Offline emergency apps,
compared honestly.
Every number below was pulled from the live App Store and every name links to its real listing — check us. We included the places where the other apps beat us, because they do, and you should know where.
Checked on: August 13, 2026 · Prices/ratings = U.S. App Store
| App | Price | Ratings | Updated | What it's actually for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nothing Loads (this one) | Free + $19.99 once | no ratings yet | 2026-08-13 | Household emergencies, fully on-device: 28 guides, panic mode, offline search, family vault. Works in Airplane Mode — verifiable in five seconds. Launched yesterday: zero ratings so far, and we say so. |
| First Aid: American Red Cross | Free | 4.7★ × 2,230 | 2026-05-11 | The institutional standard for first-aid reference. Deep medical content, quizzes, and the Red Cross name behind it. |
| Emergency: Severe Weather App | Free | 4.8★ × 7,355 | 2026-07-27 | Real-time severe-weather alerts and shelter info from the Red Cross. Alerts are the before-the-storm job — they need a signal. |
| FEMA | Free | 3.7★ × 1,025 | 2026-06-01 | The official FEMA app: preparedness info, real-time alerts, disaster resources and recovery assistance. |
| ReadyPlan: Crisis Planner | Free | 4.7★ × 45 | 2026-05-13 | Emergency planning tools — step-by-step plans tailored to potential crises. |
| SAS Survival Guide (Lite + full via IAP) | Free + IAP | 3.6★ × 176 | 2026-03-13 | The classic million-copy wilderness manual as an app. Deepest bushcraft content on this list. |
| Preppr: Learn, Stock, Survive | Free | 4.0★ × 23 | 2024-11-06 | All-in-one prepper companion: learning plus supply stocking. |
| Survival Guide Offline | $19.99 | no ratings yet | 2026-07-09 | Offline maps for every country plus survival lessons — wilderness and off-grid focus. |
| Offline Survival Kit | Free | 4.5★ × 2 | 2026-08-11 | Wilderness and emergency reference, fully offline — hiking/camping orientation. |
Where the others win
Pedigree and track record. The American Red Cross first-aid app has a 4.7 rating across thousands of reviews and an institution behind it; we launched yesterday and have none. Alerts. FEMA and the Red Cross Emergency app deliver real-time official warnings — that's the before-the-storm job, it needs a signal, and they do it well. Wilderness depth. The SAS Survival Guide is the deepest bushcraft manual on a phone. If your emergencies happen on a trail, start there.
What Nothing Loads is for
The house at 3 AM. Most apps in this table are wilderness manuals or alert channels. Nothing Loads is built for household emergencies after the grid fails: the outage's first hour, the fridge clock, questionable water, the gas smell, the CO alarm — with panic mode (one giant step per screen, screen stays awake), offline search, and an on-device vault for your family's own rally points and shutoffs.
- The pledge: life-safety guides — severe bleeding, CPR, choking, house fire, gas, CO, tornado — are free for everyone, forever. No purchase gates them.
- The proof: flip on Airplane Mode; everything still works. There is no server.
- The privacy label: Data Not Collected. No accounts, ads, analytics, or tracking.
- The price: free; one $19.99 purchase for every pack, ever — no subscription.
Honest advice: keep an alerts app and an offline kit. Alerts warn you before. Nothing Loads is for after — when your phone works and nothing loads.
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