# Vargo Anesthesia Mega App — user reviews > 64 indexed App Store user reviews of Vargo Anesthesia Mega App by Vargo Anesthesia Inc, rated 4.70/5 from 174 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vargo-anesthesia-mega-app/id791467318/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vargo-anesthesia-mega-app/id791467318.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 147 · 4★ 12 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (19 of 64) ### 5/5 — Very Useful App *2022-11-21, version 8.64* This App is wonderful for both anesthesia residents and practicing anesthesia providers. It has pertinent calculators, quick references for rarely used drugs, specific case tips, and refreshers for obstetric and cardiac anesthesia topics. Worth the buy, especially for students. ### 5/5 — Great app! *2022-11-20* I have been using this app since I was in anesthesia school. I graduated 2018 and still use it when I need clarification on dosages, procedures etc.. very helpful! I had an issue with the app matt responded in minutes and fixed the issue promptly. Highly Recommend! ### 5/5 — Gold standard in Anesthesia *2022-11-20, version 8.64* There’s no other Anesthesia related app that compares. Regardless of being a SRNA, CRNA, AA, or Anesthesiologist; this app is the gold standard for utilization. Drug dosing and case set up have helped me enormously as a student and further prepared me once I was working independently. An absolute must have. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2022-11-02, version 8.61* The app is great!! Worth every penny and should be on everyone’s phone in the field! Great resource with tons of updates often!! ### 5/5 — Review *2022-10-06* Very easy to use. It is a great resource and I even used it as a bedside nurse to double check standard drug dosages when traveling to facilities that used different NMBs. It is quick and easy to access and has loads of information. They also recently added case tips which is awesome. Would recommend to any SRNA/CRNA and even bedside nurses who are travelers or switch types of units frequently who need to easily refresh on drug dosages and/or classes. It is a one time purchase. Some of the best money I have ever spent. ### 5/5 — A MUST-HAVE APP FOR SRNAs! *2022-10-04* This app is like a gold mine for SRNAs. It is the best resource you will use as a student and probably for the rest of your career as a CRNA. It has everything you could possibly want to look up whether that is to review information, learn new anesthesia stuff, or get insight on how you might want to perform a new case. All information included also has APA- cited references at the bottom, too. The user interface is clean, neat, and organized. It has a search feature that is quick to display results, and it has tabs that allow for ease of finding what you want. If you look at past reviews for anything less than 5 stars, it’s for things people want changed, updated, or improved. Each time, Vargo added the request in an update. For example, you can add your own notes which is extremely helpful. The app is frequently updated with new information or other features to make a continuously better experience for you. Plus, no additional monthly subscription fee and no data tracking. What more could you ask for? Overall, it is an amazing little tool on your phone that you can take wherever you go. It’s something you will use in school and something you will use for the rest of your career, so it is 100% worth it. I would highly suggest this app for any SRNA! ### 5/5 — Great app! But please… *2022-09-29, version 8.58* Please add a highlighting option! Otherwise great app! ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2022-09-25, version 8.58* This is an amazing app for any anesthesia provider. I have been using it for years, and it is very helpful.Furthermore, the customer service is excellent. I highly recommend this for any anesthesia provider. ### 5/5 — Great resource *2022-07-01, version 8.48* This app has been great to have as a backup resource if there is a case I haven’t done in awhile and would like to review. Customer service has always been very prompt and helpful. Highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Must have anesthesia App! *2022-06-10* This app is a necessity as an anesthesia professional. Really like how easy it is to use and covers almost every case I’ve tried to look up. They also have the greatest customer service I have ever dealt with! All around really amazing app, you won’t be disappointed! ### 5/5 — Must have app! *2022-06-04* This app has been incredibly helpful, especially when placed in a case that I had not done in a while. The developer also updates the app on a regular basis, ie. recently adding cheat sheets that can be downloaded