Comparison

EMS Pro vs Penn Rescue

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

Penn Rescue

This medical reference tool provides pre-hospital personnel with quick access to critical information. It includes regional medical command numbers, protocols, hospital navigation, and essential EMS references like medication guides and calculators.

Highlights
  • Regional Medical Command numbers
  • Pennsylvania ALS and BLS protocols
  • GPS navigation to hospitals/landing zones
  • EMS medication references
  • Burn percentage calculator
  • APGAR scoring
Features
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When every minute counts, the Penn Rescue application provides pre-hospital personnel with the tools they need to save lives in seconds. Don’t waste time scrolling through your phone searching for numbers, references or directions. Penn Medicine invites you to access Penn Rescue, an app for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region. The ability of the pre-hospital provider to care for the critically ill or injured is crucial to the outcome of the patient. We realize the importance of that “golden hour” and designed the app with the pre-hospital provider in mind. Penn Rescue is a reference tool to allow for immediate access to Regional Medical Command numbers, Pennsylvania ALS and BLS protocols, as well as GPS functionality to help locate and navigate to the closest appropriate hospital / trauma center or pre-designated helicopter landing zone. The app is an essential toolkit that contains important EMS references including EMS medications, APGAR scoring, frequently referenced telephone numbers, a burn percentage calculator and more. The Penn Rescue app can assist EMS personnel to efficiently reference patient care tools, expedite medical command contact, identify the nearest medical facilities, and provide navigation directions to the closest appropriate hospital or landing zone. Penn Medicine is committed to the community and those who serve it. Penn Rescue plans to provide updates about upcoming EMS continuing educational opportunities and in a future update will allow for requests for follow up.

Screenshots

EMS Pro3 screens
Penn Rescue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EMS Pro at 4.6 against Penn Rescue's 4.3. EMS Pro also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EMS Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of EMS Pro's written reviews are positive against 75% of Penn Rescue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMS Pro ships an update every 3 months, Penn Rescue every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
EMS Pro versus Penn Rescue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMS ProPenn Rescue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better4.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB47 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLehigh Valley Health NetworkThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

Customer experience

EMS Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Penn Rescue

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

EMS Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Penn Rescue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EMS Pro free?
EMS Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Penn Rescue free?
Penn Rescue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EMS Pro or Penn Rescue?
EMS Pro is rated higher. EMS Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Penn Rescue averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do EMS Pro or Penn Rescue have ads?
Neither EMS Pro nor Penn Rescue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EMS Pro or Penn Rescue?
EMS Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Penn Rescue every 4 months. Most recently, EMS Pro was updated on June 7, 2026 and Penn Rescue on July 7, 2026.

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