Comparison

PulsePoint Respond vs NREMT

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

NREMT

Manage your EMT certification and account securely from your mobile device. Track recertification, update your profile, add courses, and access agency information. Purchase official merchandise directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Secure sign-in with biometrics
  • Verify provider status
  • Manage profile and affiliations
  • Add and track courses
  • Submit recertification applications
  • Access agency rosters
  • Purchase official merchandise
Features
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Features available to all users • Sign in securely with Touch ID or Face ID • Verify National Registry status for any provider by name or registry number. • Contact the Registry using the Contact Us feature • The National Registry store is available via the app for the first time. Now you can purchase patches, decals, challenge coins and more from inside the app. As a provider, easily maintain your National Registry certification and account from anywhere • Manage your profile, including address, phone number and email updates • Check your Initial Application status as a candidate • View, add and remove your agency affiliations • Add courses, add attachments for courses and view your transcript • Manage your education for recertification, submit your recertification application and check on the status of your recertification application. Add courses on the go • Easily add courses to your Professional Transcript as you complete them. • Never misplace paper certificates: the National Registry Mobile app offers the ability to take a picture or upload a file of any supporting documentation to attach to a course you completed. Track your recertification cycle and submit your recertification application • Easily check your expiration date and recertification application status with just a couple taps on your mobile device. • Manage your education for recertification, fill out, pay for and submit your recertification application all securely from your mobile device. As a Training Officer, access your agency information and keep up to date with your providers • View your agency’s roster and which providers are due to recertify for the upcoming season • Sign off on provider’s skills and education • Approve affiliation requests for your agency • Review Medical Director actions taken against providers in your agency • Approve Inactive to Active requests • Add courses for your agency and assign attendees to the courses As a Medical Director, access your agency information and keep up to date with your providers • View your agency’s roster and which providers are due to recertify for the upcoming season • Sign off on provider’s skills • Approve Inactive to Active requests Disclosure Some features are available for certain accounts only. There is no charge for the National Registry app, but message and data rates may apply. Such charges include those from your communications service provider. For any concerns or issues with the mobile application, please visit https://www.nremt.org/rwd/mobile.

Screenshots

PulsePoint Respond4 screens
NREMT4 screens

Verdict

The call

PulsePoint Respond and NREMT both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of PulsePoint Respond's written reviews are positive against 37% of NREMT's. PulsePoint Respond also leads on ratings volume (272K vs 8K) and chart position (#35 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PulsePoint Respond against 4.7 for NREMT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PulsePoint Respond has 272K ratings behind it against 8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of PulsePoint Respond's written reviews are positive against 37% of NREMT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
PulsePoint Respond versus NREMT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulsePoint RespondNREMT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (272K ratings) — better4.7 (8K ratings)
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews — better36.7% of reviews
Number of ratings272K — better8K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#35 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB15 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPulsePoint FoundationNational Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

Customer experience

PulsePoint Respond

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

NREMT

All ratings7,962 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative50.0%

User reviews

PulsePoint Respond

From 272K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Instant notifications
  • 📍 Detailed incident location
  • 💡 Customizable notifications
  • 🚑 Helpful for first responders
  • 🔍 Awareness of community emergencies

Room to improve

  • 🗺️ Lack of location filtering
  • 🔇 Inconsistent notification reliability
  • 🌍 Limited coverage in Canada/other countries
  • 🔢 Too many notifications for large areas
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with location tracking

NREMT

From 8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient way to track education
  • 👍 Straightforward interface
  • 👍 Helpful for medical directors

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Login issues
  • 🐛 Unable to upload documents
  • 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
  • 🐛 Unreliable performance

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

NREMT

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to add payment information
  • Fails to generate registry cards for Apple Wallet
  • App won't open or load past the logo
  • Errors when trying to save changes or upload documents

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Auto-populate continuing education hours
  • Ability to input entire refresher courses instead of individual classes
  • Improved communication and support

In-app purchases

None

PulsePoint Respond

No in-app purchases

None

NREMT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PulsePoint Respond free?
PulsePoint Respond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NREMT free?
NREMT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PulsePoint Respond or NREMT?
PulsePoint Respond is rated higher. PulsePoint Respond averages 4.8 out of 5 from 272K ratings, while NREMT averages 4.7 from 8K ratings.
Do PulsePoint Respond or NREMT have ads?
Neither PulsePoint Respond nor NREMT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PulsePoint Respond or NREMT?
PulsePoint Respond ships an update every 2 months, and NREMT every 2 months. Most recently, PulsePoint Respond was updated on October 19, 2026 and NREMT on October 14, 2026.

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