Comparison

PrepperApp vs PrepTracker

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

Head to head
About

PrepperApp

Features
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PrepperApp helps you stay calmly prepared for a power cut, a storm, a flood or another emergency. One number shows how many days your household can manage, you make an emergency plan together, and SOS and first aid are always close at hand. HOW TO START The starter card "How to start prepping" puts the first five steps and a checklist for your household on one page. Print it and tick off what you already have at home. TODAY One honest number: this is how many days your water and food will last. The app counts 3 litres of drinking water and 2,000 kcal per person per day and compares that with the advice for your country. Only drinking water counts as water. You see your weakest point and your next step straight away. SUPPLIES Scan the barcode, photograph a receipt or take a photo of your shelf. You see what expires soon, get a recipe idea for what needs eating this week and one summary a week. The shopping list fills the gaps. ONE EMERGENCY PLAN FOR THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD Write down what you will do in a power cut, a fire, a flood and more. Agree on meeting points, make an evacuation plan and add your children's school or childcare and your pets. Share out the tasks, pin the meeting point in the family chat and run a 10-minute household drill together. One map shows meeting points, hospital, AED and drinking water, even without internet. Print the whole plan as one PDF; after six months the app asks whether everything is still right. With "Are you safe?" you say you're fine in one tap. You can also make your emergency plan for free on prepperapp.net and add it to the app with your account. SOS AND FIRST AID One tap on the red SOS bar: call the emergency number, share your location, open guided first aid or text your emergency contacts. The app never calls by itself. Your SOS goes to your household and your buddies, and for each person you see what happened to it. The CPR timer ticks the rhythm and tells you out loud when to give breaths. SOS and first aid also work when you're not signed in. OUTDOORS Record your walks, with your route in gold, the elevation profile, your pace and your photos. On the way you see your turn-back time and how long your battery will last, and there's a Battery saver mode. Keep a trip day by day, with the emergency number and plug type for each country. LEARN A learning path of twelve lessons, guides and practice questions, and the Coach for questions about your own preparation, always with a source. ON YOUR IPHONE AND APPLE WATCH During a walk, distance, time and your turn-back time show on your Lock Screen. Widgets for your Home and Lock Screen, including an emergency card with your active plan or emergency contact. Ask Siri for your emergency plan, search in Spotlight and add SOS or Start walk to Control Centre. If you like, save a walk to Apple Health. On your Apple Watch: your days, compass, SOS, emergency contacts, emergency plan and medical card. YOUR DATA With a free account, your supplies and household move to a new phone. Your medical profile, medication and document vault stay on your phone. Family chat is end-to-end encrypted, and if you turn that on for your household too, only your household can read what you share. No ads, and our servers are in the EU. FREE, WITH PRO AS AN EXTRA The core of the app is free, including the emergency plan, the starter card, SOS and first aid. Pro adds unlimited supplies (free up to 10 products), all emergency plan scenarios, the document vault and the Coach's AI help, among other things. You buy Pro once, with no subscription. On iPhone, members of the same Apple family group share Pro. In English, Dutch, German and Spanish, with checklists and government advice for countries including the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Spain, the US, Canada and Australia. PrepperApp does not replace the emergency services. In acute danger, always call the emergency number.

About

PrepTracker

This app helps households prepare for emergencies by tracking essential supplies, identifying gaps, and providing step-by-step guides. It offers features like emergency contact lists, evacuation plans, and real-time alerts for local hazards. The app prioritizes privacy with no ads or account requirements.

Highlights
  • Supply inventory and readiness tracking
  • Prioritized shopping lists
  • Emergency contact and medical information
  • Family planning and evacuation routes
  • Live hazard alerts and seasonal warnings
  • Offline functionality
Features
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PrepTracker helps your household get ready for emergencies, calmly and one step at a time. It works fully offline and needs no account. See where you stand Count the water, food and essentials you already have. PrepTracker shows your runway: how many days your household could last, based on official guidelines for your country and household size. Close the gaps A prioritized list of what to buy next, sized to your family, plus reminders before supplies expire. Rotate what you have into everyday use so nothing is wasted. Be ready when it happens Emergency Mode puts your medical cards, emergency numbers and plans one tap away, even without signal. Outage Mode tracks how long the power has been out and what is still safe to eat. Step-by-step first aid guides for bleeding, CPR, choking, burns and more. Plan as a family Where to meet, who to call, evacuation routes, go-bags for every person and pet. Print a household sheet for the fridge. Link your household's phones so everyone sees the same list; a new phone joins only after a phone already in your home approves it. Stay informed Live alerts from official sources for your area (earthquakes, severe weather, floods, outbreaks) and a calm heads-up before each hazard season. Private by design No account. No ads. No tracking. Your data stays on your phone unless you link your household's phones; then the list is encrypted on them with a key only they hold, and our server passes changes along without being able to read them. The optional weekly email sends only a short readiness summary, and you can stop it any time. Community mode (optional) If your community uses PrepTracker, enter its code. Its coordinators then see your household's readiness figures (readiness, days covered, household size, and whether alerts and the weekly email are on), never your name, email, items or documents, and their alerts reach you. Leave community mode at any time. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Indonesian, Dutch and Urdu.

Screenshots

PrepperApp4 screens
PrepTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PrepTracker at none against PrepperApp's 1. PrepTracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. PrepperApp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PrepTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PrepperApp ships an update every 3 days, PrepTracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PrepperApp versus PrepTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrepperAppPrepTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMichael StuutCubed Holdings LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PrepperApp

One-time1
  • PrepperApp Pro$17.99
None

PrepTracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrepperApp free?
PrepperApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PrepTracker free?
PrepTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PrepperApp or PrepTracker have ads?
Neither PrepperApp nor PrepTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PrepperApp or PrepTracker?
PrepperApp ships an update every 3 days, and PrepTracker every 2 days. Most recently, PrepperApp was updated on November 9, 2026 and PrepTracker on November 10, 2026.

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