Comparison

Metro Alert vs ImageMover

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

Head to head
About

Metro Alert

This app connects emergency first responders with communication centers, providing real-time location alerts and aircraft availability. It also offers medical reference information, photo sharing, and educational resources for emergency situations.

Highlights
  • Real-time location alerts
  • Aircraft availability and ETA
  • HIPAA compliant photo sharing
  • Medical and trauma reference
  • Access to education and courses
  • EMS pocket reference
Features
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Metro Alert is intended primarily for use by emergency first responders, but also may be utilized by those throughout the country as a reference tool. Metro Alert links the emergency first responder directly with the receiving organization's communication center. The GPS function instantly alerts the communication center of your location while we verify aircraft availability and ETA. This speeds response times and places the flight crew on standby at no cost to your patient. You still must go through your normal request channels to launch the helicopter. Metro Alert also provides additional functions and important reference information for medical and trauma emergencies including: • Send EKG, wound, accident scene photos • Send HIPAA compliant social media photos • Access education references and courses • EMS pocket reference • Contact information and more Although all public safety providers may utilize Metro Alert, registration is required for full activation and functionality. Registration is free and will take less than three minutes. Designed for all public safety personnel, this application was designed and tested in collaboration with emergency first responders.

About

ImageMover

Securely capture and transfer patient images and orders within hospital environments. Streamline point-of-care testing workflows by capturing demographic data, test kit information, and results using barcode scanning and OCR.

Highlights
  • HIPAA compliant image capture
  • Secure order placement
  • Image transfer to hospital systems
  • Point-of-care testing workflows
  • Barcode scanning
  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Features
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ImageMover Mobile is a HIPAA compliant workflow and image capture application that can be used in hospital environments to securely place orders and capture and transfer images to the hospital imaging system and electronic medical record. Additionally, ImageMover can be used to power customized point of care testing workflows to capture patient demographic information, test kit information, and test results using tools including barcode scanning and optical character recognition.

Screenshots

Metro Alert2 screens
ImageMover3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Metro Alert at 67% against ImageMover's 0%. Metro Alert also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). ImageMover's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

ImageMover holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Metro Alert's written reviews are positive against 0% of ImageMover's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Metro Alert versus ImageMover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetro AlertImageMover
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB28 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMetro Aviation, Inc.ImageMoverMD

Customer experience

Metro Alert

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

ImageMover

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Metro Alert

No in-app purchases

None

ImageMover

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metro Alert free?
Metro Alert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ImageMover free?
ImageMover is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Metro Alert or ImageMover?
ImageMover is rated higher. Metro Alert averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ImageMover averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Metro Alert or ImageMover have ads?
Neither Metro Alert nor ImageMover shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metro Alert or ImageMover?
Metro Alert ships an update every 2 months, and ImageMover every 2 months. Most recently, Metro Alert was updated on June 1, 2026 and ImageMover on June 8, 2026.

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