Comparison

Basic course vs ECG Stampede

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

Head to head
About

Basic course

This app offers reference materials and bedside aids for participants of a BASIC course. It serves as a quick resource for essential information and practical assistance.

Highlights
  • Reference material
  • Bedside aids
  • Course specific content
  • Quick access resource
Features
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This Apps provides reference material and bedside aids for BASIC course participants.

About

ECG Stampede

This educational game challenges you to interpret ECGs in a fast-paced Wild West hospital setting. Triage patients by assessing their ECG acuity and assigning them to appropriate care levels, from routine waiting room status to immediate cath lab activation. Multiple game modes offer varied challenges for learning and practice.

Highlights
  • ECG interpretation and triage
  • Wild West hospital setting
  • Assess patient acuity
  • Assign care levels
  • Stampede, Quiz, and Random modes
Features
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Build practical ECG interpretation skills with a structured learning experience designed for repetition, visual recognition, and clinical reasoning. ECG Stampede brings curricula, lessons, practice, reference, and progress tracking together in one app. Sign in with your ECG Stampede learner account and continue where you left off. LEARN IN A CLEAR SEQUENCE Work through each curriculum unit in four stages: Primer, Video, Practice, and Stampede. Resume your next available activity and see your progress at a glance. PRACTICE ECG INTERPRETATION Answer interactive questions, review feedback, and build confidence across core and advanced ECG topics. THINK IN TRIAGE In Stampede Mode, review a set of ECGs and choose the safest acuity for each patient. Compare your decisions with the results and play again with a fresh set. USE A VISUAL ECG GLOSSARY Search and filter ECG terms, study example tracings, explore related categories, and open detailed reference entries when you need a closer look. FOLLOW YOUR PROGRESS Review curriculum report cards and recent quiz attempts. Earn points, medals, and other rewards as you complete ECG Stampede activities. SYNC YOUR LEARNER ACCOUNT Keep your courses, profile, groups, grades, and rewards connected to your ECG Stampede account across the web and app. ECG Stampede is intended for education and training. It does not provide medical advice and is not a substitute for professional clinical judgment, diagnosis, or treatment.

Screenshots

Basic course3 screens
ECG Stampede4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ECG Stampede at 4.5 against Basic course's 4.0. ECG Stampede also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

ECG Stampede holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ECG Stampede has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic course ships an update every 2 months, ECG Stampede every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Basic course versus ECG Stampede: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic courseECG Stampede
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB55 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThe Chinese University of Hong KongTom Fadial

Customer experience

Basic course

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ECG Stampede

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

Basic course

No in-app purchases

None

ECG Stampede

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic course free?
Basic course is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ECG Stampede free?
ECG Stampede is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Basic course or ECG Stampede?
ECG Stampede is rated higher. Basic course averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ECG Stampede averages 4.5 from 24 ratings.
Do Basic course or ECG Stampede have ads?
Neither Basic course nor ECG Stampede shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic course or ECG Stampede?
Basic course ships an update every 2 months, and ECG Stampede every 3 months. Most recently, Basic course was updated on September 23, 2026 and ECG Stampede on October 2, 2026.

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