Comparison

Airway Triage vs ECGRef

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

Head to head
About

Airway Triage

This medical app aids healthcare professionals in assessing and stratifying airway management risks. It utilizes checklists to quickly categorize airways and identify complexity factors, offering a structured approach to patient care in various clinical settings.

Highlights
  • Airway assessment and risk stratification
  • PHASE and HELP-ET checklists
  • Complexity factor identification
  • Human factors integration
  • Cognitive aids
  • Voice-guided time-out procedure
  • Surgical airway rescue drill
Features
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The Airway Triage App can be used for airway assessment and risk stratification by health care professionals in any clinical situation in which airway management is needed. It is a must have app for all airway managers. With the easy to use PHASE and HELP-ET checklists the airway of your patient can be triaged within a minute into basic or advanced. This is the best airway assessment method to clearly define basic airways that can be managed with basic airway management techniques by a trained person. Advanced airways should be managed by medical personnel with advanced airways skills and special equipment may be needed. Complexity factors that can make airway management challenging can be found, discussed and mitigated to make an airway management strategy and reduce risk at complications. This is the first airway assessment method that implements human factors, vital signs, clinical experience, the surgical procedure, equipment and time pressure. The app can be used in pre-assessment clinics, in the operating room environment, in the ICU and emergency department for patients > 12 years old or prior to procedural sedation. With the Circles of Life Approach you can check if you are “fit-to-fly" with this patient for this airway management procedure. Airway Triage App has great cognitive aids, for example the voice guided stop & go airway time-out procedure and the surgical airway rescue drill. The Airway Triage App is developed by the founder of the Airway Management Academy, a leading international non-profit airway organisation. This app is available in 15 languages, the default language is English.

About

ECGRef

An educational reference for interpreting electrocardiograms, this app covers electrophysiology, rhythm recognition, and common patterns. It aims to assist clinicians and students in accurate bedside ECG analysis.

Highlights
  • Electrophysiology concepts
  • Rhythm recognition
  • Clinically relevant patterns
  • Bedside ECG analysis support
  • Educational reference
Features
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ECG interpretation, organized for the bedside. ECGRef is a comprehensive electrocardiogram reference for physicians, nurses, advanced practice clinicians, medical students, and other healthcare learners. Use a structured interpretation workflow, review rhythm patterns, explore ECG leads, check diagnostic criteria, and perform commonly used ECG calculations all in one focused reference. FEATURES • Step-by-step ECG interpretation workflow • Rhythm recognition and clinically relevant pattern review • Interactive frontal-plane and precordial lead explorer • Searchable library of ECG terminology and concepts • ECG calculators for heart rate, QTc, cardiac axis, ventricular hypertrophy, bundle branch block, wide-complex tachycardia, and more • Clinical risk tools • Bedside takeaways, common pitfalls, and “do not miss” findings • Favorites, global search, related content, and personal notes ECGRef connects core electrophysiology with practical ECG analysis. Whether you are learning a systematic approach, reviewing an unfamiliar rhythm, or checking a calculation, the app makes relevant information easy to find. Created by Rishi Kumar, MD, FACC (“RK.MD”), an academic adult cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and cardiovascular ICU intensivist committed to free, open-access medical education. Learn more at https://rk.md ECGRef is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It does not provide medical advice and is not a substitute for professional judgment, diagnosis, or treatment. Clinical findings and calculations must be independently verified and interpreted in the context of the individual patient. Seek guidance from a qualified healthcare professional regarding any medical condition. Do not disregard or delay professional medical advice because of information provided by this app.

Screenshots

Airway Triage4 screens
ECGRef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ECGRef at Free against Airway Triage's $3.99. ECGRef also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (32 vs 2). Airway Triage's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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

ECGRef is free to download; Airway Triage costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Airway Triage against 4.9 for ECGRef. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ECGRef has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airway Triage ships an update every 2 months, ECGRef every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Airway Triage versus ECGRef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirway TriageECGRef
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings232 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB13 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSt Mobile Anaesthesiology Service HollandRishi Kumar

Customer experience

Airway Triage

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ECGRef

All ratings31 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Airway Triage

No in-app purchases

None

ECGRef

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airway Triage free?
Airway Triage costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ECGRef free?
ECGRef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Airway Triage or ECGRef?
Airway Triage is rated higher. Airway Triage averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ECGRef averages 4.9 from 32 ratings.
Do Airway Triage or ECGRef have ads?
Neither Airway Triage nor ECGRef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airway Triage or ECGRef?
Airway Triage ships an update every 2 months, and ECGRef every 3 weeks. Most recently, Airway Triage was updated on November 6, 2026 and ECGRef on November 5, 2026.

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