BLOCKJOCKS vs PediPop Anesthesia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
PediPop Anesthesia
This application helps reduce anxiety in young children during medical procedures by making mask inductions engaging. Children can interact with a virtual balloon, turning a stressful experience into a fun game.
- Decreases anxiety and fear
- Simple to operate
- No Wi-Fi/cell reception needed
- No ads/commercials
- Choice of 4 balloon colors
- Ages 3-7 recommended
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This app is quick and simple to use. Even better, kids love it! Open this app as you're ready to begin your mask induction. Allow the child to pick their favorite balloon color. As the preset video of the balloon begins to play, encourage the child to "play a video game" by having them blow into the mask as they try to pop the balloon. With the inhalational anesthetic flowing, your pediatric patient will soon be slipping into stage II. Recommended for children ages 3-7 years old. Decrease anxiety and fear in your pediatric patient as they undergo the stresses of a mask induction. PediPop is the worlds first app specifically designed to assist with mask inductions of your pediatric patients. With PediPop you don't have to worry about wifi/cell reception or annoying adds/commercials. You'll be amazed at the difference between a child that is actively engaged in participating with this fun app vs common environmental distractions, such as watching a cartoon. Whether you call it playing "a video game" or "try to pop a balloon", your pediatric patient's last memories before they go to sleep will be pleasant ones. Highlights: -Helps to decrease anxiety and fear -Extremely simple to operate -No wifi/cell reception needed -No adds/commercials -Choose from 4 different balloon colors -Recommended for kids ages 3 to 7 years old To work app: 1) Open app 2) Select balloon color 3) Balloon animation will begin (Have child try to "blow up and pop balloon") 4) Ensure silent mode switch is off to hear audio 5) Tap the balloon animation to pause, tap again to continue 6) If your patient is not in stage II after the first balloon is popped, have them do another one!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PediPop Anesthesia at none against BLOCKJOCKS's 2. PediPop Anesthesia also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). BLOCKJOCKS's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (95 vs 15). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. BLOCKJOCKS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. PediPop Anesthesia asks for nothing beyond the download.
PediPop Anesthesia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLOCKJOCKS has 95 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of BLOCKJOCKS's written reviews are positive against 100% of PediPop Anesthesia's.
BLOCKJOCKS ships an update every 4 months, PediPop Anesthesia every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLOCKJOCKS | PediPop Anesthesia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (95 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BLOCKJOCKS.COM LLC | steven bazan |
Customer experience
BLOCKJOCKS
PediPop Anesthesia
In-app purchases
BLOCKJOCKS
- BLOCKJOCKS Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- BLOCKJOCKS Subscription7 Days trial$169.991 Year
PediPop Anesthesia
No in-app purchases
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