Code CPR 5 vs MediCode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Code CPR 5
This app helps medical professionals accurately time and log events during emergency procedures like CPR. It provides audio/visual alarms, a metronome, and a detailed logbook that can be exported. Optimized for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
- Easy event logging with predefined and custom events
- Elapsed time tracking
- Audio and visual alarms
- Exportable logbook
- Metronome for cardiac massage
- Apple Watch support
- Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
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Code CPR allows for the quick and easy timing and registration of events during incidents or medical procedures in the emergency room, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. In this environment it is important, yet very difficult, to maintain a reliable record of what is happening, as well as to accurately record the amount of elapsed time. It was to assist those who are likely to perform these functions that this app was created. Features: • Easy to use event logging. The app comes with around 100 events in several predefined categories (drugs, procedures and other events), with the possibility of adding many more. These can marked as favorites for easy selection, or searched for by name and category. • Logging the amount of time elapsed since activation. • Audio and visual alarms for events. • A log book for past events, with the date and time during the procedure in which they were added. They can be exported in text format to either clipboard or e-mail. • A metronome to facilitate the performance of cardiac massage with the correct frequency on your phone. • Apple Watch Support with glances notifications and event logging. • Support for Live Activities and Dynamic Island for showing the current CPR time, last Events and Vitals in the lock screen. • Lock screen widget so that you could quickly open Code CPR.
MediCode
Access essential emergency medical algorithms and practice tests on your mobile device. This app provides quick access to ILCOR algorithms for ACLS, PALS, BLS, CPR, and more, helping healthcare professionals make critical decisions in emergency situations.
- Access ILCOR algorithms
- ACLS, PALS, BLS, CPR, NR skills
- ECG rhythms and interpretations
- Multiple-choice practice tests
- Downloadable ebooks
- Easy navigation
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Tired of carrying a set of expandable CPR cards all the time for algorithms? Flipping through the cards to find the right one wastes valuable time in emergency health care situations such as cardiac arrest and pediatric urgent care. MediCode gives you easy access to all of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) algorithms from the palm of your hand and includes multiple-choice practice tests for you to test your skills. This Algorithms, Practice Tests, Megacodes, and ebooks app makes it easy for physicians, paramedics, and nurses to care and save lives. Download this health care professional’s app for free. As health care professionals - critical care physicians, nurses, medical students, paramedics, and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), you save lives every day. In times of emergency, others turn to you and trust that you will take the right steps to save them or their loved ones. But no emergency situation is the same. Having a set of tools in your pocket can make all the difference. The MediCode app is a simple, easy-to-use resource for all of your ACLS (including core ECG rhythms), BLS, PALS and NR skills needs, including CPR and first aid. As our gift to you, we are making this health care app, along with downloadable ebooks, available to you for free! At Save a Life by Advanced Medical Certification (AMC), the premier provider for online certification and recertification courses, we believe that improvements can be made through providing exceptional education and resources. Save a Life by Advanced Medical Certification has compiled a list of the vital Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation (NR) and CPR and first aid algorithms, all of which can be viewed and navigated with the touch of your finger. Test your ACLS, BLS, CPR, PALS, first aid and ECG knowledge and skills with our free practice tests. Each skills test consists of 10 multiple-choice questions that are derived from our provider ebooks and adhere to the latest guidelines. Download MediCode and our lifesaving ebooks now and start saving lives! Review our newest ECG rhythms and interpretations resource in our ACLS ebook. Also, check out our CertAlert+ app to conveniently access all your licenses and certifications in one place anytime, anywhere. The individual algorithms included in MediCode are: • BLS - Adult BLS Algorithm - Pediatric BLS Algorithm • ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - Details for Cardiac Arrest - Immediate Post Cardiac-Arrest Care Algorithm - Bradycardia with Pulse Algorithm - Tachycardia with Pulse Algorithm • PALS - Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - Details for Pediatric Cardiac Arrest - Immediate Post for Cardiac Arrest - Pediatric Bradycardia with Pulse/Poor Perfusion Algorithm - Pediatric Tachycardia Algorithm • NR - Neonatal Resuscitation Algorithm • CPR and First Aid - Adult BLS Algorithm - Simple Adult BLS Algorithm MediCode is a well-organized, polished, and easy-to-use health care professional’s app that walks you through the many algorithms and practice tests - ACLS, BLS, PALS, NR, and CPR and First Aid. MediCode also provides ebooks, including our newest ECG rhythms and interpretations section of our ACLS handbook, to enhance your skills in emergencies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MediCode at 75% against Code CPR 5's 25%. MediCode also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.7). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
MediCode is free to download; Code CPR 5 costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MediCode holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MediCode has 4.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Code CPR 5's written reviews are positive against 75% of MediCode's.
Code CPR 5 ships an update every 3 months, MediCode every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Code CPR 5 | MediCode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 17+ |
| Developer | Remarkable Edge, Lda | Advanced Medical Certification Ltd |
Customer experience
Code CPR 5
MediCode
Bugs and requests
Code CPR 5
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MediCode
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to progress through Mega Codes
- Crashes and freezes on newer devices
- Incorrect information in the algorithms
Requested features
4 requests- Update to 2020 AHA guidelines
- Add drug dosage information
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Provide more practice tests and scenarios
In-app purchases
Code CPR 5
No in-app purchases
MediCode
No in-app purchases
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