PulsePoint Respond vs AED Registry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 911-connected emergency alerts
- CPR needed notifications
- Community incident alerts (fires, floods)
- Live dispatch radio monitoring
- FirstNet Certified™ application
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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.
AED Registry
Locate the nearest Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) with details and directions. Users can also contribute to a global database by pinning and verifying AED locations, helping to build a comprehensive repository of life-saving devices.
- Locate nearest AED
- View AED details and directions
- Pin and verify AED locations
- Register AEDs
- Identify AED readiness levels
- Map and List view options
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AED Registry will automatically locate the nearest AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) to your location with details and directions, and also other AEDs within a 2-mile radius. AEDs are identified with various degrees of confidence to know which AEDs are ready to save a life. From wherever you are, you are able to help contribute to the AED Registry by ‘Pinning an AED’ whenever you see an AED anywhere in the world. By ‘Pinning an AED’ or verifying an existing AED, you help verify the locations of new AEDs and strengthen the validity of an existing AED. Help build the largest repository of active AEDs in the world to help you save a life, maybe even yours. Owners of AEDs throughout the world are able to register their AEDs with more details to ensure confidence when an AED is needed. AED Registry features: · Displays the nearest AED to your current location (w/ location services on) · Select an AED icon to get details on specific AEDs w/ directions to its location · Details include photo and directions to AED · Pinch locator screen to view AEDs in your area · Easily locate AEDs in Map View or List View · ‘Pin an AED’ allows users to find AEDs and contribute to the database of existing AEDs · Ability to ‘verify’ a Pinned AED to increase confidence of an AEDs existence and reliability · ‘Register an AED’ allows owners of AEDs to contribute their AED to the database of existing AEDs · ‘Verified Ready’ AEDs are AEDs that have been verified ready for use (verified battery/pads) within 30 days · Identify levels of confidence of an AEDs readiness to save lives
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PulsePoint Respond at 4.8 against AED Registry's 2.0. PulsePoint Respond also leads on ratings volume (277K vs 4) and review sentiment (63% vs 43%). AED Registry's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PulsePoint Respond holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PulsePoint Respond has 277K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of PulsePoint Respond's written reviews are positive against 43% of AED Registry's.
PulsePoint Respond ships an update every 2 months, AED Registry every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PulsePoint Respond | AED Registry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (277K ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 277K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #51 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PulsePoint Foundation | Premedics Systems LLC |
Customer experience
PulsePoint Respond
AED Registry
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 Registry
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PulsePoint Respond
No in-app purchases
AED Registry
No in-app purchases
Questions
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