Comparison

EMS Pro vs EMS Ops

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

Head to head
About

EMS Pro

This medical app provides emergency medical service providers with clinical decision support, calculators, and communication tools. It offers quick access to pre-hospital protocols, drug information, and hospital routing, replacing traditional printed reference materials.

Highlights
  • Pre-hospital protocols (ALS, BLS, CCT, AEMT)
  • Clinical calculators
  • Burn triage tools
  • Drug reference information
  • GPS routing to hospitals
  • Pennsylvania hospital directory
Features
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Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is proud to offer the EMS PRO app. The app was developed by LVHN's Division of EMS to provide clinical decision support, calculators, and communication tools for EMS providers in the field. EMS PRO is a useful tool while providing patient assessment, treatment, and transport and replaces the traditional printed reference materials that EMTs and Paramedics carry. EMS PRO enables providers to have quick and easy access to: -Pre-hospital ALS, BLS, CCT and AEMT protocols and calculators -Burn triage tools -Drug reference information -GPS integration with your phone for easy routing to Lehigh Valley Health Network hospitals -Listing of Pennsylvania hospitals and addresses

About

EMS Ops

Features
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EMS Ops is the cornerstone operations engine specifically designed for EMS Systems and Administrators to facilitate EMTs, Paramedics, and First Responders. An operational resource implemented to field personnel with intuitive, easy-to-navigate features maximizing focus on quality patient care. Works on both iPad and iPhone. Key Features: - Comprehensive Field Reference: Access essential medical protocols, drug dosages, treatment guidelines, policy references, Incident Action Plans and forms. - Calculator: Quickly convert patient weight between pounds and kilograms, and calculate dosages with minimal effort accurately. - Hospital Contacts, Communications, Mapping Customize a list of hospital contacts and facilitate online medical control contact via enabled devices, assist with transport decisions, and provide routing to hospitals. - Other Contact Information: Provide an essential list of other contacts and facilitate communications via enabled devices. - Messaging: Distribute time-sensitive, operational messages to field units directly to the devices running EMS Ops. Provide a method of acknowledgment by field units to confirm receipt. Contact: info@focusforwardtechnology.com with questions.

Screenshots

EMS Pro3 screens
EMS Ops3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EMS Ops at every 2 months against EMS Pro's every 3 months. EMS Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMS Pro ships an update every 3 months, EMS Ops every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
EMS Pro versus EMS Ops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMS ProEMS Ops
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB40 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLehigh Valley Health NetworkFocus Forward Technology, LLC

In-app purchases

None

EMS Pro

No in-app purchases

None

EMS Ops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EMS Pro free?
EMS Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EMS Ops free?
EMS Ops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EMS Pro or EMS Ops have ads?
Neither EMS Pro nor EMS Ops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EMS Pro or EMS Ops?
EMS Pro ships an update every 3 months, and EMS Ops every 2 months. Most recently, EMS Pro was updated on October 5, 2026 and EMS Ops on September 30, 2026.

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