Comparison

RACE Scale vs NeuroED

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RACE Scale

This application calculates the RACE scale, a prehospital stroke severity assessment tool. It aids in predicting large vessel occlusions in suspected acute stroke patients, facilitating timely management and transfer during a Stroke Code. The tool is designed for rapid neurological assessment in critical situations where time is of the essence.

Highlights
  • Calculates RACE scale for stroke severity
  • Predicts large vessel occlusion
  • Aids prehospital neurological assessment
  • Facilitates patient management and transfer
  • Supports Stroke Code protocols
Features
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RACE Scale (Rapid Arterial oCclusion Evaluation) Application designed to calculate the RACE scale, a prehospital stroke severity scale that predicts, in a simple and reliable way, the presence of a large vessel occlusion in patients with suspected acute stroke. It is intended for the initial prehospital neurological assessment within the Stroke Code protocol, with the aim of facilitating patient management and transfer, where time is critical (Time is brain).

About

NeuroED

Features
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Current guidelines of the Neurological University Hospital Bern for treatment in the neurological emergency department and neurological intensive care unit. The goal is to provide up-to-date emergency guidelines regarding stroke and neurology for learning and/or emergency situations of hospitals in your pocket. These guidelines are used by the University Hospital of Bern for neurological intensive care. To summarise: • Guidelines emergency • Guidelines stroke • Guidelines neurology • Guidelines neurological emergency • Guidelines neurological ICU The content includes three guidelines that are also available as PDFs: • Stroke guidelines of the Bern Stroke Network • Stroke guidelines for children of the Bern Stroke Network • Neuro Pocket The comprehensive content includes, among others: • Detailed stroke guidelines for the treatment of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes in adults and children • Coma • Intracranial pressure • Hypoxic encephalopathy • Status epilepticus • NORSE/FIRES (New Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus/ Febrile Infection Related Epilepsy Syndrome) • TLOC (Transient Loss of Consciousness) • Infectious and autoimmune encephalitis • ICANS/CRES (Immune Effector Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome/Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell-related Encephalopathy Syndrome) • ICI (Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor)-related neurotoxicity • Toxic syndromes • Electrolyte disturbances • SREAT (Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis) • PRES (Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome) • Functional neurological disorders • Amnesia/TGA (Transient Global Amnesia) • Delirium • Headaches • Movement disorders • Cranial nerve palsies • Dizziness • Peripheral nerve deficits • Guillain-Barré syndrome • Myasthenia gravis and crisis Illustrations provided freely for non-commercial purposes.

Screenshots

RACE Scale4 screens
NeuroED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NeuroED at every 3 weeks against RACE Scale's every 8 months. NeuroED also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RACE Scale ships an update every 8 months, NeuroED every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RACE Scale versus NeuroED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRACE ScaleNeuroED
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB80 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i PujolChristian Buchner

In-app purchases

None

RACE Scale

No in-app purchases

None

NeuroED

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RACE Scale free?
RACE Scale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NeuroED free?
NeuroED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RACE Scale or NeuroED have ads?
Neither RACE Scale nor NeuroED shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RACE Scale or NeuroED?
RACE Scale ships an update every 8 months, and NeuroED every 3 weeks. Most recently, RACE Scale was updated on October 17, 2026 and NeuroED on October 9, 2026.

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