Comparison

Swanton's Cardiology vs Virtual Breviary

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

Head to head
About

Swanton's Cardiology

A concise clinical guide for healthcare professionals and students dealing with cardiac patients. It offers practical information, clear illustrations, and helpful lists, with built-in medical calculators and offline access.

Highlights
  • Concise clinical practice guide
  • Clear illustrations and readability
  • Built-in medical calculators
  • Offline content access
  • SmartSearch technology
  • Updates on cardiomyopathies and heart failure
Features
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. Highly practical, user-friendly resource and learning information which will be of great value to a wide variety of staff working with cardiac patients. This invaluable resource has been highly praised for its readability, conciseness and clear illustrations. Swanton's Cardiology A Concise Guide to Clinical Practice is a highly practical, user-friendly resource and learning information which will be of great value to a wide variety of staff working with cardiac patients. This invaluable resource has been highly praised for its readability, conciseness and clear illustrations. This is an ideal resource for the young consultant cardiologist, trainee cardiology registrar, senior staff nurse or scientific officer. Medical students will find much of value here with information packed in a didactic style, together with helpful lists and tables. This latest update of Swanton's Cardiology A Concise Guide to Clinical Practice is with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates! Key Features * New section on pregnancy in patients with heart disease. * Many sections have been extensively revised, and in particular those on the cardiomyopathies, coronary disease, heart failure, echocardiography and the heart in systemic disease. * A summary of the "At a Glance Guide" for driving in the UK for patients with heart disease is now included in appendix Driving and Cardiovascular Disease in the UK. * Sections on congenital heart disease, pacing and cardiac investigations which fill any gaps in doctors' and nurses' clinical course. * Well referenced with respect to the latest landmark clinical trials. * Highlights frequent dilemmas and difficulties encountered in clinical cardiology. * Provides practical help to doctors, nurses and cardiac scientific officers confronted by typical management problems in the cardiac patient. * No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard to spell medical terms. Calculators * Built-in Medical Calculators: Provide instant access from within clinical topics to the * CHADS2 Scoring System * EuroSCORE * Wells Scoring System for Prediction of Pulmonary Embolism Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 10: 1405178191 Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 13: 978-1405178198 SUBSCRIPTION : Please purchase a yearly auto-renewing subscription to receive content access and available updates. Yearly auto-renewing payments- $99.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author(s): R. H. Swanton, MA, MD, FRCP, FESC, FACC and S. Banerjee, MBChB, MD, MRCP Publisher: John Wiley & Son Inc. and its affiliates

About

Virtual Breviary

Features
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Virtual Breviary app can calculate dosage of heparin and insulin. The app stores anonymous data in the cloud and deploys machine learning algorithms to find the optimal dosage. App is easy to use and ready to integrate into any hospital IT systems through APIs.

Screenshots

Swanton's Cardiology4 screens
Virtual Breviary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Virtual Breviary at none against Swanton's Cardiology's 5. Virtual Breviary also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Swanton's Cardiology sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $74.99 per year. Virtual Breviary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swanton's Cardiology ships an update every 6 months, Virtual Breviary fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Swanton's Cardiology versus Virtual Breviary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwanton's CardiologyVirtual Breviary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSkyscape Medpresso IncIKEM

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Swanton's Cardiology

Subscriptions4
  • 25% Off - Limited Period Offer$74.991 Year
  • 20% Off - Limited Period offer$79.991 Year
  • 15% Off - Limited Period Offer$84.991 Year
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  • Swanton's Cardiology 1Y Sub$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • 6th Ed. Swantons Cardiology$99.99
None

Virtual Breviary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swanton's Cardiology free?
Swanton's Cardiology is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Virtual Breviary free?
Virtual Breviary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swanton's Cardiology or Virtual Breviary have ads?
Swanton's Cardiology shows ads; Virtual Breviary does not.
Which is updated more often, Swanton's Cardiology or Virtual Breviary?
Swanton's Cardiology ships an update every 6 months, and Virtual Breviary fortnightly. Most recently, Swanton's Cardiology was updated on November 2, 2026 and Virtual Breviary on November 3, 2026.

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