NEAR Registry vs Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NEAR Registry
This app allows users to register and manage Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in their community. It makes these lifesaving devices, along with other emergency resources like bleeding control kits, discoverable by emergency responders during critical cardiac events.
- Register unregistered AEDs
- Manage AED locations
- Record lifesaving resources
- Integrates with emergency dispatch
- FirstNet Certified™ application
- Accessible to emergency call takers
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The National Emergency AED + Resource (NEAR) Registry provides centralized access to AEDs, bleeding control kits, epinephrine and naloxone, so they can be identified and deployed during life-threatening emergencies. The NEAR Registry integrates with emergency communication centers so telecommunicators can alert callers to nearby lifesaving resources. In communities using PulsePoint Respond, AED owners and responsible parties can receive real-time alerts when their registered AED is needed nearby. The NEAR Registry consolidates data from all available sources to create a unified, authoritative source of resource locations for emergency use. These sources include manufacturers and distributors, program management companies, governmental entities, school districts, airports, and partner organizations and NGOs. Many communities also collect locations in partnership with local businesses and places of assembly. The NEAR Registry is hosted and administered by the PulsePoint Foundation, a US-based public 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to empower community members to take life-saving action in the critical moments before professional help arrives. In furtherance of this initiative, PulsePoint provides access to the NEAR Registry, administrator training, and support services at no charge. For more information, please visit near-registry.org. The NEAR Registry is FirstNet Certified™ for use with 911. FirstNet Certified solutions must demonstrate 99.99% availability and pass third-party security, data privacy and performance assessments.
Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols
Access emergency medical protocols for Dubuque Fire (IA) offline. Quickly find information with indexed lookup and search, save favorites, and add custom notes. Content is regularly updated and always available on your device.
- Offline access to protocols
- Quick indexed lookup
- Search titles and text
- Favorites tab
- Customizable notes
- Regularly updated content
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Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols provides quick offline access to the Dubuque Fire (IA) protocols and supporting materials. Features include: •Quick indexed lookup of content in a matter of seconds •Search titles and text •Favorites tab for quick access of what's important to you •Updated regularly, ensuring content is up-to-date •Customizable notes for each individual entry •Always with you as long as you have your device and never fades or tears
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: NEAR Registry at 6K against Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols's 1. NEAR Registry also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months). Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NEAR Registry has 6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NEAR Registry ships an update every 4 months, Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NEAR Registry | Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PulsePoint Foundation | Acid Remap LLC |
Customer experience
NEAR Registry
Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols
In-app purchases
NEAR Registry
No in-app purchases
Dubuque Fire EMS Protocols
No in-app purchases
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