AAN Conferences vs Clock Buster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AAN Conferences
Access the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting content. Browse sessions, build a personalized schedule, and download program slides. Complete evaluations to earn CME credits.
- Browse conference sessions
- Create customized schedule
- Access program slides
- Complete program evaluations
- Earn CME credits
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The American Academy of Neurology's new official mobile app for conferences allows users to browse sessions, create a customized schedule, and access program slides and program evaluations to earn CME.
Clock Buster
This real-time timer streamlines stroke care workflows in emergency settings. It helps medical professionals track critical intervals, calculate stroke scale metrics, and determine medication dosages. Secure live sharing keeps multidisciplinary teams synchronized for faster treatment.
- Real-time stroke code timing
- Optimize acute ischemic stroke workflows
- Minimize door-to-needle times
- Track critical clinical intervals
- Calculate real-time NIHSS stroke scale
- Compute TNK dosing
- Secure live sharing for teams
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Clock Buster is an advanced, real-time stroke code timer designed to optimize acute ischemic stroke workflows and drastically minimize door-to-needle times. Built specifically for neurology departments and emergency departments, Clock Buster brings clarity and precision to high-stress acute medical windows.The application streamlines clinical decision-making by integrating essential clinical tracking parameters directly into an active code timeline. Care providers can track critical intervals, calculate real-time NIHSS stroke scale metrics, compute accurate TNK dosing, and instantly cross-verify absolute and relative contraindications. Additionally, built-in secure live sharing allows multiple clinical parties to stay synced simultaneously across devices, keeping the entire multidisciplinary team aligned from door to needle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Clock Buster at every 9 days against AAN Conferences's every 3 months. Clock Buster also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). AAN Conferences's advantage is ratings volume (687 vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Clock Buster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AAN Conferences has 687 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AAN Conferences ships an update every 3 months, Clock Buster every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AAN Conferences | Clock Buster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (687 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 687 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | American Academy of Neurology | Jessica Azevedo Horty |
Customer experience
AAN Conferences
Clock Buster
Bugs and requests
AAN Conferences
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on daily basis
- Login fails through app but works on website
- Touch screen date selector stuck on old dates
- App closes without displaying conference information
- Slides and Q&A system not functioning in multiple talks
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- Wrong conference data loads (e.g., Vegas conference in LA app)
- Password reset doesn't resolve login issues
- App doesn't load at all for some users
- Incompatible with phone screen sizes
Requested features
6 requests- Priority system to distinguish 'must-see' vs 'optional' sessions
- Better search functionality by disease/topic across all session types
- Location information integrated into search results
- Improved session filtering and browsing capabilities
- Faster app performance and loading speeds
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- Smaller, more focused meeting formats or sections
Clock Buster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AAN Conferences
No in-app purchases
Clock Buster
No in-app purchases
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