Comparison

BLOCKJOCKS vs Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide

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

Head to head
About

BLOCKJOCKS

This app provides a comprehensive library of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia educational videos for medical professionals. It offers free and premium content, including instructional videos, webinars, and expert lectures, with offline viewing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Over 130 instructional videos
  • High definition procedures and webinars
  • Offline video downloads
  • Chromecast and AirPlay support
  • Continue watching feature
  • Add to My List feature
  • Community commenting
Features
Currently charting
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The premiere source for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia educational videos The BLOCKJOCKS app is presented by blockjocks.com, the premiere source for free and premium ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia educational videos. BLOCKJOCKS gives anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists (CRNA), anesthesia residents, and medical students the tools they need to understand and perform simple and complex nerve block techniques to control pain and provide anesthesia and analgesia for orthopedic surgery and other surgical procedures. • Login with your existing BLOCKJOCKS account or create a new subscription within the app. Enjoy our free videos, or for complete premium video library access pay a monthly (VIP-monthly) or a yearly (VIP-annual) subscription with a 7-day free trial, auto-renewing monthly or annually. With a BLOCKJOCKS VIP subscription, you will receive: • Over 130 ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia instructional videos, including high definition procedures, webinars, and the VIP Lecture Series highlighting regional anesthesia expert block jocks from around the world. • Automatically beam videos from your phone to your Chromecast or AirPlay enabled devices • No Internet required! Download videos to watch offline, or stream videos with WiFi, 3G or 4G • "Continue Watching" feature to pick up your video where you last left off • "Add to My List" feature to keep a list of your favorite BLOCKJOCKS videos • Comment on videos with the rest of the international regional anesthesia community • Tell your colleagues about your favorite videos with Twitter, Facebook, texts, and email, right in the app BLOCKJOCKS aims to complement other excellent unaffiliated online resources for regional anaesthesia education including ASRA, ESRA Academy, Block GuRU, NYSORA, Sonosite SonoAccess, and The ABA MOCA Minute. Want to be a BLOCKJOCK too? Download the app and start your free trial today! To access all features and content you can subscribe to BLOCKJOCKS on a monthly or yearly basis with an auto-renewing subscription right inside the app.* Pricing can vary by region and will be confirmed before purchase in the app. In app subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of their cycle. * All payments will be paid through your iTunes Account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24-hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited upon payment. Cancellations are incurred by disabling auto-renewal. Terms of Service: https://www.blockjocks.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.blockjocks.com/privacy

About

Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide

A comprehensive, easy-to-read reference guide for nurse anesthetists, students, and clinicians. It covers general anesthesia, obstetrics, pediatrics, regional anesthesia, and medication charts, with updated information on complications and monitoring.

Highlights
  • Concise anesthesia information
  • General, obstetrics, pediatrics anesthesia
  • Regional anesthesia and medication charts
  • Updated anesthetic complications
  • Intraoperative monitoring
  • SmartSearch technology
Features
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. An in-App purchase is required to unlock all content. Easy to read, a quick reference guide that covers all the details of providing anesthesia. Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide: A Resource for Students and Clinicians, Third Edition provides easy-to-use and concise information that nurse anesthetists working in the operating room need to know. It includes general anesthesia principles, obstetrics, pediatrics, regional anesthesia, and medication charts. Completely updated and revised, the Third Edition provides additional information on anesthetic complications, intraoperative monitoring, expanded content on positioning ramifications and nerve injury, an updated pharmacology chapter, new peripheral nerve blocks, and additional math and pulmonary/cardiac formulas. 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. Content licensed from printed ISBN 10: 1284115143 Content licensed from printed ISBN 13: 9781284115147 SUBSCRIPTION : Please choose an auto renewable subscription plan to receive content access & continuous updates. Your subscription automatically renews as per your plan, so you always have the latest content. Yearly auto-renewing payments - $49.99 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 & 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 508-299-30000 Privacy Policy-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Editor(s): Lynn Fitzgerald Macksey, RN, MSN, CRNA Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Screenshots

BLOCKJOCKS4 screens
Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BLOCKJOCKS at none against Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide's shown. BLOCKJOCKS also leads on chart position (#186 vs unranked). Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. BLOCKJOCKS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $37.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for BLOCKJOCKS against 4.7 for Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96 and 79 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLOCKJOCKS ships an update every 4 months, Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
BLOCKJOCKS versus Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLOCKJOCKSNurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (96 ratings) — better4.7 (79 ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings96 — better79
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB47 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBLOCKJOCKS.COM LLCSkyscape Medpresso Inc

Customer experience

BLOCKJOCKS

All ratings95 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide

All ratings79 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BLOCKJOCKS

Subscriptions2
  • BLOCKJOCKS Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • BLOCKJOCKS Subscription7 Days trial$169.991 Year
5 purchases

Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide

Subscriptions4
  • 25% Off - Limited Period Offer$37.491 Year
  • 20% Off - Limited Period Offer$39.991 Year
  • 15% Off - Limited Period Offer$42.491 Year
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  • Nurse Anesthesia Pkt Guide 1Y$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide$46.99

Questions

Is BLOCKJOCKS free?
BLOCKJOCKS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide free?
Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BLOCKJOCKS or Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide?
BLOCKJOCKS is rated higher. BLOCKJOCKS averages 4.8 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide averages 4.7 from 79 ratings.
Do BLOCKJOCKS or Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide have ads?
Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide shows ads; BLOCKJOCKS does not.
Which is updated more often, BLOCKJOCKS or Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide?
BLOCKJOCKS ships an update every 4 months, and Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide every 6 months. Most recently, BLOCKJOCKS was updated on November 6, 2026 and Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide on November 6, 2026.

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