Stroke Scales For EMS vs STB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stroke Scales For EMS
This app assists emergency medical services and healthcare providers in quickly assessing stroke severity and identifying emergent large vessel occlusions. It provides access to several validated stroke scales for rapid evaluation in critical situations.
- LAMS stroke scale
- RACE stroke scale
- CPSSS stroke scale
- FAST-ED stroke scale
- VAN stroke scale
- Stroke severity identification
- ELVO assessment
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The Stroke Scales for EMS app is designed for emergency medical services (EMS) and health care provider audiences to help them identify stroke severity and emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) in emergency situations. The app includes the LAMS, RACE, CPSSS, FAST-ED, and VAN stroke scales.
STB
Learn life-saving techniques for severe bleeding emergencies. This app provides instruction on applying pressure and using trauma dressings, based on recommendations from the Stop the Bleed campaign.
- Learn bleeding control techniques
- Emergency preparedness
- Trauma dressing application
- Stop the Bleed campaign recommendations
- Life-saving skills
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Life-threatening bleeding can be fatal in minutes. Use this app to learn techniques recommended by the Stop the Bleed campaign to apply pressure and possibly save lives in an emergency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: STB at monthly against Stroke Scales For EMS's every 3 months. STB also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Stroke Scales For EMS's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Stroke Scales For EMS against 4.7 for STB. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Stroke Scales For EMS's written reviews are positive against 67% of STB's.
Stroke Scales For EMS ships an update every 3 months, STB monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stroke Scales For EMS | STB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
Customer experience
Stroke Scales For EMS
STB
In-app purchases
Stroke Scales For EMS
No in-app purchases
STB
No in-app purchases
Questions
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