EMS Guidebook vs Glasgow Coma Scale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EMS Guidebook
This app provides a digital reference for emergency medical service protocols, replacing traditional physical guidebooks. It includes essential medical charts, guidelines, and rhythm examples, with agency-specific protocols accessible via password.
- Digital EMS agency protocols
- Replacement for physical guidebooks
- Pediatric vital signs charts
- Burn and c-spine clearance guides
- Cardiac rhythm examples
- AHA guidelines
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EMS Guidebook allows the user to view the medical protocols of specific EMS agencies. This guidebook is meant to be a replacement of the traditional flip book guides that EMTs and Paramedics carry for reference on emergency calls. The specific agencies protocols require passwords to download. Those passwords are available from the agency's Training Officer. The Generic Protocols are available without a password. As part of the base program, each set of protocols contain references such as pediatric vital signs, burn references, c-spine clearance charts, 12-lead guidelines, American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines, START and JumpSTART triage guides. There are also guides to several common cardiac rhythms with examples. If you wish to have your protocols put into this system contact us through the app
Glasgow Coma Scale
This medical tool provides a neurological scale to assess a person's conscious state. It's a widely used calculator for evaluating consciousness in acute care settings globally.
- Neurological scale assessment
- Conscious state evaluation
- Acute care tool
- Global usage
- Straightforward calculator
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Glasgow Coma Scale. Based on article by Teasdale G, Jennett B "Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness. A practical scale." Lancet 13 (2): 81–4, 1974 GCS is neurological scale to assess conscious state of a person. GCS is used in almost 100 countries in the world. It is the leading tool for assessment of consciousness in acute care setting. SOG's calculator is a straightforward tool for GCS-evaluation. Just tap your selections and you are done.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glasgow Coma Scale at none against EMS Guidebook's 7. Glasgow Coma Scale also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%). EMS Guidebook's advantage is ratings volume (115 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. EMS Guidebook sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Glasgow Coma Scale asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for EMS Guidebook against 5.0 for Glasgow Coma Scale. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EMS Guidebook has 115 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of EMS Guidebook's written reviews are positive against 50% of Glasgow Coma Scale's.
EMS Guidebook ships an update every 6 months, Glasgow Coma Scale every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EMS Guidebook | Glasgow Coma Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (115 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Larry Owens | Timo Strid |
Customer experience
EMS Guidebook
Glasgow Coma Scale
In-app purchases
EMS Guidebook
- 2009 Utah EMS for Children Off-Line Protocols$1.99
- District 2B Protocols$2.99
- 2009 West Virginia EMT Basic Protocols$3.99
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- 2012 North Carolina EMS Protocols$4.99
- 2009 North Carolina EMS Protocols$4.99
- 2010 Hawaii EMS Standing Orders$4.99
- 2011-2013 St John New Zealand Protocols$4.99
Glasgow Coma Scale
No in-app purchases
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