Comparison

Central Berkeley Fire & EMS vs RapidRef.

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

Head to head
About

Central Berkeley Fire & EMS

Features
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Central Berkeley Fire & EMS provides quick offline access to the Central Berkeley Fire & EMS (SC) protocols and supporting materials. Features include: •Quick indexed lookup of content in a matter of seconds •Search titles and text •Favorites tab for quick access of what's important to you •Updated regularly, ensuring content is up-to-date •Customizable notes for each individual entry •Always with you as long as you have your device and never fades or tears

About

RapidRef.

This platform is designed for prehospital care providers, offering a centralized system for managing clinical protocols, drug information, and operational procedures. It includes integrated calculators for dosing and scoring, and allows agencies to customize their content and manage user accounts.

Highlights
  • Clinical protocols management
  • Drug formulary and calculators
  • Operational SOPs and hospital directory
  • Customizable resource library
  • Agency administrator web panel
  • Offline content access
Features
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RapidRef is a field reference platform built for fire and EMS - by providers, for providers. Your agency's protocols, dosing, and operations in one app. • Protocols with dosing built in: ALS, BLS, and pediatric protocols carry their own weight-based doses and scoring tools (GCS, APGAR, Broselow, ETT), so the calculation lives in the protocol, not a separate lookup. • Cardiac arrest support: run a live code with dual timers, epinephrine countdown, shockable and non-shockable branches, pediatric dosing, one-tap logging, and a compression metronome. Export any code as a PDF for debrief and QI. • Formulary, procedures, and checklists: your drug formulary, procedures reference, and standard or branching checklists. • Department operations: SOPs, a hospital directory with ER lines, door codes, and capabilities, an equipment reference, and a configurable resource library. • Fast to find: search across all your content and pin what you reach for most. • Works fully offline: everything syncs in the background and stays available with no signal. • Managed by your agency: admins handle members, roles, groups, stations, and divisions from a web panel, with CSV import, email invites, and push or in-app alerts linked to the right protocol. • Built for both fire and EMS: and always advancing. RapidRef is developed by active providers and improved release after release, with serious new capabilities underway for both sides of the service. This is a platform that keeps growing with the field, not a static reference.

Screenshots

Central Berkeley Fire & EMS4 screens
RapidRef.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RapidRef. at monthly against Central Berkeley Fire & EMS's every 16 months. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Central Berkeley Fire & EMS ships an update every 16 months, RapidRef. monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Central Berkeley Fire & EMS versus RapidRef.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCentral Berkeley Fire & EMSRapidRef.
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB53 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAcid Remap LLCSteven White

In-app purchases

None

Central Berkeley Fire & EMS

No in-app purchases

None

RapidRef.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Central Berkeley Fire & EMS free?
Central Berkeley Fire & EMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RapidRef. free?
RapidRef. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Central Berkeley Fire & EMS or RapidRef. have ads?
Neither Central Berkeley Fire & EMS nor RapidRef. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Central Berkeley Fire & EMS or RapidRef.?
Central Berkeley Fire & EMS ships an update every 16 months, and RapidRef. monthly. Most recently, Central Berkeley Fire & EMS was updated on October 25, 2026 and RapidRef. on October 14, 2026.

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