Comparison

VPOP® PRO vs VCH EchoCalc

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

Head to head
About

VPOP® PRO

This app provides virtual preoperative orthopaedic planning tools for veterinary surgeons. It allows for efficient and precise planning of procedures like TPLO, CCWO, and CBLO, and templating of total hip replacements. Users can visualize target postoperative radiographs and share case studies easily.

Highlights
  • Virtual preoperative orthopaedic planning
  • TPLO, CCWO, CBLO planning
  • Total hip replacement templating
  • Intuitive planning tools
  • Comprehensive implant library
  • Cross-platform accessibility
  • Secure cloud storage
Features
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VPOP® PRO is the world’s leading Virtual Preoperative Orthopaedic Planning solution, designed by surgeons, for surgeons. Plan your TPLO, CCWO or CBLO in minutes, template your total hip replacement in seconds, all with unmatched efficiency and precision. No more acetates, cumbersome catalogues or rotation charts. You can now precisely visualise your target postoperative radiograph and plan the simple steps to get there. Features: - Intuitive Planning Tools: Easily plan procedures such as TPLO, CCWO, and CBLO in minutes. - Comprehensive Implant Library: Access a vast array of implants. - Seamless Integration: Coordinate your patients, surgical tools, and implants in one central hub, from consultation to the operating room. - Cross-Platform Accessibility: Plan and review surgeries on any device, whether you're in the clinic, at home, or on the go. - Secure Cloud Storage: Safely store and access all your surgical plans and patient data with robust cloud security. - User-Friendly Interface: Navigate through the app with ease thanks to a new intuitive and sleek design. - Surgeon designed Tools: Unique intuitive virtual osteotomy and measuring tools at your fingertips. Benefits: - Time savings: VPOP PRO seamlessly and intuitively combines all your patient data, surgical planning tools and 1000’s of implants from 32 manufacturers worldwide, with multi-platform access, in one easy to manage subscription. - Increase Precision: Visualise target postoperative radiographs and plan each step to achieve optimal outcomes. - Collaboration in a click: Every case study is a URL, that you can instantly export to share in a message, to a forum, even by airdrop. In an instant you can now educate or collaborate as a mentor or mentee and share the whole case complete with the signalment, lab work, clinical history in one simple convenient efficient manner. - Improve Workflow: Streamline your entire surgical planning process, from initial consultation to postoperative review. - Stay Up to Date: Always have access to the latest implant options and surgical techniques. Transform your veterinary orthopaedic planning with VPOP® PRO. Whether you're a seasoned surgeon, a professor, a training provider or a student, VPOP® PRO offers the tools and support you need to excel. Subscription: To continue using the VPOP PRO service, obtain updated implants and tools a subscription is necessary. 1 month and 1 year auto-renewable subscriptions are available - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of use: https://support.vpop-pro.com/portal/en/kb/articles/vpop-pro-app-terms-and-conditions-and-licence Privacy policy: https://support.vpop-pro.com/portal/en/kb/articles/privacy-policy

About

VCH EchoCalc

Features
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The VetCardioHub echocardiography calculator, built for iPhone and iPad. Enter the measurements from a study and VCH EchoCalc derives the standard indices, compares them against published reference intervals, assesses breed specific ranges and assembles a report you can share, copy or export as a letterheaded PDF. Every model and score shows its citation on screen. Written for qualified veterinary professionals. It classifies measurements against published intervals. It does not diagnose. WHAT IT CALCULATES • Allometrically scaled dimensions: LVIDdn, LVIDsn, LAn, LADn, RADn, RVD1n, TAPSEn and more, against seven models: standard canine, non-sighthound, sighthound, toy breed, puppy, adult cat and kitten. • Left atrial assessment: LA:Ao, LAD:Ao short and long axis, LADN. • Volumetric indices: Simpson's volumes, EF, stroke volume, volumes indexed to weight and body surface area, against the Wess sighthound and non-sighthound tables. • Spectral Doppler: E:A, E:IVRT, E:e', LVEIO, pressure gradients, ePLAR. • Shunt quantification: Qp, Qs, Qp:Qs and the VTI ratio. • Right heart: TAPSE, RVWT, RVEDA/RVESA, RV FAC, RVD, RAD, MPA and RPA ratios, RPA distensibility, eccentricity index, against two published right-heart models. • Mitral regurgitation: regurgitant volume and fraction by the volumetric method. CLINICAL SCORING • Diastolic function: an eight-parameter classifier returning Normal or Grade I to III, showing every contributing parameter and a confidence label. • Pulmonary hypertension: ACVIM (2020) probability with the grouped evidence and anatomic site count, plus the Chang (2026) score for patients with no measurable TR jet. • MINE: the Vezzosi 2021 and 2025 prognostic scores for MMVD, with the published stage and median survival time. • EPIC Stage B2 criteria for dogs; HCM phenotype, atrial thromboembolism risk and outflow obstruction for cats. Canine models are never applied to cats, or the reverse. Where no interval is published, the app says so rather than substituting one. BREED REFERENCE TABLES Twenty-eight breed and cohort entries, several with multiple source studies, each shown alongside your patient's values with its citation. Breeds known to sit outside general intervals are flagged, and selecting one can switch the model to match. REPORTS • A full text report, built as you work. • A separate pulmonary hypertension audit with the evidence breakdown. • PDF export with your practice letterhead, logo and signature, set once and applied to every report. • Share as text into an email, a note or your practice management system. Every report carries the date of the reference set that produced it. BUILT-IN GLOSSARY Nearly 200 terms. What each measurement is, the optimal view, the technique or formula, and the evidence from an information button beside the field or the result. PASTE FROM YOUR MACHINE Paste a machine-generated report and the app fills what it recognises, showing every proposed value for checking before it is applied. Fields you have already entered are never overwritten. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-in. No subscription. No advertising, no analytics, no tracking. Studies, patient details and saved reports never leave your device. No cloud sync, no server, nothing for us to see. The app works fully offline; its only network requests are read-only fetches of the reference data and glossary. IMPORTANT VCH EchoCalc is a clinical decision-support tool for qualified veterinary professionals and is intended for use on animals only. It does not diagnose, stage or treat, and it does not replace your own clinical judgement. Every figure it displays is calculated from values you enter, using models you select, and must be interpreted in the full clinical context of the individual patient. Prognostic figures are population statistics, not predictions for an individual animal. Free, from VetCardioHub. Feedback and corrections are genuinely welcome: info@vetcardiohub.com

Screenshots

VPOP® PRO4 screens
VCH EchoCalc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VCH EchoCalc at none against VPOP® PRO's 4. VPOP® PRO's advantage is chart position (#179 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VPOP® PRO sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. VCH EchoCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
VPOP® PRO versus VCH EchoCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVPOP® PROVCH EchoCalc
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#179 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB2 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperVetSOS EducationDavid Evans

In-app purchases

4 purchases

VPOP® PRO

Subscriptions4
  • vPOP PRO service 1 month1 Month trial$15.001 Month
  • Mobile PRO Monthly$25.001 Month
  • vPOP PRO service 1 year1 Month trial$150.001 Year
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  • Mobile PRO Yearly$250.001 Year
None

VCH EchoCalc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VPOP® PRO free?
VPOP® PRO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VCH EchoCalc free?
VCH EchoCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VPOP® PRO or VCH EchoCalc have ads?
Neither VPOP® PRO nor VCH EchoCalc shows ads.

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