Comparison

Littmann Learning vs MedFlash

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

Head to head
About

Littmann Learning

This app provides access to real patient heart and lung sounds for auscultation education. It offers visual and audio displays, self-paced learning modules, and background reading material to help users recognize various heart and lung sounds.

Highlights
  • Real patient heart and lung sounds
  • Visual and audio displays
  • Self-paced learning modules
  • Graduated learning difficulty
  • Background reading material
Features
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Littmann® Learning, powered by eMurmur®, is a mobile app for cardiac and pulmonary auscultation education. Built for students, educators, and clinicians, it gives you access to real patient heart sounds, lung sounds, and guided learning modules – available anytime, anywhere. Train your ear and strengthen your stethoscope skills with a rich library of high-fidelity recordings and interactive lessons designed to improve stethoscope auscultation and clinical listening confidence. Whether you are learning the basics or refining advanced listening skills, Littmann Learning helps you recognize and distinguish normal, benign, and pathological heart and lung sounds. Compare healthy and abnormal findings, reinforce pattern recognition, and build confidence for the classroom, simulation lab, and clinical practice. Build confidence with heart and lung sound recognition. Learn cardiac and pulmonary auscultation with Littmann Learning. Littmann Learning includes a library of curated heart and lung sounds, including: * A range of normal heart sounds * Abnormal heart sounds, including systolic, diastolic, and continuous murmurs * Key pathologies like aortic stenosis, aortic insufficiency, mitral insufficiency, mitral stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, or tetralogy of Fallot * Additional sounds such as clicks, splits, S3/S4, PAC/PVC * A range of normal lung sound recordings * Abnormal lung sounds, including crackles, wheezes, and rhonchi Learn by listening and by seeing. Visual tools such as phonocardiograms and sound displays help connect what you hear through the stethoscope with the underlying acoustic patterns, making it easier to identify important cardiac and pulmonary findings. Littmann Learning is designed for anyone learning heart and lung auscultation, including: nursing students, medical students, interns, residents, fellows, physicians, nurses, PAs, or EMTs. DISCLAIMER: THIS APP DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE OR IS AN ATTEMPT TO PRACTICE MEDICINE. The information including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained on this app are for informational purposes only. No material on this app is intended to be a substitute for professional medical education, advice, diagnosis or treatment. –- Available in-app purchases Subscription titles, content and length: * Basic Monthly — Access to Listening modules for 1 month. * Semester Pass — Full access for 6 months. * Annual Pass — Full access for 12 months. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Type of subscriptions: Auto-renewable. 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; the cost for renewal is the same as the initial charge. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. ---- Privacy Policy: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/legal/website-privacy-statement/ Terms of Use: https://info.littmann-learning.com/legal/learning/en/tou_littmann_learning.html

About

MedFlash

Prepare for medical exams with a comprehensive study library. Access clinical cases, practice exams, flashcards, video lessons, and summaries. Track your performance with detailed statistics to optimize your learning and achieve excellent results.

Highlights
  • Clinical case studies
  • Exam simulator
  • Interactive flashcards
  • Video lessons
  • Study summaries
  • Performance statistics
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Milhares de utilizadores já usam a melhor biblioteca de conteúdos online para alcançar excelentes resultados na Prova Nacional de Acesso e/ou nas avaliações do internato de Especialidade. Junta-se a eles! • Casos Clínicos – Avalie a eficácia do seu estudo e expanda a sua compreensão com questões-tipo. • Exames - Ponha-se à prova com o simulador de ambiente de exame, que lhe permite escolher os temas a abordar. • Flash Cards - A prática leva à perfeição! Memorize cut-offs, definições, critérios de diagnóstico e outros conceitos essenciais com um formato inovador que potencia a sua memorização a longo prazo! • Vídeo - Explore conceitos complexos com as nossas vídeo-aulas, disponíveis nas aplicações móveis e na plataforma web. • Resumos - Leia informação importante sobre cada tema, organizada pelas categorias do raciocínio médico. • Estatísticas – Informação estatística sobre o seu desempenho para que possa ajustar o seu estudo. A MedFlash está continuamente a atualizar e expandir a sua livraria, bem como a melhorar a sua experiência na aplicação móvel. Contamos com a sua ajuda! Envie-nos a sua opinião e sugestões através da app ou website. Nota: As funcionalidades descritas são referentes aos módulos “Prova Nacional de Acesso”; a disponibilidade das mesmas varia consoante o módulo de estudo.

Screenshots

Littmann Learning4 screens
MedFlash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Littmann Learning at 4.9 against MedFlash's 3.0. Littmann Learning also leads on ratings volume (850 vs 2) and review sentiment (48% vs 33%). MedFlash's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Littmann Learning sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and MedFlash sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Littmann Learning holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Littmann Learning has 850 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Littmann Learning's written reviews are positive against 33% of MedFlash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Littmann Learning ships an update every 6 weeks, MedFlash every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Littmann Learning versus MedFlash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLittmann LearningMedFlash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (850 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings850 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB51 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCSD LabsAdhara Healthcare

Customer experience

Littmann Learning

All ratings850 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative38.1%

MedFlash

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Littmann Learning

Subscriptions8
  • Standard Plan - 1 month$3.991 Month
  • Premium Plan - 1 month$6.991 Month
  • Basic Monthly$8.991 Month
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  • Standard Plan - 1 year$19.991 Year
  • Semester Pass$29.996 Months
  • Premium Plan - 1 year$39.991 Year
  • Full Version$44.991 Year
  • Annual Pass$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • CE - Fundamentals$124.99
  • CE -Advanced$174.99
  • CE - Intermediate$249.99
9 purchases

MedFlash

Subscriptions9
  • Reumatologia e Doenças Imunom.$17.991 Month
  • Pneumologia$39.993 Months
  • Residência Médica$39.993 Months
Show 6 more
  • Psiquiatria$39.993 Months
  • Reumatologia e Doenças Imunom.2 variants$39.993 Months
  • Residência Médica$99.996 Months
  • Residência Médica$179.991 Year
  • Psiquiatria$179.991 Year
  • Reumatologia e Doenças Imunom.$179.991 Year

Questions

Is Littmann Learning free?
Littmann Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MedFlash free?
MedFlash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Littmann Learning or MedFlash?
Littmann Learning is rated higher. Littmann Learning averages 4.9 out of 5 from 850 ratings, while MedFlash averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Littmann Learning or MedFlash have ads?
Neither Littmann Learning nor MedFlash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Littmann Learning or MedFlash?
Littmann Learning ships an update every 6 weeks, and MedFlash every 4 weeks. Most recently, Littmann Learning was updated on October 16, 2026 and MedFlash on September 26, 2026.

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