Stroke Scales For EMS vs NIHSS+
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.
NIHSS+
This app provides a digital learning format for evaluating stroke symptoms based on the established NIHSS scale. It offers guidance for accurate stroke assessment, tips, and support for telestroke situations, intended for educational purposes.
- Stroke symptom evaluation
- Digital learning format
- Accurate stroke assessment guidance
- Tips and tricks for assessment
- Telestroke situation support
- Educational training
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Since the initial release in 1990, the NIHSS has been a standard for evaluating stroke symptoms in patient diagnosis. With the proven success in quickly identifying patients using the Stroke Scale, NIHSS+ utilizes the same fundamentals in a different learning format more suited for today's technology. Guided by Dr. Lyden, in digital form, you can quickly explore all possible deficits for an accurate stroke assessment, get tips and tricks, and be guided through telestroke situations. The information provided in this training and certification app is for educational purposes only, and does not substitute for professional medical advice. If seeking medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, consult a medical professional or a healthcare provider.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NIHSS+ at 100% against Stroke Scales For EMS's 75%. NIHSS+ also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Stroke Scales For EMS's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stroke Scales For EMS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Stroke Scales For EMS's written reviews are positive against 100% of NIHSS+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Stroke Scales For EMS ships an update every 3 months, NIHSS+ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stroke Scales For EMS | NIHSS+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better | 4.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 1.2 GB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery | Apex Innovations |
Customer experience
Stroke Scales For EMS
NIHSS+
In-app purchases
Stroke Scales For EMS
No in-app purchases
NIHSS+
No in-app purchases
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