Reanim vs BITS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Reanim
This app connects trained individuals with emergency services to provide immediate CPR or locate defibrillators during cardiac emergencies. It aims to increase survival rates by mobilizing a community of volunteers and maintaining a global AED database.
- Alerts trained individuals to cardiac emergencies
- Facilitates CPR or defibrillator retrieval
- World's largest AED database
- Add, edit, and report defibrillators
- Guide to life-saving actions
- First aid news and community stats
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Reanim in a few words: Reanim is an app that allows anyone trained in CPR to help save a victim of cardiac arrest by being alerted by Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Our mission: In Belgium, there are 11 000 sudden cardiac arrests per year. The survival rate from this scourge is less than 10%. Our mission is to respond to the life-threatening emergency of cardiac arrest by engaging a trained, committed and supportive community to create a safer world. Your role downloading Reanim: You directly help the victim by performing a CPR or by getting a defibrillator. Our app allows each citizen to help in the event of cardiac arrest by doubling the victim's chances of survival (1 minute lost is 10% less chance of survival). You actively participate in creating an AED database provided free of charge to EMS. What you will find in Reanim: โ The largest AED database in the world: you can add, edit and report nearby defibrillators. โ A practical and comprehensive guide to life-saving actions. โ News about first aid and stats on the Reanim community. What you won't find: โ intrusive ads; โ unwanted notifications; โ in-app purchases **************************************************************** Disclaimer: - Continuous use of GPS in the background can significantly decrease battery life. - The location and list of defibrillators provided by Reanim are given for information purposes only. As a reminder, this is a collaborative app and the data shared by users is not verified by a dedicated organization. Unfortunately, we are not responsible for any errors that may appear on defibrillator locations. **************************************************************** 4 good reasons to download Reanim now: 1. You save lives. 2. You join a community of more than 500,000 volunteers in the word. 3. Registration is done in a few clicks and will only take you 2 minutes. 4. Why add a 4th reason when the first 3 are enough? Developed by Staying Alive - [www.stayingalive.org]
BITS
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BITS (Belgian Incident Tracking System) is a digital registration system used in collective emergencies for the collection, processing and dissemination of personal data of victims, relatives and searched for persons in a secure way. It is used by all emergency services that are called upon within Discipline 2 (medical, psychosocial and sanitary assistance). The programme is only accessible to registered users who have obtained access via the Belgian Federal Public Service for Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment.
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Verdict
Reanim and BITS are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reanim ships an update every 3 months, BITS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reanim | BITS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ligue Cardiologique Belge ASBL | Service Public Federal Sante Publique, Securite de la Chaine Alimentaire et Environnement |
In-app purchases
Reanim
No in-app purchases
BITS
No in-app purchases








