MGH Heart vs ELSO Educational Tools
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.
ELSO Educational Tools
This application provides students with simulators to practice using ECMO equipment. It offers clinical tools and easy navigation across various topics related to organ support therapies. Designed for medical students and professionals.
- ECMO simulators
- Clinical tools
- Easy navigation
- Educational content
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The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) educational tools application allows students to practice and utilize ECMO's equipment via simulators. ELSO is an international non-profit consortium of health care institutions who are dedicated to the development and evaluation of novel therapies for support of failing organ systems. ELSO's Educational Tools Application features: -ECMO's simulators -Clinical Tools -Quick and easy navigation around multiple topics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MGH Heart at 4.6 against ELSO Educational Tools's 1.0. ELSO Educational Tools's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
MGH Heart ships an update every 4 months, ELSO Educational Tools every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MGH Heart | ELSO Educational Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Massachusetts General Hospital | Extracorporeal Life Support Organization |
Customer experience
MGH Heart
ELSO Educational Tools
In-app purchases
MGH Heart
No in-app purchases
ELSO Educational Tools
No in-app purchases
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