Comparison

BASIC LR Provider vs NeoCardioLab

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

Head to head
About

BASIC LR Provider

Features
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This Apps provides reference material and bedside aids for BASIC DHS course participants.

About

NeoCardioLab

This app offers extensive educational content on neonatal hemodynamics and cardiovascular research. It provides learning modules, video clips, and an atlas for understanding echocardiography, POCUS, and congenital heart defects.

Highlights
  • Neonatal hemodynamics education
  • Echocardiography (2D & 3D) modules
  • Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography (TnECHO)
  • Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) training
  • Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) modules
  • Congenital heart defect resources
  • Research updates and webinars
Features
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The NeoCardioLab is a research laboratory interested in clinical and epidemiological neonatal cardiovascular research, as well as education in neonatal hemodynamics. The principal investigator of the NeoCardioLab is Dr. Gabriel Altit from the Montreal Children’s Hospital (at McGill University). On the NeoCardioLab website, we have made available for the learners a whole array of content (clips, videos, presentations, reading material, articles, etc.) as a learning opportunity on echocardiography (2D and 3D), TnECHO (targeted neonatal echocardiography), point of care ultrasound (POCUS) and near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). You will find on the website, our comprehensive “Atlas” for the expected normal complete neonatal echocardiography (with clips of various views and explanations), as well as clips for selected congenital heart defects. Our training modules are: on NIRS in the neonatal intensive care unit, as well as on POCUS/TnECHO. We offer modules on TnECHO (Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography; with clips outlining all the views and measurements, pulmonary hypertension, PDA, normative values, etc.), POCUS (as well as the example of the use of a hand-held device and how to obtain views) and Congenital Heart defects, as well as modules on Strain/Speckle Tracking and Near Infrared Spectroscopy. We also now host the Neonatal NIRS consortium page and all the recordings of their webinars. Please feel free to navigate the app and use it for training purposes and as a resource to complement your other learning materials. We are constantly updating the website and adding new content. You will also find information on the McGill University Neonatal Hemodynamics Clinical Research training program, if you are interested. Our research uses conventional and advanced echocardiography (speckle-tracking echocardiography on 2D and 3D acquisitions) to better understand the cardiovascular adaptation of newborns with various conditions (such as: prematurity, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, congenital heart defect, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, omphalocele and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy). We also study cohorts of patients once they have graduated the neonatal intensive care unit (in neonatal follow-up, in the pediatric clinics, as well as during adulthood). Please feel free to contact us if you have questions or suggestions: info@neocardiolab.com. We also have Twitter (@CardioNeo) and Instagram (@NeoCardioLab).

Screenshots

BASIC LR Provider4 screens
NeoCardioLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NeoCardioLab at weekly against BASIC LR Provider's every 4 months. NeoCardioLab also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BASIC LR Provider ships an update every 4 months, NeoCardioLab weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BASIC LR Provider versus NeoCardioLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBASIC LR ProviderNeoCardioLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB35 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThe Chinese University of Hong Konggabriel altit

In-app purchases

None

BASIC LR Provider

No in-app purchases

None

NeoCardioLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BASIC LR Provider free?
BASIC LR Provider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NeoCardioLab free?
NeoCardioLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BASIC LR Provider or NeoCardioLab have ads?
Neither BASIC LR Provider nor NeoCardioLab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BASIC LR Provider or NeoCardioLab?
BASIC LR Provider ships an update every 4 months, and NeoCardioLab weekly. Most recently, BASIC LR Provider was updated on June 1, 2026 and NeoCardioLab on June 5, 2026.

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