Comparison

e vs Penn Rescue

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

Head to head
About

e

This app enables secure sharing of voice, text, photos, data, and live video for healthcare professionals. It supports HIPAA-compliant communication, improving patient care and decision-making in various medical scenarios.

Highlights
  • HIPAA-secure voice, text, photo, data sharing
  • Live video streaming
  • Record and log for quality assessment
  • Patient privacy protection
  • Real-world use cases for stroke, trauma, and more
  • Enhanced situational awareness
Features
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GD e-Bridge(TM) Mobile Telemedicine App for EMS, Public Safety and Healthcare. GD e-Bridge is listed in the FirstNet App Catalog™. With GD e-Bridge Mobile Telemedicine, share HIPAA-secure voice, text, photos, data, video clips and stream live with confidence and ease using your smartphone, tablet, Toughbook or PC. Plus record, and log for quality assessment, training and medical-legal documentation. The results? Speedy and reliable multi-media communication with EMS, physicians, specialists and hospitals anywhere. Improved decision-making. Enhanced situational awareness. Features to help provide better quality, and more cost-effective patient care. The Future of Connected Care is Already in Your Hands. Protect patient privacy: - HIPAA-compliant - Password protected - Fully encrypted - Photos, videos can only be sent to an approved network - Photos, videos not stored in device gallery Get the Full Picture: Real-World Uses for GD e-Bridge - Stroke – Send recorded or live streaming video of the prehospital stroke assessment to the hospital or stroke center. - Trauma – Share pictures from the scene of the mechanism of injury with trauma teams to help with decisions and team preparation. - Mobile integrated healthcare/community paramedicine – Enable telemedicine consults between the patient and their physician with live streaming video. - Burns or wounds – Share pictures to enable physicians to better advise EMS on wound care prior to arrival and make optimal transport decisions. - Transport refusals – Video against medical advice patient refusals for liability protection. - Mass casualty – Send pictures, video clips or live streaming video from the scene to physicians, emergency communications or command centers to improve triage, situational awareness and resource allocation. - Bio/chemical/hazmat event – Photos, video clips or live streaming from the scene can help minimize the number of responders, healthcare providers and members of the public exposed, improve triage and ensure patients are taken to facilities equipped to handle such emergencies. GD e-Bridge tracking feature: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Penn Rescue

This medical reference tool provides pre-hospital personnel with quick access to critical information. It includes regional medical command numbers, protocols, hospital navigation, and essential EMS references like medication guides and calculators.

Highlights
  • Regional Medical Command numbers
  • Pennsylvania ALS and BLS protocols
  • GPS navigation to hospitals/landing zones
  • EMS medication references
  • Burn percentage calculator
  • APGAR scoring
Features
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When every minute counts, the Penn Rescue application provides pre-hospital personnel with the tools they need to save lives in seconds. Don’t waste time scrolling through your phone searching for numbers, references or directions. Penn Medicine invites you to access Penn Rescue, an app for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region. The ability of the pre-hospital provider to care for the critically ill or injured is crucial to the outcome of the patient. We realize the importance of that “golden hour” and designed the app with the pre-hospital provider in mind. Penn Rescue is a reference tool to allow for immediate access to Regional Medical Command numbers, Pennsylvania ALS and BLS protocols, as well as GPS functionality to help locate and navigate to the closest appropriate hospital / trauma center or pre-designated helicopter landing zone. The app is an essential toolkit that contains important EMS references including EMS medications, APGAR scoring, frequently referenced telephone numbers, a burn percentage calculator and more. The Penn Rescue app can assist EMS personnel to efficiently reference patient care tools, expedite medical command contact, identify the nearest medical facilities, and provide navigation directions to the closest appropriate hospital or landing zone. Penn Medicine is committed to the community and those who serve it. Penn Rescue plans to provide updates about upcoming EMS continuing educational opportunities and in a future update will allow for requests for follow up.

Screenshots

e4 screens
Penn Rescue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: e at 4.3 against Penn Rescue's 3.9. e also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

e holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of e's written reviews are positive against 75% of Penn Rescue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

e ships an update every 5 weeks, Penn Rescue every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
e versus Penn Rescue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterePenn Rescue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings) — better3.9 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size251 MB47 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGeneral DevicesThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

Customer experience

e

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Penn Rescue

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

e

No in-app purchases

None

Penn Rescue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is e free?
e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Penn Rescue free?
Penn Rescue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, e or Penn Rescue?
e is rated higher. e averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Penn Rescue averages 3.9 from 8 ratings.
Do e or Penn Rescue have ads?
Neither e nor Penn Rescue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, e or Penn Rescue?
e ships an update every 5 weeks, and Penn Rescue every 4 months. Most recently, e was updated on October 29, 2026 and Penn Rescue on October 24, 2026.

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