Comparison

UPMC EMS Navigator vs EMS Pro

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

EMS Pro

This medical app provides emergency medical service providers with clinical decision support, calculators, and communication tools. It offers quick access to pre-hospital protocols, drug information, and hospital routing, replacing traditional printed reference materials.

Highlights
  • Pre-hospital protocols (ALS, BLS, CCT, AEMT)
  • Clinical calculators
  • Burn triage tools
  • Drug reference information
  • GPS routing to hospitals
  • Pennsylvania hospital directory
Features
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Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is proud to offer the EMS PRO app. The app was developed by LVHN's Division of EMS to provide clinical decision support, calculators, and communication tools for EMS providers in the field. EMS PRO is a useful tool while providing patient assessment, treatment, and transport and replaces the traditional printed reference materials that EMTs and Paramedics carry. EMS PRO enables providers to have quick and easy access to: -Pre-hospital ALS, BLS, CCT and AEMT protocols and calculators -Burn triage tools -Drug reference information -GPS integration with your phone for easy routing to Lehigh Valley Health Network hospitals -Listing of Pennsylvania hospitals and addresses

Screenshots

UPMC EMS Navigator4 screens
EMS Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EMS Pro at 4.6 against UPMC EMS Navigator's 3.2. EMS Pro also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 66%). UPMC EMS Navigator's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 5). 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

EMS Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UPMC EMS Navigator has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of UPMC EMS Navigator's written reviews are positive against 80% of EMS Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UPMC EMS Navigator ships an update every 2 months, EMS Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
UPMC EMS Navigator versus EMS Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUPMC EMS NavigatorEMS Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (26 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.8% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB73 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUPMCLehigh Valley Health Network

Customer experience

UPMC EMS Navigator

All ratings26 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral13.2%
Negative21.1%

EMS Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

UPMC EMS Navigator

No in-app purchases

None

EMS Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UPMC EMS Navigator free?
UPMC EMS Navigator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EMS Pro free?
EMS Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UPMC EMS Navigator or EMS Pro?
EMS Pro is rated higher. UPMC EMS Navigator averages 3.2 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while EMS Pro averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do UPMC EMS Navigator or EMS Pro have ads?
Neither UPMC EMS Navigator nor EMS Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UPMC EMS Navigator or EMS Pro?
UPMC EMS Navigator ships an update every 2 months, and EMS Pro every 3 months. Most recently, UPMC EMS Navigator was updated on June 10, 2026 and EMS Pro on June 7, 2026.

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