Comparison

Littmann Learning vs Meds

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

Meds

Features
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O Meds é o aplicativo criado para transformar a forma como estudantes de medicina do exterior realizam sua transferência para cursos de Medicina no Brasil aproveitando o máximo de matérias e períodos. Além disso, preparamos graduados na área da saúde para ingressar no curso de medicina sem passar pelo tradicional vestibular, aproveitando disciplinas da sua primeira graduação e saltando alguns períodos iniciais. Mais do que uma ferramenta, ele é um guia confiável e uma comunidade acolhedora, que acompanha você em cada etapa dessa jornada desafiadora — e cheia de oportunidades. Ah! Alunos de medicina do Brasil são bem vindos, encontrarão informação sobre Transferência para instituições públicas e particulares em território nacional. Sabemos que a decisão de estudar Medicina é movida por um propósito maior: cuidar de vidas. E entendemos que voltar para o Brasil, seja para ficar mais perto da família, seja para construir uma carreira sólida no seu país, exige muito mais que força de vontade — exige informação correta, planejamento e apoio contínuo. Por isso, o Meds reúne em um só lugar tudo o que você precisa para realizar a sua transferência / obtenção de novo título com segurança e confiança: - Oportunidades exclusivas de transferência /obtenção de novo título para faculdades brasileiras, com informações detalhadas sobre prazos, requisitos e documentos necessários. - Orientações claras e práticas para cada fase do processo, evitando erros que podem atrasar ou impedir sua mudança. - Comunidade interativa com outros estudantes e profissionais que estão vivendo ou já viveram o mesmo caminho que você, permitindo trocar experiências, dicas e motivação. - Eventos e conteúdos exclusivos como lives, workshops e materiais de estudo, para que você esteja sempre à frente. - Suporte contínuo para esclarecer dúvidas e orientar decisões importantes. Aqui, você encontra mais do que respostas: encontra um espaço para compartilhar suas conquistas, superar desafios e manter o foco no seu objetivo — conquistar seu lugar na Medicina brasileira. O Meds nasceu com o compromisso de facilitar o acesso à informação de qualidade e aproximar o sonho da realidade. Seja você um estudante no exterior em busca de transferência, um recém-chegado ao Brasil ou alguém que já está se preparando para os próximos passos da carreira médica, este aplicativo foi feito para você. Baixe agora e descubra como é possível transformar sua trajetória médica com apoio, estratégia e as melhores oportunidades para estudar e atuar no Brasil. Meds – o caminho seguro para o seu futuro na Medicina.

Screenshots

Littmann Learning4 screens
Meds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meds at none against Littmann Learning's 11. Meds also leads on 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. Meds asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Littmann Learning ships an update every 6 weeks, Meds every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Littmann Learning versus Meds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLittmann LearningMeds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (850 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings850 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB27 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCSD LabsCativa Tecnologia e Servicos Digitais

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

Meds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Littmann Learning free?
Littmann Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meds free?
Meds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Littmann Learning or Meds have ads?
Neither Littmann Learning nor Meds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Littmann Learning or Meds?
Littmann Learning ships an update every 6 weeks, and Meds every 3 weeks. Most recently, Littmann Learning was updated on October 16, 2026 and Meds on October 9, 2026.

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