Comparison

CrCl vs ESC CVD Risk Calculation

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

Head to head
About

CrCl

Features
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The Creatinine Clearance Calculator allows quick and simple estimation of the renal function of patients using the Cockcroft-Gault equation, this application is aimed exclusively at health professionals. • The equation was published in 1976 and has been routinely used in the adjustment of drug doses. • It was developed to assess creatinine clearance from a population of 236 adult individuals, with an average creatinine clearance value of 72.7 mL / min • To obtain the equation a regression analysis was used in which the serum creatinine concentration, age and weight. The user is responsible for the use of the app once installed on their device.

About

ESC CVD Risk Calculation

This app provides healthcare professionals with calculators to assess individual cardiovascular risk for primary and secondary prevention. It offers multiple scoring systems to guide the selection of the most adapted calculator for patient risk estimation. Patient data is not stored within the application.

Highlights
  • Cardiovascular risk assessment calculators
  • SCORE2, SCORE2-OP, SCORE2-Diabetes
  • ASCVD, SMART, SMART-REACH
  • DIAL, LIFE-CVD calculators
  • Guidance on calculator selection
  • Patient data not stored
Features
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The ESC CVD Risk Calculation App is designed for healthcare professionals. It provides calculators assessing individual cardiovascular risk. It includes calculators for primary and secondary prevention in various populations: 1. SCORE2 2. SCORE2-OP 3. SCORE2-Diabetes 4. ASCVD 5. SMART 6. SMART-REACH* 7. DIAL* 8. LIFE-CVD* * Available online on U-Prevent (Internet connection required) The ESC CVD Risk Calculation App is available in English. It provides guidance to the most adapted calculator for your patient, and provides an estimation of cardiovascular risk. Of note, patient data are not stored in the App. This application is only for informative use and is not intended to provide therapeutic support or diagnosis assistance. This Application is powered by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), based upon the source codes of the U-Prevent webtool, a concept developed by University Medical Center Utrecht, redesigned and owned by ORTEC. The SCORE2, SCORE2-OP and SCORE2-Diabetes calculators were developed in collaboration with the ESC Cardiovascular Risk Collaboration unit. The Application has recently been updated in the framework of the EAPC IMPLEMENT Programme (2023) which was supported by Novo Nordisk in the form of an educational grant. The sponsor did not have any involvement or influence on the features nor on the scientific content within the Application.

Screenshots

CrCl2 screens
ESC CVD Risk Calculation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CrCl at every 5 months against ESC CVD Risk Calculation's every 12 months. CrCl also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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

CrCl ships an update every 5 months, ESC CVD Risk Calculation every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CrCl versus ESC CVD Risk Calculation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrClESC CVD Risk Calculation
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—33 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUIT Ciudad RealESC - European Society of Cardiology

In-app purchases

None

CrCl

No in-app purchases

None

ESC CVD Risk Calculation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrCl free?
CrCl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ESC CVD Risk Calculation free?
ESC CVD Risk Calculation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CrCl or ESC CVD Risk Calculation have ads?
Neither CrCl nor ESC CVD Risk Calculation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrCl or ESC CVD Risk Calculation?
CrCl ships an update every 5 months, and ESC CVD Risk Calculation every 12 months. Most recently, CrCl was updated on October 11, 2026 and ESC CVD Risk Calculation on October 24, 2026.

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