Comparison

PulsePoint Respond vs AED Notify

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

Head to head
About

PulsePoint Respond

This app connects to 911 to alert you about local emergencies, including cardiac events requiring CPR. It also provides notifications for other community incidents like fires and floods, and allows you to monitor live dispatch radio. It's designed to build informed and responsive communities.

Highlights
  • 911-connected emergency alerts
  • CPR needed notifications
  • Community incident alerts (fires, floods)
  • Live dispatch radio monitoring
  • FirstNet Certified™ application
Currently charting
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PulsePoint Respond is a 911-connected mobile app that can immediately inform you of emergencies occurring in your community and can request your help when cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is needed nearby. If you’re trained in CPR and are willing to assist in an emergency, the app will alert you if someone near you is having a cardiac emergency and may need CPR. In addition to nearby “CPR Needed” notifications, you can choose to be notified of other events that may impact you and your family, such as wildland fires, flooding and utility emergencies. You can also monitor live dispatch radio traffic for most PulsePoint-connected communities with a simple tap on the speaker icon. PulsePoint currently provides coverage for thousands of communities in North America, with many more on the way. For more information, visit pulsepoint.org, contact us at info@pulsepoint.org. PulsePoint Respond is an end-to-end FirstNet Certified™ application. FirstNet Certified solutions must demonstrate 99.99% availability and pass independent third-party security, data privacy and performance audits. PulsePoint is a 501(c)(3) public non-profit foundation building applications that help public safety agencies inform and engage their citizens. NOTE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Your actual experience is always visible in Settings | Battery | PulsePoint.

About

AED Notify

This app helps manage and locate Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for public and private programs. It allows users to register AED locations, track maintenance, and receive alerts for training and accessory expirations. The goal is to improve response times during cardiac emergencies.

Highlights
  • Register AED locations on a map
  • Track AED servicing and registrations
  • Alerts for CPR/AED training expirations
  • Alerts for AED accessory expirations
  • Built-in 'Call 911' autodial feature
  • View public and private AED locations
  • Alerts for 'out of service' or 'out of compliance' AEDs
Features
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AED Notify is an app with unique patented features that is changing the transparency and improving compliance of Public and/or Private Access Defibrillator (PAD) programs worldwide. Take control of your PAD program & improve knowledge on where these lifesaving devices are located (or build your local registry) using AED Notify. AED Notify makes every second count in the fight against Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). SCA is the leading cause of death in the US, according to the Institute of Medicine and it is a worldwide problem. The cardiac chain of survival; calling 911, starting CPR and using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) within 3 to 5 minutes of collapse are critical. AED Notify is the most current and comprehensive AED location notification registry of AEDs for PAD programs. AED Notify allows adding and placing (registering) an AED location on a map by GPS coordinates (“Place It”) so that users of this application can find nearby public or their own privately placed nearby AEDs. AED Notify fills a critical information gap and can save valuable minutes of time from collapse to time of shock using the AED, making minutes matter while waiting for EMS arrival which improves survival rates. AED Notify accumulates data on program champions doing AED servicing or registrations. AED Notify also tracks and alerts AED owners on their internal CPR/AED training and AED accessory expirations. The built in “Call 911” button to help facilitate 911 assistance with an autodial feature to ensure early EMS arrival and decrease delays in calling 911. AED Notify is an important tool that brings dispatch centers, AED dealers, AED owners, AED users (bystanders), and SCA victims together. The AEDs located and registered are cleared by the local PAD program administrator and when approved, become visible on a map to the appropriate app users (public or private users have different views of AEDs; private can see their PLUS any public AEDs). If an AED dealer is servicing the unit, they are alerted and ensured continued servicing and maintenance on the unit and included in any AED notifications. If an AED is “out of service” or “out of compliance”, alerts are sent, and can't be seen on the map/registry for AED Notify app users and dispatch views until it is back into readiness and in compliance. AED Notify is an important lifesaving tool for bystanders, company volunteers trained in CPR, coaches, athletic trainers, firefighters, EMTs or paramedics, police, doctors, and nurses – enabling them to more easily find an AED (one of their own AEDs placed at an organization/private company or a nearby public AED) close to them when a life threatening cardiac emergency occurs. Private AED owners and organizations with AEDs on site can register (“Place It”) any devices they own as well and improve the local 911 dispatch knowledge on where the closest AEDs are located at an organization or public area where the 911 caller reports a cardiac CPR-related emergency. 911 dispatch centers can also alert any AED Notify app users nearby (profile settings allow app user to set desired perimeter for alerts from 0-100 miles away) of a CPR emergency and where the nearest AED is located, allowing one-touch directions, improving AED response times, and enabling early CPR. AED owners and citizens that register AEDs ensure that any AED in the community or local PAD program has proper maintenance and upkeep. AED Notify includes expiration alerts, records inspections, and ensures AEDs are inspected to American Heart Association (AHA) and HeartSafe program standards. The AED check is a free built-in feature that allows technology to continually ensure maintenance and archive maintenance information, reducing liability. AED Notify strengthens the chain of survival and improves PAD programs. Download the AED Notify app today. Help save & protect lives in your own workplace, community or around the world!

Screenshots

PulsePoint Respond4 screens
AED Notify3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: PulsePoint Respond at 272K against AED Notify's 2. PulsePoint Respond also leads on chart position (#56 vs unranked). AED Notify's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

AED Notify holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PulsePoint Respond has 272K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
PulsePoint Respond versus AED Notify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulsePoint RespondAED Notify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (272K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings272K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#56 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB23 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPulsePoint FoundationThink Safe

Customer experience

PulsePoint Respond

All ratings271,552 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews538 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral10.6%
Negative26.4%

AED Notify

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PulsePoint Respond

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incidents not always displayed in a timely manner
  • Difficulty understanding response unit codes/abbreviations
  • Location services issues causing inconsistent performance

Requested features

5 requests
  • Radius-based notification filtering
  • Separate notification settings for each agency
  • Ability to follow specific stations/departments
  • Integration with mapping apps for navigation
  • Customizable notification sounds and tones

AED Notify

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PulsePoint Respond

No in-app purchases

None

AED Notify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PulsePoint Respond free?
PulsePoint Respond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AED Notify free?
AED Notify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PulsePoint Respond or AED Notify?
AED Notify is rated higher. PulsePoint Respond averages 4.8 out of 5 from 272K ratings, while AED Notify averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PulsePoint Respond or AED Notify have ads?
Neither PulsePoint Respond nor AED Notify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PulsePoint Respond or AED Notify?
PulsePoint Respond ships an update every 2 months, and AED Notify every 2 months. Most recently, PulsePoint Respond was updated on October 13, 2026 and AED Notify on October 5, 2026.

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