MGH Heart vs Emory ECMO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- ECMO clinical care guidelines
- Aortic Dissection treatment guidelines
- One-touch physician contact
- Patient referral to MGH Heart Center
- Emergency care assistance
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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.
Emory ECMO
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | MGH Heart | Emory ECMO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Massachusetts General Hospital | Emory University |
In-app purchases
MGH Heart
No in-app purchases
Emory ECMO
No in-app purchases







