Comparison

PulsePoint Respond vs Stone's Pharmacy

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

Head to head
About

PulsePoint Respond

Receive immediate alerts for emergencies in your community, including cardiac arrest events requiring CPR. Get notified about other critical incidents like fires and floods, and monitor live dispatch radio. This app connects you to public safety information and can request your assistance in life-saving situations.

Highlights
  • 911-connected emergency notifications
  • CPR-needed alerts for nearby cardiac emergencies
  • Notifications for fires, floods, and utility emergencies
  • Live dispatch radio monitoring
  • FirstNet Certified™ for high availability
  • Community safety information
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

Stone's Pharmacy

Features
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At Stone's Pharmacy, your time and health is important to us! We make it convenient for you to access your prescriptions while on the go. App Features: - Manage your family's prescriptions under ONE account. - View important information about your medication — uses, side effects, precautions, etc. - Request a refill without logging in through the Quick Refill feature. - Search through our extensive drug library better understand your medication. - Read up-to-date health related articles and videos. - Get directions to our store and view store hours.

Screenshots

PulsePoint Respond4 screens
Stone's Pharmacy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: PulsePoint Respond at #60 against Stone's Pharmacy's unranked. Stone's Pharmacy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
PulsePoint Respond versus Stone's Pharmacy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulsePoint RespondStone's Pharmacy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (278K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings278K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#60 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB80 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPulsePoint FoundationStone's Pharmacy

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

Stone's Pharmacy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PulsePoint Respond

No in-app purchases

None

Stone's Pharmacy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PulsePoint Respond free?
PulsePoint Respond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stone's Pharmacy free?
Stone's Pharmacy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PulsePoint Respond or Stone's Pharmacy have ads?
Neither PulsePoint Respond nor Stone's Pharmacy shows ads.

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