ACG Mobile vs ASH Practice Guidelines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACG Mobile
Access presentations, speaker details, and event resources for select ACG Regional events. View presentation slides, draw and highlight directly on them, and take notes that are saved online.
- Browse presentations
- View speaker details
- Access event resources
- Highlight and draw on slides
- Take notes on slides
- Online note saving
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**** FOR ATTENDEES ONLY **** The ACG Mobile mobile application allows you to browse through presentations, speaker details and other resources from select ACG Regional events. Presentation slides are also available for many of the sessions. You can draw and highlight directly on the slides using your finger, and you can take notes adjacent each slide. All your notes are saved online and can be accessed through your online personal summary.
ASH Practice Guidelines
Access comprehensive recommendations and rationales for hematology guidelines. Includes tools for clinical decision-making and links to related resources.
- Access all ASH published guideline recommendations
- Rationales for each recommendation
- Benefits and harms analysis
- Links to published guideline manuscripts
- Access to ASH Choosing Wisely lists
- Links to ASH Pocket Guides app
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The ASH Practice Guidelines app provides easy access to every recommendation from all guidelines published by the American Society of Hematology (ASH), including rational for each recommendation and benefits and harms associated with each recommended course of action. The app currently includes guidelines covering venous thromboembolism (VTE), sickle cell anemia (SCD), and immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). The app also provides access to other tools and resources designed to aid in clinical decision-making, including links to the published guideline manuscripts, ASH Choosing Wisely lists, the ASH Consult a Colleague program, and the ASH Pocket Guides app. The app also includes links other tools and resources designed to aid in clinical decision-making, including to the published guideline manuscripts, ASH’s Choosing Wisely-related content, and the ASH Pocket Guides app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ASH Practice Guidelines at 5.0 against ACG Mobile's 4.6. ASH Practice Guidelines also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). ACG Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (991 vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ASH Practice Guidelines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACG Mobile has 991 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ACG Mobile ships an update every 3 months, ASH Practice Guidelines every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACG Mobile | ASH Practice Guidelines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (991 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 991 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American College of Gastroenterology | American Society of Hematology |
Customer experience
ACG Mobile
ASH Practice Guidelines
Bugs and requests
ACG Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent login issues and getting kicked out of lectures
- Glitchy and crashing often
- Slow and limited functionality
Requested features
2 requests- Access to clinical guidelines for non-members
- Faster slide downloads, especially during conferences
ASH Practice Guidelines
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ACG Mobile
No in-app purchases
ASH Practice Guidelines
No in-app purchases
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