Comparison

The Prepper App vs StayReady

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

Head to head
About

The Prepper App

This app helps you create a personalized emergency preparedness plan based on your household and local hazards. It calculates a readiness score, generates a supply list with expiration reminders, and includes an offline library of survival articles and quizzes.

Highlights
  • Personalized readiness score
  • Household and hazard-specific plan
  • Automated supply list
  • Expiration reminders for supplies
  • Offline survival library
  • Printable or shareable plan
Features
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Fifteen questions. A Readiness Score out of 100, with the arithmetic shown. Then a plan built for your household and your state's actual hazards. The score is honest. If you have a year of water stored, it says so. If you have three days, it says that too, and shows the line of maths that got there: people in the house, gallons a day, gallons stored, days covered. WHAT YOU GET • Readiness Score. Six categories from your own answers: water, food, power, medical, security, documents. Each weighted by how much it matters. • Your plan. Written for your household, your home, your hazards and how long you want to be covered. First 72 hours, first two weeks, first three months, ongoing. • Supplies. The plan becomes a supply list. Tick items off as you stock them. Get a reminder 14 days before anything expires. • Progress. Your score climbs as you stock up. Milestones mark the way. • Binder. Print or share your plan, so it is on paper when the phone is dead. • Offline library. 114 articles on water, food, power, shelter, first aid and more. Works in airplane mode. • Quizzes. 12 of them, 119 questions. Find out what you actually know. WHO IT IS FOR People who take preparedness seriously and would rather have a plan than a feeling. Works worldwide. State-level hazards and benchmarks in the United States. No account needed to start. Sign in with Apple when you want your plan kept safe. The plan, supplies, progress and binder are part of The Prepper App Pro, an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://spoonie123.github.io/prepperapp-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://spoonie123.github.io/prepperapp-privacy/terms.html

About

StayReady

Features
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Know exactly what your household needs to survive any emergency. StayReady estimates your family's water, food, and supply needs, tracks what you have, and shows you what's missing. Now with Ask StayReady, an AI assistant that knows your kits. No account required. No subscription, no ads. Your data stays on your device unless you choose to sync it with iCloud or ask a cloud AI model. Most people know they should be prepared. Then the power goes out for four days. A wildfire evacuation gives you 15 minutes. A winter storm buries your road for a week. And "tomorrow" was yesterday. StayReady doesn't lecture you. It gives you a system. Start free with one kit and one threat scenario. Upgrade once to unlock everything. ASK STAYREADY (NEW) Ask in plain words. "What should I buy for a power outage?" "How ready is my car kit?" "I bought 6 cans of tuna." "What expires this month?" The assistant answers from your own kits and proposes changes you approve with a tap: add to your shopping list, log what you bought, tick off plan steps, set reminders. It runs privately on iPhones with Apple Intelligence, or connect your own Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Grok account. Before anything reaches a cloud model, StayReady shows you exactly what is sent. Free for everyone. YOUR PLAN, WHERE YOU LIVE Choose your state, province, or country and see your biggest risks, the kits worth building, and the first things to buy. U.S. risks come from FEMA's National Risk Index. REAL READINESS, MEASURED Build purpose-specific kits (Home, Bug Out Bag, Car, Get Home Bag, Office, and more), each with tailored recommendations and its own inventory. Add your family members, ages, and pets: StayReady calculates daily water and calories for everyone, multiplied by your target days. Every kit gets a readiness score for water, food, and supplies, with essentials weighted more heavily, so you see exactly where your gaps are. KNOW WHAT TO DO, STEP BY STEP Threat plans for power outages, earthquakes, wildfires, floods, winter storms, and more, broken into before, during, and after, with actions and skills to track. And when it's happening, the Field Guide has step-by-step survival how-tos that work with no signal: shutting off utilities, flood water, carbon monoxide, getting lost, shelter, fire, water, and signalling. Free for everyone. SHOP AND TRACK WITHOUT THE CHORE Type "6 canned beans" and it lands in the right store section. Keep your regular groceries in Usuals. Bought items count toward your kit's readiness. Expiration dates are tracked across everything you store, with alerts before anything goes bad. Scan barcodes and nutrition labels to fill in food fast (Pro). BUILT FOR FAMILIES Share kits with family through iCloud (Pro). Everyone sees the same inventory, the same gaps, the same shopping list. Back up your whole setup and restore it on a new phone, free. FEATURES AT A GLANCE - Ask StayReady AI assistant, on device or with your own AI account - Your plan: regional risks, kits, and first things to buy - Field Guide: offline survival how-tos, illustrated - Water, calorie, and pet food estimates for your household - Readiness scores per kit and per threat - Kit types for home, car, office, bug out, camping, and more (1 free, unlimited with Pro) - Threat plans with actions and skills (1 free, all with Pro) - Expiration tracking with notifications - 80+ supply types plus custom items - Shopping list by store section, with Usuals and photos - Siri and Shortcuts: log what you bought, add to your list - Organize by container and by where things live at home - Barcode and label scanners (Pro) - Export shopping lists to Apple Reminders (Pro) - iCloud sync and family kit sharing (Pro) - Backup and restore - Imperial and metric units - One purchase unlocks everything Start with one kit. You'll know exactly where you stand in five minutes.

Screenshots

The Prepper App4 screens
StayReady4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Prepper App at every 4 days against StayReady's every 2 weeks. 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. The Prepper App sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and StayReady sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Prepper App ships an update every 4 days, StayReady every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
The Prepper App versus StayReady: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Prepper AppStayReady
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAIM DigitalOrlio Inc

In-app purchases

7 purchases

The Prepper App

Subscriptions5
  • The Prepper App$3.997 Days
  • The Prepper App$9.991 Month
  • Prepper APP Starter Plan1 Month trial$12.991 Month
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  • Prepper APP Premium Plan1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • The Prepper App year3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • TPA$49.99
  • The Prepper App Lifetime$99.99
1 purchases

StayReady

One-time1
  • StayReady Pro$14.99

Questions

Is The Prepper App free?
The Prepper App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StayReady free?
StayReady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Prepper App or StayReady have ads?
Neither The Prepper App nor StayReady shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Prepper App or StayReady?
The Prepper App ships an update every 4 days, and StayReady every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Prepper App was updated on October 30, 2026 and StayReady on October 31, 2026.

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