Comparison

ESC (Journals) vs NCD Academy

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

Head to head
About

ESC (Journals)

Access and read leading cardiology journals offline on your iOS device. Download issues, save favorite articles, take notes, and share content. Includes a search feature and a podcast.

Highlights
  • Offline journal access
  • Download issues
  • Bookmark articles
  • Add notes to articles
  • In-app search
  • Share articles
  • Listen to podcast
Features
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About the app The ESC (European Society of Cardiology) Journals app from Oxford University Press enables you to read your favourite cardiology journals both online and offline on your iOS device (provided you have a relevant personal subscription, institutional subscription, or society membership). You can: • download issues when you’re online, so that you can read them whether you’re connected to the Internet or not • view the tables of contents for issues when you’re online, whether you have downloaded them yet or not • easily read issues from cover to cover by swiping through articles • download and read advance articles (published ahead of print) • download and read the PDF version of an article • use the in-app search feature • bookmark your favourite articles • add your own notes to articles • share articles by email or on social media • listen to the European Heart Journal podcast About the journals • European Heart Journal publishes the highest-quality material, both clinical and scientific, on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine. It includes articles related to research findings, technical evaluations, and reviews. • European Heart Journal Supplements publishes supplements to the European Heart Journal. Supplements published are often abstract books to key cardiology conferences or focus issues. • EP-Europace aims to provide an avenue of communication for top-quality original scientific work and reviews in the fields of arrhythmias, pacing, and cellular electrophysiology. • Cardiovascular Research is the international journal of the European Society of Cardiology publishing basic and translational research enhancing insight in cardiovascular disease mechanisms and the perspective for innovation. • European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging publishes research of the highest quality from all areas of cardiovascular imaging including echocardiography, magnetic resonance, computed tomography, nuclear, and invasive imaging. • European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy is an international, English language, peer-reviewed journal with a specific focus on clinical cardiovascular pharmacology. • European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes publishes high-quality, original, electronic health record and prognosis research from the scientific community, focusing on quality of care as it affects cardiovascular outcomes at hospital, regional, national, and international level. • European Heart Journal – Case Reports is an international, online-only, fully open access journal that publishes high-quality, educationally valuable case reports, images, and quality improvement projects in all aspects of cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. The journals are published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) by Oxford University Press. The ESC publishes fourteen journals, eight of which are published by Oxford University Press. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.

About

NCD Academy

This app provides essential education for frontline health workers on managing non-communicable diseases, starting with cardiovascular disease. It aims to empower professionals to better address the global burden of these conditions.

Highlights
  • NCD management education
  • Cardiovascular disease focus
  • Empowering frontline health workers
  • Risk factor management
  • Global health burden reduction
Features
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Reducing the global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) depends on frontline health workers who are empowered and equipped to manage risk factors in patients. NCD Academy aims to address this need through education on the group of NCDs that place the greatest burden on mortality and morbidity, starting with cardiovascular disease (CVD) given its rank as the leading cause of death.

Screenshots

ESC (Journals)4 screens
NCD Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NCD Academy at 4.9 against ESC (Journals)'s 2.0. NCD Academy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). ESC (Journals)'s advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 90%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NCD Academy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NCD Academy has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of ESC (Journals)'s written reviews are positive against 90% of NCD Academy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESC (Journals) ships an update every 5 months, NCD Academy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ESC (Journals) versus NCD Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESC (Journals)NCD Academy
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better90.0% of reviews
Number of ratings121 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB28 MB
Age rating+1217+
DeveloperOxford University PressAmerican College of Cardiology

Customer experience

ESC (Journals)

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NCD Academy

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ESC (Journals)

No in-app purchases

None

NCD Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESC (Journals) free?
ESC (Journals) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NCD Academy free?
NCD Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ESC (Journals) or NCD Academy?
NCD Academy is rated higher. ESC (Journals) averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while NCD Academy averages 4.9 from 21 ratings.
Do ESC (Journals) or NCD Academy have ads?
ESC (Journals) shows ads; NCD Academy does not.
Which is updated more often, ESC (Journals) or NCD Academy?
ESC (Journals) ships an update every 5 months, and NCD Academy every 2 months. Most recently, ESC (Journals) was updated on November 4, 2026 and NCD Academy on November 3, 2026.

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