DRR Rescue vs ICS Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DRR Rescue
This app provides a digital, multimedia field operations guide for urban technical rescue. It offers illustrated procedures, video tutorials, and specialized calculators for shoring and trenching. Interactive checklists and standard-level indicators enhance training and operational efficiency for rescuers.
- Illustrated rescue procedures
- Video tutorials
- Shoring calculators
- Trench calculators
- Interactive command checklists
- Standard level indicators
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The Essential Technical Rescue Field Operations Guide is now a multi-media App. This full-featured App provides digital access to 240 pages of high-quality illustrated procedures with a fast navigation system so you can find your procedure quickly. Some of the features of this digital Field Operations Guide include: Video Tutorials that will be updated on a regular basis and automatically loaded onto your App device. Shoring Calculators that allow you to generate a cut-list with one take-off measurement. Allows you to share cut lists via text message or email. Trench Calculator for parameters (Total L) on simple straight trenches up to 8 feet wide. Interactive Command Checklists that include an elapsed time function to assist with training, as well as being a tool that helps rescuers lay the framework for safe efficient rescues. Icons within the App denote Awareness, Operational and Technician standards for each procedure. All levels of rescuers will find this a valuable reference tool with state-of-the-art illustrated rescue procedures. The goal of this App is to assist in training rescuers with performance of technical rescue skills and procedures in order to meet the U.S. national standard for consistency safety and competency. This guide is based on U.S. NFPA 1006 Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications 2021 edition. This app covers Rope Rescue, Tree Rescue, Technical Rescue, Swift Water Rescue, Mountain Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, Helicopter Rescue, Structural Collapse Rescue, Rescue Medical procedures, and FEMA and NIMS ISC for disaster incident command.
ICS Dashboard
This app provides fillable and shareable Incident Command System (ICS) forms directly on your mobile device. Currently, it supports key forms like the Medical Plan, Safety Message, General Message, and Activity Log, with more to be added soon.
- Fillable ICS forms
- Sharable forms
- ICS 206 Medical Plan
- ICS 208 Safety Message/Plan
- ICS 213 General Message
- ICS 214 Activity Log
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Welcome to the ICS Dashboard App. Find ICS Forms that are fillable and sharable right from the app. Currently supports the - ICS 206 form - Medical Plan. - ICS 208 form - Safety Message/Plan - ICS 213 form - General Message - ICS 214 form - Activity Log More forms coming soon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ICS Dashboard at Free against DRR Rescue's $19.99. ICS Dashboard also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). DRR Rescue's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (518 vs 8). 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
ICS Dashboard is free to download; DRR Rescue costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DRR Rescue holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DRR Rescue has 518 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of DRR Rescue's written reviews are positive against 80% of ICS Dashboard's.
DRR Rescue ships an update every 12 months, ICS Dashboard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DRR Rescue | ICS Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (518 ratings) — better | 3.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.4% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 518 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #10 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tom PENDLEY | Pioneer Mobile Applications, LLC |
Customer experience
DRR Rescue
ICS Dashboard
Bugs and requests
DRR Rescue
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on startup or during use
- Text unreadable or display glitches
- Calculator functionality not working
- Video downloads cause app to close (iPad)
- Unexpected redirects to external video content
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- App kicks users out to watch videos
Requested features
4 requests- User notes section for personal annotations
- Metric measurements (metres) in addition to imperial
- More comprehensive video tutorial library
- Improved video streaming and download functionality
ICS Dashboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DRR Rescue
No in-app purchases
ICS Dashboard
No in-app purchases






