navigator
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In-app purchases
UPMC EMS Navigator
No in-app purchases
IMS ePCR
No in-app purchases
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