in seconds. And finally the customer service is outstanding. I have had this app for a few years, and the developer responds immediately when I have an issue. Definitely a must have in your anesthesia “library”. ### 5/5 — Amazing App! *2022-06-02* Extremely useful app that is constantly being updated! New search functions allow easy access to tons of information. All with top notch customer service! Highly reccomend! ### 5/5 — Great resource! *2022-05-31* OMG.. this is such a great resource. I utilize this app in my every day practice. It’s such a great refresher especially cases you haven’t done in a while and drugs you haven’t given in a long time. I believe every anesthesia provider should have this tool in your phone. It’s easy accessible and VERY informative. DEF A MUST HAVE!!!! ### 5/5 — The best anesthesia app *2022-05-06, version 8.37* Vargo is the best app for all things anesthesia. I would highly recommend!!! ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2022-05-03* I’ve been a loyal user of this app for many years.. it has such helpful information, and always up to date, for on the spot needs or as a nice refresher during downtime reading. Great customer service as well with fast response time. Love this app! ### 5/5 — Best App in Anesthesia *2022-04-30, version 8.37* This app has the complete library of tools you need in Anesthesia. Up-to-date, evolving information and a quick search function to find anything in the app. The best reference to have in your pocket on a daily basis! ### 5/5 — A CRNA/SRNA must have! *2022-04-29, version 8.37* This is the app you wished you had as a student, and if you are … hit download now 😊 great for quickly looking up the quick facts you have to dust off in your memory. Awesome cheat sheets and organized info.Perfect pocket reference, highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Helpful easy to follow anesthesia tool *2022-04-22, version 8.35* A helpful tool for quick references in anesthesia management, easy to follow, user-friendly as well. Thank you for this handy gem! ### 5/5 — The BEST app! *2022-04-13, version 8.35* All inclusive, so much information on her presented in a straightforward manner. Thee pediatric sections are a staple reference for my pediatric days! Can’t say enough good things about this app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not as helpful as it claims to be *2026-05-03, version 9.47* Is missing a ton of different cases, and some of the cases it does have only have a couple sentences of information. Not a thorough or detailed app and definitely not worth 100$ ### 2/5 — Pediatrics *2019-11-01, version 7.75* Pediatric equipment and tables is non functional. Specifically purchased for pediatrics. ### 3/5 — good, not great (room to improve) *2021-12-01* IMPROVE: Would like to see a uniform format throughout the entire app. This app is not always comprehensive & has varying formats (which equate to difficulty of use). For example, under Case Tips it will have certain information for one type of surgery, then leave that same information out on another type of similar surgery. Additionally, it will contain drug information on one medication, but on another drug the format will be different & some information will be missing. It’s a good app, but not a great app. They have some room to improve to make it a “great” app. **Developer response:** Hi and thank you for your review. You are correct. Since then, we have implemented a universal search engine to link together similar related searches, especially with drugs found in different categories within the app. ### 3/5 — Long time user *2021-09-03* I have used this app for years. It has always been great and pointed me in the right direction. However, this new layout is really getting to me. Much more choppy and less aesthetically pleasing than before. It reminds me of how applications use to behave on the original App Store over 10 years ago. I’m not a fan at all and wish I could switch back to how it was. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. We have now added a universal search engine that now gives you access to all the files throughout the app with ease. Hope you like it. ### 3/5 — Ideal body weight *2021-02-26, version 8.11* Why change the height to cm? Most of these EMRs give height in feet and inches. ### 3/5 — Pediatric equipment and table *2019-10-31, version 7.75* Where has all the kilogram age information had gone since the last update? Every single category is now blank? This is one of the most essential tools from this app? Could you please answer ? ### 3/5 — Pedi weight based *2019-10-28, version 7.75* I’m unable to see weight based pedi tables drugs etc. what happened?? ### 3/5 — Case tips not working *2019-10-07, version 7.72* When I first downloaded this app, it worked great and the case tips tab worked. After one week, it seems like the app updated and now I can’t even open the case tips. Everything else in the app works great but the case tips is greyed out. ### 3/5 — Decent app but has its flaws *2019-08-08* Every time I update this app I lose all my notes. I see the memo about backing up all notes outside of the app, but this should be a “just Incase” not every time the app updates. The notes section is pointless to even have because in a few months updates will wipe them clean. Also missing some simple cases, even stuff that used to be there for instance tracheostomy yields nothing. **Developer response:** Thank you for input.  