Comparison

MGH Heart vs Emory ECMO

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

Head to head
About

MGH Heart

This app offers clinical care guidelines for patients needing ECMO or suffering from Aortic Dissection. It provides direct phone access to on-call physicians for assistance and allows for patient referrals to the MGH Heart Center.

Highlights
  • ECMO clinical care guidelines
  • Aortic Dissection treatment guidelines
  • One-touch physician contact
  • Patient referral to MGH Heart Center
  • Emergency care assistance
Features
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This App provides guidelines from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) for clinical care of patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or suffering from Aortic Dissection. The App also provides one-touch telephone access to the appropriate MGH physicians on call for assistance with these patients. Primary physicians and first-responders can use the App to refer patients directly to the MGH Heart Center for life-saving emergency care.

About

Emory ECMO

Features
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The Emory ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) Center proudly provides advanced life-support services, both within the Emory Healthcare system and remotely within the greater Southeast United States region. The Emory ECMO app gives medical professionals working with patients with respiratory or heart failure criteria for respiratory ECMO and cardiac ECMO at Emory ECMO Center, interactive evaluation aids incorporating the RESP, PRESET, SAVE and Bova scoring methods, and easy contact for reaching the ECMO Center. The interactive evaluation aids include links to reference articles.

Screenshots

MGH Heart4 screens
Emory ECMO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MGH Heart at every 4 months against Emory ECMO's every 15 months. 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

MGH Heart ships an update every 4 months, Emory ECMO every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
MGH Heart versus Emory ECMO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMGH HeartEmory ECMO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB15 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMassachusetts General HospitalEmory University

In-app purchases

None

MGH Heart

No in-app purchases

None

Emory ECMO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MGH Heart free?
MGH Heart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emory ECMO free?
Emory ECMO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MGH Heart or Emory ECMO have ads?
Neither MGH Heart nor Emory ECMO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MGH Heart or Emory ECMO?
MGH Heart ships an update every 4 months, and Emory ECMO every 15 months. Most recently, MGH Heart was updated on August 28, 2026 and Emory ECMO on September 17, 2026.

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