Comparison

StayReady vs BugOut

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

Head to head
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.

About

BugOut

This app gamifies emergency preparedness with timed drills for various scenarios, scoring reaction speed and plan solidity. It helps users track gear, plan evacuation routes, and earn badges, ensuring they are ready for real-life emergencies.

Highlights
  • Gamified emergency drills
  • Timed scenario practice
  • Gear checklists
  • Evacuation planning
  • Badge and achievement system
  • Custom scenario builder
  • Encrypted document vault
Features
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BugOut turns emergency preparedness from a chore into a game — and makes sure you're actually ready when it counts. Run timed drills for real emergencies (house fire, earthquake, blackout, flood) or practice with the more... colorful scenarios. Get scored on reaction speed, how much of your gear is actually packed, and how solid your plan is. Earn badges. Build streaks. Know you're ready. FEATURES • 13 scenarios — 8 real emergencies, 5 darkly funny ones • Timed live drills with a countdown ring and scoring • Gear checklists per scenario — track what you own, what you need • Planning score — evac routes, emergency contacts, meeting points • Scheduled drill alerts — set it and forget it • Badge & achievement system — 8 unlockable badges • Drill history and streak tracker • Custom scenarios — build your own drills • Home Screen widget + Siri Shortcuts • Encrypted Document Vault for IDs, insurance, and passports • Evac Map with your routes and meeting points • Automatic iCloud Drive Backup — rolling snapshots to YOUR iCloud, not ours. Restore on a new device with one tap. We never see your data. • Optional Nearby Share — send checklists to family over local Bluetooth, no internet required NO ACCOUNTS. NO TRACKING. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. No sign-up required. No analytics. Your emergency plans are yours alone. Your data backs up automatically to your personal iCloud Drive — Apple manages the keys, and only your Apple ID can access it. Whether you're a prepper, a parent trying to get the family on the same page, or someone who just realized they have no idea what they'd actually do in a disaster — BugOut is the fastest way to find out how ready you really are.

Screenshots

StayReady4 screens
BugOut4 screens

Verdict

The call

StayReady and BugOut are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. StayReady sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BugOut sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StayReady ships an update every 2 weeks, BugOut fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
StayReady versus BugOut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStayReadyBugOut
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrlio IncZIma Logistics LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StayReady

One-time1
  • StayReady Pro$14.99
4 purchases

BugOut

One-time4
  • BugOut: Small Tip$0.99
  • BugOut: Medium Tip$2.99
  • BugOut Pro$4.99
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  • BugOut: Large Tip$4.99

Questions

Is StayReady free?
StayReady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BugOut free?
BugOut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StayReady or BugOut have ads?
Neither StayReady nor BugOut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StayReady or BugOut?
StayReady ships an update every 2 weeks, and BugOut fortnightly. Most recently, StayReady was updated on October 31, 2026 and BugOut on October 25, 2026.

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