Comparison

Rescue Ally vs Wilderness SOAP Notes

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

Head to head
About

Rescue Ally

This app provides field medicine documentation for professional rescuers and adventurers. It guides users through patient assessment and record-keeping, ensuring clear, organized care even when resources are scarce. Built on evidence-based guidelines, it supports various training levels.

Highlights
  • Primary assessment guidance
  • SOAP Note documentation
  • ATMIST/reporting tools
  • Offline functionality
  • Evidence-based guidelines
  • Care organization
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Rescue Ally is an offline-first wilderness medicine guide and documentation app built for those who act when resources are far away. From primary assessment to final handoff it keeps care clear and organized while creating accurate records you can trust anywhere. The result is stronger teams, faster coordination and a better chance for every patient. Every feature is offline-first and will continue functioning without mobile service or internet connection. Rescue Ally works as hard as you do. It gives responders a framework that holds up under pressure, keeping the story of care complete, organized and ready to guide every decision along the way. Built on internationally accepted, evidence-based wilderness medicine guidelines, every feature of Rescue Ally is forged in real rescue, shaped by cold nights, long carries, and the shared goal of building capable responders and resilient communities. Whatever your level of training - WFR, WFA, WEMT, or non-wilderness medical training, Rescue Ally is there with assessment guidance, critical reference information, SOAP Note documentation, and ATMIST/reporting tools to keep the rescue on track. No bars, no problem. Always ready, no signal required - just like our rescuers. This is a paid app. There is a short free trial. Payment options are presented during sign-up and following the free trial. See https://rescueally.org/pricing for more details.

About

Wilderness SOAP Notes

This app helps document patient care in wilderness and austere environments. It allows users to create structured SOAP notes, log vital signs, and generate verbal reports for radio communication. Features include GPS integration, a patient assessment checklist, and multi-language support.

Highlights
  • Structured SOAP notes
  • Vital signs logging
  • GPS location tagging
  • Scripted verbal reports
  • Patient assessment checklist
  • Multi-language support
  • Offline functionality
Features
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A field notebook for patient care in wilderness and austere environments SOAP Notes helps you document a wilderness patient clearly, from your first look at the scene to the evacuation plan. Write a structured SOAP note (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan), log vital signs over time, and turn it all into a verbal report you can read over the radio. • Structured SOAP note: reporting team, date, time found, location, age, sex, chief complaint, mechanism of injury or history of illness, exam findings • One-tap GPS fills in latitude and longitude, with accuracy and elevation • Vital-signs log with multiple timestamped sets: AVPU, heart rate, respiratory rate, skin, blood pressure, temperature, pupils • Values outside normal adult ranges are flagged, so changes stand out • SAMPLE history, problem list, spine decision, treatment, evacuation plan, support requests and anticipated problems • A scripted verbal report built from your note, with blanks where information is still missing, and a Copy text button • Patient-assessment checklist with tick boxes: scene size-up, primary survey, secondary survey, assessment, plan, monitor • Normal adult ranges reference • Dark mode for night use • Available in English, German, Japanese, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian Built for wilderness first responders, wilderness first aid students, trip leaders, mountain and dive guides, search and rescue volunteers, expedition medics and outdoor educators. Offline and private SOAP Notes works fully offline, so it is ready when you are out of signal. Your notes are saved on your device only. Nothing is uploaded. Pro The free version includes the full note, checklist and verbal report for one patient. Pro adds PDF export and sharing, plus tracking multiple patients. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. SOAP Notes is made by DiveMedix, a wilderness and austere medicine training company. SOAP Notes is a documentation aid. It does not give medical advice and is not a substitute for training, clinical judgment or medical direction.

Screenshots

Rescue Ally4 screens
Wilderness SOAP Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Wilderness SOAP Notes at free with in-app purchases against Rescue Ally's paid. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Rescue Ally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wilderness SOAP Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rescue Ally against 5.0 for Wilderness SOAP Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Rescue Ally versus Wilderness SOAP Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRescue AllyWilderness SOAP Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB18 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperWild Idea, LLCDiveMedix LLC

Customer experience

Rescue Ally

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wilderness SOAP Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rescue Ally

One-time1
  • Rescue Ally Core App$99.99
1 purchases

Wilderness SOAP Notes

One-time1
  • SOAP Notes Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Rescue Ally free?
Rescue Ally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wilderness SOAP Notes free?
Wilderness SOAP Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rescue Ally or Wilderness SOAP Notes?
Rescue Ally and Wilderness SOAP Notes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Rescue Ally or Wilderness SOAP Notes have ads?
Neither Rescue Ally nor Wilderness SOAP Notes shows ads.

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