Comparison

Firefighter Pocketbook vs EMT Prep

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

Head to head
About

Firefighter Pocketbook

This comprehensive training tool offers firefighters practice quizzes, flashcards, and scene checklists. It covers medical, firefighting, and technical rescue scenarios, along with reference terms and skill sheets. Designed for both students and experienced professionals to stay current.

Highlights
  • Practice quizzes and exam questions
  • 700 review flashcards
  • Scene checklists for Medical, Firefighting, Technical Rescue
  • Reference terms and skill sheets
  • Bookmarking for difficult questions/flashcards
  • Explanations for learning
Features
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Firefighter review material on the go! QUIZZES, FLASHCARDS, SCENE CHECKOFFS, AND MORE! The Firefighter Pocketbook is a comprehensive training tool for Firefighters. If you are a student going through class you will benefit from this app. Simultaneously, so will a seasoned veteran that is trying to stay current on recent developments. The material has been prepared and verified with 2011 NFPA and IFSTA text books. Over 550 practice exam questions and 700 flashcards available. The App is divided into these sections: - STUDY: Practice quizzes, and exam questions to keep you current. As an added bonus, 700 flashcards for review. If you are taking a class or just reviewing, these will keep you updated. - CHECKOFFS: The many different types of scenes that an emergency responder can find themselves in are included here with the ability to check off necessary functions. The checkoffs section is divided into three sections: Medical, Firefighting, and Technical Rescue. - LIBRARY: The library section contains a firefighting REFERENCE TERM section, and a FIREFIGHTER SKILL SHEETS section that includes most of the skills that any firefighter should be proficient in. Use both as a training aide. More material to come soon. 5 COMPONENTS DIFFERENTIATE US FROM OUR COMPETITORS: 1. A Bookmarking feature that allows the user to save difficult questions, or flashcards for later study. This allows the user to tailor the experience to their needs. 2. Explanations so that the user learns from every question and flashcard. 3. Over 550 Exam Questions and 700 Flashcards prepared by Firefighting instructors that are involved in both EMS/Fire education, and running calls in the streets. This enables the material to be relevant for students and to prepare you for the real world. 4. A Scene Checklist section is added so that the user can review the multiple types of emergency scenes and practice situational awareness and comprehensively managing a scene. 5. Material that has been developed by Firefighting educators that are current on latest developments. Our material has been developed for the iPhone user and cannot be found on a website somewhere for free. Other material is built to assess, ours is built to teach. Please feel free to Email any questions or concerns to: code3apps@yahoo.com, we are always willing to help in any way. Enjoy our app and stay safe out there. Taking tests is hard! BE PREPARED.

About

EMT Prep

Prepare for your NREMT or EMT employment exams with a comprehensive study guide. Access thousands of questions with detailed explanations across key medical and operational chapters. Track your progress and compare your scores to the community average.

Highlights
  • Thousands of practice questions
  • Detailed explanations
  • Six major NREMT chapters covered
  • Customizable exam options
  • Performance tracking and statistics
  • Community score comparison
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EMT Study is the most current guide to the NREMT designed and developed from the ground up by currently practicing EMTs and Paramedics. Whether you're studying for the NREMT, an employment exam, or simply an aspiring EMT, this app is for you. EMT Study contains thousands of quality questions with detailed explanations over the six major chapters of the NREMT including Airway, Cardiology, Medical, Obstetrics and Pediatrics, Trauma, and Operations. All material is verified from current textbooks and updated/revised regularly. Key features: - Choose from different exams - Practice with 2000+ questions written by recruited instructors and expert tutors - Track your strengths and weaknesses within Stats section of the app - Study detailed statistics of every test you take - Compare your score to the community average for almost any type of exam *** Purchases, subscriptions and terms You need to buy a lifetime access or subscribe to get access to all features, courses and questions. The cost of the purchase is charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions are auto-renewable and are billed at the rate and period selected depending on the subscription plan. Users’ accounts are charged for auto-renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal can be turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of use: https://mastrapi.com/terms Privacy policy: https://mastrapi.com/policy

Screenshots

Firefighter Pocketbook3 screens
EMT Prep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Firefighter Pocketbook at 88% against EMT Prep's 25%. Firefighter Pocketbook also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). EMT Prep's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 25 months). On ads 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

EMT Prep is free to download; Firefighter Pocketbook costs $4.99 up front. EMT Prep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Firefighter Pocketbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EMT Prep holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EMT Prep has 1.6K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Firefighter Pocketbook's written reviews are positive against 25% of EMT Prep's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Firefighter Pocketbook ships an update every 25 months, EMT Prep monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Firefighter Pocketbook versus EMT Prep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirefighter PocketbookEMT Prep
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (36 ratings)4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings361.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCode 3 AppsMastrAPI

Customer experience

Firefighter Pocketbook

All ratings36 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%

EMT Prep

All ratings1,619 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative68.2%

Bugs and requests

Firefighter Pocketbook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

EMT Prep

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Difficulty canceling subscription
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve quality control of questions and answers
  • Provide more comprehensive explanations for correct and incorrect answers

In-app purchases

None

Firefighter Pocketbook

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

EMT Prep

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$24.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Firefighter Pocketbook free?
Firefighter Pocketbook costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EMT Prep free?
EMT Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Firefighter Pocketbook or EMT Prep?
EMT Prep is rated higher. Firefighter Pocketbook averages 4.4 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while EMT Prep averages 4.7 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Firefighter Pocketbook or EMT Prep have ads?
Neither Firefighter Pocketbook nor EMT Prep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Firefighter Pocketbook or EMT Prep?
Firefighter Pocketbook ships an update every 25 months, and EMT Prep monthly. Most recently, Firefighter Pocketbook was updated on October 24, 2026 and EMT Prep on October 22, 2026.

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