It has now been rebuilt and corrected. All notes will now be stored on a Google data base for both the IOSand Droid version. As for the missing "Tracheostomy" case tips file, It has been re-added. It appears the programmer accidentally deleted it because he thought it was a duplicate file. There is now more than 600 procedures and we keep adding more. Feel free to contact us on which basic procedure you feel is missing and we will add it. ### 3/5 — Provides great info but UI is wack on iPad *2019-05-01, version 7.52* Having issues fitting the screen in landscape mode. Doesn’t scroll properly and the anticoag section wont load. It’ll just highlight what i click but wont actually open it. I have to go to the “categories” and search for the drugs there instead of looking them up directly by name. App needs some DEV work. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My go to for case planning! *2026-07-21* As a SRNA, case planning and mid case questions from preceptors can both be daunting but Vargo has saved me countless times. Easy accessible to reference vs. having to search through thousands of textbook pages on your phone. So appreciative of the easy design, detailed information and comprehensive coverage the Vargo app provides. Thank you!! ### 5/5 — New emergency section at top of page *2026-06-29, version 9.51* Well done on the highlighted emergency drug section on the front page. ### 5/5 — Worth every penny *2026-06-28, version 9.51* Incredible, comprehensive resource for SRNA’s and CRNA’s alike. ### 5/5 — A Need For SRNAs! *2026-06-15* I am an SRNA and utilize this app daily at clinical. It has helped me to feel more confident in room set and generally know what to expect with each case (especially as I am still learning). Additionally, their customer service and family-owned values make this such a worthwhile purchase: originally I bought this app on the Play Store but my phone broke less than a month after buying it. I was able to get in contact with them and they reimbursed my payment for the App Store after switching phones. Thanks for empowering SRNAs and helping so many learn about the amazing science of anesthesia! ### 5/5 — Useful resource *2026-05-26, version 9.49* Uses throughout school and clinical rotations. has been very reliable with up-to-date information from the most notable anesthesia textbooks ### 5/5 — Love this Mega App! *2026-05-24* It has everything I needed for anesthesia school! In-depth adult & peds. case tips, weight based med tables, epidurals, regional blocks, all these apps combined into a huge app! I also like that the app contains input from various CRNAs and anesthesiologists that practice in specialized areas…so many resources. This is my go-to anesthesia app and I highly recommend this app to all anesthesia providers! ### 5/5 — Best Anesthesia App! *2026-05-24* I bought this app several years ago as an anesthesia resident during Vargo’s annual sale and it was so worth every penny! I purchased several apps in preparation for anesthesia school, but the Vargo app was used everyday in preparation for clinical and when faced with unfamiliar cases. It is still the app I turn to as a nurse anesthesiologist. ### 5/5 — Love the app!! *2026-01-30, version 9.42* Can we get an update with a tidal volume calculator?? ### 5/5 — Nice app *2022-12-01, version 8.64* My favorite anesthesia app. Would be great if you could add few more things such as: 1) regional/ blocks section 2) local anesthetic mixture max dose 3) ERAS protocols Thank you for all your hard work ### 5/5 — Don’t hesitate! Just buy it! *2022-11-26* I’ve been using this app since I was a SRNA in 2016. It’s a must have as a student but I still find myself using it when I’m in cases I don’t do very often. I love the pediatrics dosages by weight when I’m in a pinch. The OB section and the calculations section are super helpful. It’s basically anything you need to know about anesthesia in the palm of your hand. I would rate higher than 5 stars if it would let me! Thanks Vargo! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*