Comparison

Flatliner vs CodeScribe EMS

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

Head to head
About

Flatliner

This app allows medical professionals to meticulously log critical interventions during CPR events in real time. It generates organized summaries for immediate review and professional documentation, aiding in efficient patient care.

Highlights
  • Real-time CPR event logging
  • CPR code and compression timers
  • Medication, rhythm, and shock tracking
  • Epinephrine and pulse check reminders
  • Chest compression fraction calculator
  • Built-in metronome
  • Clean CPR summaries
Features
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Flatliner: CPR / Code blue / ACLS/ ALS recorder Flatliner is a comprehensive CPR recording and documentation app built for emergency physicians, nurses, and paramedics. Track critical interventions in real time and generate professional documentation — instantly. During a code, Flatliner helps you record compressions, medications, rhythms, shocks, pulse checks, interventions, and important timestamps without slowing you down. When the code ends, Flatliner can generate an organized CPR summary that you can review, edit, and use for documentation. Key features: • Real-time CPR event logging • CPR code timer and compression timer • Medication, rhythm, shock, and intervention tracking • Epinephrine and pulse check reminders • Dedicated chest compression fraction calculator • Built-in metronome for compression pacing • Clean CPR summaries for documentation • Light and dark mode

About

CodeScribe EMS

This app is a one-tap logging tool for cardiac arrest resuscitations. It allows trained responders to quickly record interventions like rhythm checks, defibrillations, and medications, with timestamps. The app generates a chart-ready narrative and PDF timeline for documentation and quality assurance.

Highlights
  • One-tap intervention logging
  • Editable entries with timestamps
  • Adult and pediatric modes
  • Passive cycle timers
  • Chart-ready narrative export
  • PDF timeline export
  • Utstein-style details
Features
Currently charting
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CodeScribe EMS is a one-tap scribe for cardiac arrest resuscitations. Start the clock as compressions begin, then log every intervention as it happens — rhythm checks, defibrillations, epinephrine, airway, IV/IO access, EtCO₂, ROSC — each stamped to the second. Built for EMS and prehospital teams: • One-tap logging with editable entries — fix times and doses after the code, not during • Adult and pediatric — enter an estimated weight and logged defaults become weight-based • Passive by design — glanceable cycle timers for the 2-minute rhythm check and your epi interval, but no alarms and no prompts • Chart-ready narrative — copy a chronological account straight into your ePCR • PDF timeline export for handoff or QA • Utstein-style details — witnessed, bystander CPR, downtime, first rhythm • Private by design — everything stays on your device; no accounts, no uploads, and no patient identifiers CodeScribe EMS is a documentation aid for trained responders. It does not provide medical advice, dosing recommendations, or treatment prompts. Always follow your local protocols and medical direction.

Screenshots

Flatliner4 screens
CodeScribe EMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CodeScribe EMS at none against Flatliner's 1. CodeScribe EMS also leads on chart position (#16 vs unranked). Flatliner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Flatliner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CodeScribe EMS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flatliner against 5.0 for CodeScribe EMS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flatliner ships an update monthly, CodeScribe EMS every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Flatliner versus CodeScribe EMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlatlinerCodeScribe EMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#16 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB1 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperFaisal BaabbadWilliam Lawrence

Customer experience

Flatliner

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

CodeScribe EMS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flatliner

One-time1
  • Flatliner Pro Unlock$4.99
None

CodeScribe EMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flatliner free?
Flatliner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CodeScribe EMS free?
CodeScribe EMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flatliner or CodeScribe EMS?
Flatliner and CodeScribe EMS are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Flatliner or CodeScribe EMS have ads?
Neither Flatliner nor CodeScribe EMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flatliner or CodeScribe EMS?
Flatliner ships an update monthly, and CodeScribe EMS every 3 weeks. Most recently, Flatliner was updated on October 1, 2026 and CodeScribe EMS on October 1, 2026.

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