Comparison

Littmann Learning vs prepSSM

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

prepSSM

This platform offers preparation for a national specialization school entrance exam. It features weekly quizzes with detailed explanations and a national ranking. Free lessons are also available to all users.

Highlights
  • Weekly quizzes
  • Detailed explanations
  • National student ranking
  • Free lessons
  • Progress tracking
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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PrepSSM è una nuova piattaforma di preparazione al concorso nazionale per l’accesso alle Scuole di Specializzazione. PrepSSM è fondato su un concetto innovativo di esami settimanali e lezioni gratuite accessibili a tutti. Ogni settimana partecipa ai nostri SSMQuiz per essere classificato tra gli studenti di tutta Italia. È molto semplice, basta iscriverti gratuitamente su prepSSM, con il tuo indirizzo mail oppure connettendoti con il tuo account Google o Facebook. Ogni settimana ti proporremo un nuovo esame gratuito di 30 domande in 45 minuti che potrai fare da un PC, uno smartphone o un tablet con le applicazioni iOS. Gli esami sono adattati al livello di conoscenza richiesto per il concorso. Ogni domanda viene corretta con spiegazioni dettagliate. Ogni settimana potrai visualizzare la tua posizione nella classifica e i tuoi progressi.

Screenshots

Littmann Learning4 screens
prepSSM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Littmann Learning at 48% against prepSSM's 0%. Littmann Learning also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (850 vs 7). prepSSM's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. prepSSM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Littmann Learning holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Littmann Learning has 850 ratings behind it against 7, 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 0% of prepSSM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Littmann Learning ships an update every 6 weeks, prepSSM every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Littmann Learning versus prepSSM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLittmann LearningprepSSM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (850 ratings) — better4.1 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings850 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB155 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCSD LabsECNI

Customer experience

Littmann Learning

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

prepSSM

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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
None

prepSSM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Littmann Learning free?
Littmann Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is prepSSM free?
prepSSM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Littmann Learning or prepSSM?
Littmann Learning is rated higher. Littmann Learning averages 4.9 out of 5 from 850 ratings, while prepSSM averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Littmann Learning or prepSSM have ads?
Neither Littmann Learning nor prepSSM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Littmann Learning or prepSSM?
Littmann Learning ships an update every 6 weeks, and prepSSM every 3 weeks. Most recently, Littmann Learning was updated on October 12, 2026 and prepSSM on October 3, 2026.

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