Comparison

eDispatches vs Code Blue Log

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

Head to head
About

eDispatches

This app keeps first responders connected and informed with real-time incident notifications, audio dispatches, and team response tracking. It facilitates communication and provides critical location data for efficient emergency response.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for emergency incidents
  • Listen to recorded audio dispatches
  • View CAD alerts
  • Track team response locations
  • Stream audio from equipment
  • Mark important points of interest
  • View team availability
  • Chat and send priority messages
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Trusted by hundreds of thousands of first responders across North America, eDispatches helps your team stay connected, informed, and ready to respond when seconds count. With the eDispatches app, you can: • Receive push notifications for emergency incidents • Listen to recorded audio dispatches • View CAD alerts, sent directly from your dispatch center • View your team’s response, including their location, when responding to incidents • Listen to streaming audio from your eDispatches equipment • Mark the location of hydrants and other important points of interest • View your team's availability to help plan for future incidents • Chat with and send priority messages to your team Please note that in order to use this app, your agency must already be a subscriber to the eDispatches service. Learn more at www.eDispatches.com

About

Code Blue Log

Features
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Primarily intended to be used as a high-tech note-taking tool during emergency resusctiations, transports, and responses, with build-in stopwatches to assist with timekeeping and a dynamic event log to assist with recording tasks. Similar to the functionality built into the Lifepak and Zoll defibrillators, the Code Blue Log builds on this functionality by adding more stopwatches for BLS & ACLS events that require accurate timing, and an extensive but easily-navigable library of drugs, events, cardiac rhythms, and procedures that can be annoted to the on the event log quickly and easily.

Screenshots

eDispatches4 screens
Code Blue Log3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Code Blue Log at none against eDispatches's shown. Code Blue Log also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eDispatches ships an update monthly, Code Blue Log every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
eDispatches versus Code Blue Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereDispatchesCode Blue Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (443 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings443 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPenguin Management, Inc.Ibi Keller

Bugs and requests

eDispatches

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Alerts section crashes app consistently
  • Audio playback fails on live feed
  • App crashes on startup (50% failure rate reported)
  • Login greyed out and non-functional
  • App unable to load despite good connection
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  • Incidents fail to load or page freezes when refreshing
  • Notifications not appearing in iOS settings
  • Notification swipe opens app briefly then closes
  • Recording truncated or missing voice messages
  • Recordings unplayable after 5 days despite being in history
  • App fails to send notifications for dispatches
  • Incorrect notification sound after updates
  • No alert despite radio/pager activation
  • Static-filled voice messages
  • Delayed transmission of calls (15+ seconds)
  • Silent calls with no audio playback
  • Login continuously loading/clocking
  • Blank screen when trying to listen to past calls
  • Missing play, fast forward, rewind, volume controls
  • App removed from iOS settings after reinstall
  • Recording length limited to ~38 seconds

Requested features

18 requests
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Apple CarPlay integration
  • Adjustable alert tone duration
  • SMS notifications from consistent number for whitelisting
  • Call log feature on mobile app with public notifications
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  • On-scene status indicator for units
  • GPS tracking and geofencing features
  • Auto-play audio on iPhone (like Android)
  • Screen rotation support for iPad mounting
  • Landscape orientation support
  • Map integration for address location
  • Customizable notification options
  • Family alert notifications
  • Volume control for alerts
  • More alert tone options
  • Automatic availability status based on location
  • Display exact dispatch time instead of 'minutes ago'
  • Weekly reminder notifications for status updates

Code Blue Log

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

eDispatches

No in-app purchases

None

Code Blue Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eDispatches free?
eDispatches is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Code Blue Log free?
Code Blue Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eDispatches or Code Blue Log have ads?
eDispatches shows ads; Code Blue Log does not.
Which is updated more often, eDispatches or Code Blue Log?
eDispatches ships an update monthly, and Code Blue Log every 6 days. Most recently, eDispatches was updated on October 11, 2026 and Code Blue Log on September 30, 2026.

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