Comparison

Mensa Guide vs EcoAPp

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

Head to head
About

Mensa Guide

This medical reference app provides quick access to antimicrobial therapy information. It features interactive navigation, advanced search capabilities, and built-in clinical calculators. Content is continuously updated to reflect the latest medical research and guidelines.

Highlights
  • Interactive word navigation
  • Advanced search functionality
  • Pathogen filtering
  • Built-in clinical calculators
  • Continuously updated content
  • Inline notes and references
Features
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Mensa Guide is a comprehensive antimicrobial reference designed to support optimal therapeutic decision-making in infectious diseases. Content is structured for rapid access to key information, while allowing seamless exploration of additional details through inline notes. • Tap on any word in the text to navigate to another entry, check abbreviations, view explanatory notes, open clinical calculators, or access bibliographic references. • Search directly from almost all screens using clinically relevant criteria, or use full-text search for more specific queries. • Filter and explore more than 800 pathogens according to microbiological and clinical characteristics. • Use built-in calculators to estimate serum antibiotic concentrations, glomerular filtration rate, and many more additional clinical parameters and validated scores. • Rely on continuously updated content, regularly reviewed to reflect evolving resistance patterns, emerging pathogens and antimicrobials, epidemiological trends, and new evidence or treatment guidelines published in leading medical journals. Note: use of the Mensa Guide requires an annual subscription of $19.99 or a monthly subscription of $1.99 (price may vary by region), with a 30-day free trial period. A subscription allows the use of the Mensa Guide on macOS, iPhone and iPad platforms. -- About auto-renewing subscriptions: – An in-app subscription is one month for $1.99 or one year for $19.99. – Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. – Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. – Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period for $1.99 or $19.99. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms & Conditions: http://www.garmenmed.com/terms.html -- Disclaimer: This app is not intended for the general public but for health care professionals. Although we make every effort to ensure that the data is accurate, we are not responsible for any errors or omissions that the app may contain. The application of the information provided in a particular situation remains the sole responsibility of the health care professional. -- We would love to hear your suggestions, recommendations or corrections. Contact us at mensaguide@garmenmed.com

About

EcoAPp

A clinical ultrasound guide for primary care, offering solutions to common doubts and problems. It includes anatomical and pathological images, diagrams, and illustrations for consultation.

Highlights
  • Basic clinical ultrasound guide
  • Solutions to common doubts
  • Anatomical and pathological images
  • Diagrams and illustrations
  • Consultation of measurements and pathology
  • Report template proposals
Features
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* Quick access basic guide oriented to the exercise of clinical ultrasound in primary care. * Compendium of solutions to the main doubts and problems. * Compilation of both anatomical and pathological images, with diagrams and illustrations. * Consultation of measurements, main cuts and pathology. * Tips and proposals for report templates.

Screenshots

Mensa Guide4 screens
EcoAPp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EcoAPp at none against Mensa Guide's 2. Mensa Guide's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (72% vs 50%). On price and ads 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. Mensa Guide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. EcoAPp asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mensa Guide ships an update weekly, EcoAPp every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 2 level
Mensa Guide versus EcoAPp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMensa GuideEcoAPp
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB68 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGARMENMED, SCPFUNDACIO PRIVADA DE ATENCIO PRIMARIA

Customer experience

Mensa Guide

Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative5.6%

EcoAPp

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mensa Guide

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Year
None

EcoAPp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mensa Guide free?
Mensa Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EcoAPp free?
EcoAPp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mensa Guide or EcoAPp have ads?
Neither Mensa Guide nor EcoAPp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mensa Guide or EcoAPp?
Mensa Guide ships an update weekly, and EcoAPp every 4 months. Most recently, Mensa Guide was updated on September 19, 2026 and EcoAPp on June 25, 2026.

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