# ESC Pocket Guidelines — user reviews

> 60 indexed App Store user reviews of ESC Pocket Guidelines by ESC - European Society of Cardiology, rated 4.80/5 from 840 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/esc-pocket-guidelines/id683079599/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/esc-pocket-guidelines/id683079599.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 731 · 4★ 81 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 12

## What do users think of ESC Pocket Guidelines?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Practical and handy for clinical use
- 📚 Valuable medical information and guidelines
- ⭐ Excellent content quality
- 🎯 Easy to use interface

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and stability issues
- 🔐 Sign-in system problematic and unnecessary
- 📖 Small font size and poor design readability
- ❌ Missing content topics after updates
- ⚪ Blank white page display issues
- 💼 Pharmaceutical industry sponsorship and advertising
- 📱 Compatibility issues across devices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on iPad and iPhone devices
- Login authentication failures
- White blank page display
- App crashes when opening pathways
- Guidelines not appearing in downloaded folder
- App incompatible with older iOS versions
- Slow and sluggish performance
- Full screen not supported on iPad Mini 6

**Most requested features**

- Update to support iPad Mini 6 resolution
- Include 2023 ESC Congress updates
- Remove or make sign-in optional
- Improve font size and design for better readability
- Add new guidelines (e.g., 2013 stable angina guidelines)

## Newest reviews (10 of 60)

### 3/5 — Problemas para descargar guias

*2026-05-08, version 7.0.2*

Previamente funcionaba super para bajar las guias.. aun hay problemas desde la ultima actualización de la app 
Pero es muy buena app

### 2/5 — Not user-friendly new version

*2026-03-07*

The new version of 2026; is slower and harder to read, you have to download each item manually; there is no interactive table of contents. It is a very tedious version ; the okd ones were easy to Check, ghis update is just horrible, it looks better at first glabce but its just horrible

### 2/5 — Mauvaise mise à jour

*2026-01-08*

Je ne trouve plus les anciens recommandations après cette nouvelle mise à jour.

### 2/5 — Does not work

*2022-10-17*

Unfortunately the dies not work anymore, there is a loading screen ist loading indefinitely

### 2/5 — Unübersichtlich

*2022-08-31*

Die klassischen Pocket-Leitlinien sind übersichtlicher und besser nutzbar.

### 1/5 — Doesn‘t work anymore

*2022-04-23*

Since I changed my iPhone from Model7 to 11pro and installed the newest updates this app starts, the initial screen appears and then disappears/crashed.
Very disappointing. Before it was really good. Hope it would be fixed soon.

### 1/5 — Bad update

*2021-12-26*

Doesn‘t work anymore since the recent update. Please fix this again. I love this app and use it almost daily

### 1/5 — Problème de téléchargement

*2021-12-18*

Je n’arrive pas à télécharger tous les pocket Guidelines

### 4/5 — Please update tomsuuport ipad mini 6 resolution

*2021-10-14*

Great and well needed update. App is not full screen on ipad mini 6 as the update preceeds the release of this tablet. Please update to support this screen resolution thank you!

### 2/5 — Updating not Working

*2021-08-29*

The updating to 2021 guidelines works on iPad but doesn’t working on iPhone

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Not good at all

*2026-03-14*

The new version is really bad in comparison with the old one. I have stopped using it. Slow, content not optimized for smartphone use. A very big step backwards.

### 1/5 — content and technical mismatch

*2026-02-22*

the new version of the App maintains the excellent content but has the technical flaw of an unacceptable slow download of such content

### 1/5 — Download of the guidelines takes forever

*2026-02-19*

Nicht sehr übersichtlich. War vorher viel besser. Und der Download der einzelnen guidelines dauert ewig. Zu langsame Server?

### 1/5 — Mise à jour

*2026-01-22*

Trop lent depuis la mise à jour 
Impossible d’avoir accès au donner rapidement ça prend plus de temps pour charger 
Je préfère l’ancienne version

### 1/5 — New Update is worst

*2026-01-07*

After the new update you will not see a lot of topics (syncope SVT PE etc). In addition to that - reading the guideline has became even tougher due to small font and strange design.

### 1/5 — :s

*2026-01-05*

L ancienne version est meilleure

### 1/5 — It does't work properly

*2025-09-07*

Every time I try to sign in to this App, it gives me a message saying: failed to sign in!
I even changed my password on Escardio.org, but nothing works.
It’s useless without signing in to the account…
I wonder why do you need a sign-in in the first place?

The ACC Guidelines App works very smoothly without the need to sign in!

Please, fix it

### 1/5 — Disturbances

*2025-02-15*

Keeps on disturbing to give review

### 1/5 — Does not proceed

*2023-09-16*

I have installed this app both on my iphone Xsmax and ipad pro 2022, However it just displays a white blank page and cannot use it, why?!

### 1/5 — 2023 Updates Not Available

*2023-08-28*

When will 2023 updates be available? This pocket guideline was promoted after each presentation at the ESC Congress, so surprising to see that the app does not yet include any of the updates.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Best App

*2023-11-06*

Easy

### 5/5 — Amazing app

*2023-09-29*

Really an amazing app

### 5/5 — ESC Pocket Guidelines

*2023-03-22, version 6.2*

Незаменимая информация в карманном формате.

### 5/5 — Suer hilfreich

*2022-12-26*

Einfach, praktisch und hilfreich

### 5/5 — Special thanks

*2022-08-18*

Special thanks for valuable precious information with special app for better practice

### 5/5 — Am besten

*2022-07-17*

Ich habe viel mal benutzt und wie immer hilfreich..

### 5/5 — Very handy

*2021-11-23, version 5.1*

Use the guidelines all the time!

### 5/5 — Failed to sign in

*2021-10-02*

I just downloaded the app on my iPad but I can’t manage to sign in. I’m sure about my login credentials and with each attempt I get the msg “sign in failed

### 5/5 — Amanzing app in your phone

*2021-04-08*

Thank You and God bless

### 5/5 — Excelente

*2020-10-12, version 4.10*

Absolutamente recomendado!!

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