PackTrack App vs Emergency Response Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PackTrack App
This app is designed for K9 law enforcement professionals to track and record K9 training and deployment activities. It offers a flexible and secure system to document progress and prove a canine's reliability. It eliminates paper records and allows for real-time synchronization of data, including photos and location.
- K9 training and deployment tracking
- GPS location data capture
- Photo and location logging
- Real-time synchronization
- Supervisor tactical map overview
- Free accounts for trainers/supervisors
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PACKTRACK is the #1 app for K9 law enforcement professionals. It was developed, tested and proven by top K9 training experts with decades of experience in the field. Whether you're a police K9 handler, trainer or supervisor, PACKTRACK has the features you need to effectively track and record K9 training and deployment activities. Use our full-featured, flexible and secure system to document your K9 training progress and capture the data that can prove your canine's reliability in court. NOTE: this app requires a login and subscription to the PACKTRACK online service. Enjoy a convenient, easy to use record keeping system designed around the needs of dog handlers and agencies. The app saves you time by eliminating paper records and redundant data entry. Real time synchronization allows for instant updates to your training, classroom and deployment logs, including photographs and location data, right from your phone. PACKTRACK is known for its extensive collection of time saving features. Handlers benefit from a mature record keeping system with full support for K9 detection and patrol work. Records may be entered on a desktop computer, tablet or on the go with the mobile app. The built-in location tracking system makes it easy to record training and deployment activities in one step. Record your dog's training in obedience, agility, apprehension, searches, tracking and detection work. Start a deployment and capture GPS location data in real time while you track. Location information for exercises and deployments, including tracking position, path, number of turns, total distance, time, duration and GPS-tagged pictures are recorded automatically. Supervisors can view all handler locations simultaneously in a live tactical map overview available through PACKTRACK's online service. Free accounts are available for K9 trainers and supervisors. Trainers can create training events and exercises for handlers with features like optional event attendance and detailed training scenarios. They can also add training comments to each handler's record. Supervisors can review all training and deployment entries and approve or reject records as appropriate. Both supervisors and trainers have full access to PACKTRACK's detailed reporting system to find the information and statistics they need. PACKTRACK is also loved by the Search & Rescue (SAR) community! Feel free to check out our 30 day free trial. We think you'll agree we take the pain out of K9 record keeping.
Emergency Response Manager
This app helps search and rescue organizations manage, communicate, and coordinate resources and information during missions. It allows members to receive alerts, respond, navigate, and access vital information like contact details and certifications. Users can also be tracked in the field for enhanced safety.
- Mission alert notifications
- Resource management
- Real-time data for decision making
- Customizable user profiles
- Location tracking
- Contact and certification information
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The official Emergency Response Manager (ERM) app for iPhone phones and tablets to be used in conjunction with the Emergency Response Manager system. As part of a real-time managing system, the app has been providing SAR organizations a platform to Manage, Communicate, and Coordinate resources and information flow during search and rescue missions since 2015. Mission Management Overview: Passive Resource Management Alert and activate resources Real time data for decision making and risk management Detailed information to understand the big picture Product Highlights: Enables organization members to receive mission alerts, respond and navigate to the staging area. Provides a customizable platform to help users link to resources, organization contact information, certification status, and much more. Tracking feature allows user to be tracked when responding to an alert and to additionally be tracked in the field. User has option to turn off tracking if desired.
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Verdict
PackTrack App and Emergency Response Manager both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Emergency Response Manager's written reviews are positive against 50% of PackTrack App's. Emergency Response Manager also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 5). PackTrack App's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PackTrack App against 5.0 for Emergency Response Manager. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of PackTrack App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Emergency Response Manager's.
PackTrack App ships an update every 4 months, Emergency Response Manager every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PackTrack App | Emergency Response Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Canine Development Group, Inc. | Sean Fawcett |
Customer experience
PackTrack App
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In-app purchases
PackTrack App
No in-app purchases
Emergency Response Manager
No in-app purchases
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