Comparison

UPMC EMS Navigator vs Emergency Networking

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Interactive ALS, BLS, CCT, AEMT protocols
  • Medication information links
  • Built-in calculators
  • Decision support tools
  • Medical Command contact integration
  • Offline protocol access
Features
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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.

About

Emergency Networking

This application provides a sophisticated data collection and reporting engine for healthcare providers, specifically for the First Responder sector. It offers an Electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) and fire management solution designed by paramedics for modern devices.

Highlights
  • Electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR)
  • Fire management application
  • Data collection engine
  • Reporting engine
  • Designed for modern devices
  • Paramedic-developed
Features
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Emergency Networking (EN) has built a sophisticated data collection and reporting engine for healthcare providers. Our initial product is for the First Responder sector providing an Electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) and fire management application for fire and EMS agencies. The flagship product is called ENcharge and has been designed and developed by paramedics after years of using unintuitive, inefficient legacy software not designed to run on modern devices like tablets and cell phones.

Screenshots

UPMC EMS Navigator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Emergency Networking at 4.1 against UPMC EMS Navigator's 3.1. Emergency Networking also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). UPMC EMS Navigator's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 7) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Emergency Networking holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UPMC EMS Navigator ships an update every 2 months, Emergency Networking every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UPMC EMS Navigator versus Emergency Networking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUPMC EMS NavigatorEmergency Networking
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (28 ratings)4.1 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB163 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperUPMCEmergency Networking LLC

Customer experience

UPMC EMS Navigator

All ratings26 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral15.4%
Negative20.5%

Emergency Networking

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

UPMC EMS Navigator

No in-app purchases

None

Emergency Networking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UPMC EMS Navigator free?
UPMC EMS Navigator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emergency Networking free?
Emergency Networking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UPMC EMS Navigator or Emergency Networking?
Emergency Networking is rated higher. UPMC EMS Navigator averages 3.1 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Emergency Networking averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do UPMC EMS Navigator or Emergency Networking have ads?
Neither UPMC EMS Navigator nor Emergency Networking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UPMC EMS Navigator or Emergency Networking?
UPMC EMS Navigator ships an update every 2 months, and Emergency Networking every 5 weeks. Most recently, UPMC EMS Navigator was updated on November 1, 2026 and Emergency Networking on November 2, 2026.

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