eICS vs Emergency Response Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eICS
Manage emergency situations and facilitate effective responses with a proven subset of incident command tools. Perform critical tasks, update objectives, and communicate with team members from any location. Information is immediately available to keep everyone connected and informed.
- Manage incidents
- Assign ICS positions
- Track candidate availability
- Respond with availability and ETA
- View and add event log entries
- Update objectives
- Send messages
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With the eICS app, you can perform critical tasks using a proven subset of incident command tools to manage emergency situations and facilitate an effective response from wherever you are when a crisis arises. According to your roles and permissions, you can: • Create, update, and manage incidents • Enter command center and other location details • Assign ICS positions and track candidate availability • Respond with availability, location and ETA • View and add event log entries • Update objectives • Create, view, filter, and send messages to one or more recipients • Assign priorities to messages, add messages to the event log, and attach photos • Access Coordinated Response add-on features Information entered in the app is immediately available in the eICS solution to keep everyone up-to-date and connected through the command or emergency operations center. About eICS eICS is a web-based operations and emergency management solution that facilitates planning for, responding to and recovering from minor disruptions and major disasters. eICS provides the tools necessary for the most effective response, as well as the means to complete reporting and comply with NRF, NEMSIS, HICS, NIMS and other accrediting agency standards. A valid account is required to access this Juvare solution. Learn more at www.juvare.com.
Emergency Response Manager
This app helps search and rescue organizations manage, communicate, and coordinate resources and information during missions. It allows members to receive alerts, respond, navigate, and access vital information like contact details and certifications. Users can also be tracked in the field for enhanced safety.
- Mission alert notifications
- Resource management
- Real-time data for decision making
- Customizable user profiles
- Location tracking
- Contact and certification information
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The official Emergency Response Manager (ERM) app for iPhone phones and tablets to be used in conjunction with the Emergency Response Manager system. As part of a real-time managing system, the app has been providing SAR organizations a platform to Manage, Communicate, and Coordinate resources and information flow during search and rescue missions since 2015. Mission Management Overview: Passive Resource Management Alert and activate resources Real time data for decision making and risk management Detailed information to understand the big picture Product Highlights: Enables organization members to receive mission alerts, respond and navigate to the staging area. Provides a customizable platform to help users link to resources, organization contact information, certification status, and much more. Tracking feature allows user to be tracked when responding to an alert and to additionally be tracked in the field. User has option to turn off tracking if desired.
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Verdict
eICS and Emergency Response Manager both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Emergency Response Manager's written reviews are positive against 0% of eICS's. Emergency Response Manager also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for eICS against 5.0 for Emergency Response Manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emergency Response Manager has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of eICS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Emergency Response Manager's.
eICS ships an update every 3 months, Emergency Response Manager every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eICS | Emergency Response Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EMSystems LLC | Sean Fawcett |
Customer experience
eICS
Emergency Response Manager
In-app purchases
eICS
No in-app purchases
Emergency Response Manager
No in-app purchases
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