MGH Heart vs EBMRef
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.
EBMRef
Access summaries of landmark medical research across specialties. Quickly find key trial details like interventions, outcomes, and clinical relevance for bedside reference. Intended for educational use, it's a supplement to, not a replacement for, professional medical advice.
- Landmark research summaries
- Organized by medical specialty
- Key trial details (name, year, interventions, outcomes)
- Clinical relevance distilled
- Quick bedside access
- Educational and informational
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EBMRef provides summaries of landmark research across various medical specialties. Built for quick access at the bedside, it organizes pivotal trials by specialty and distills key details, including trial name, year, interventions, outcomes, and clinical relevance. As with all scientific literature, users should review the complete study to appreciate its methodology, potential biases, and limitations. This app is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, and never disregard or delay seeking professional advice because of information provided by this app. About Rishi Kumar, MD, FACC ("RK.MD") I'm an adult cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and cardiovascular ICU intensivist practicing in academic medicine. I'm passionate about teaching with free, open-access medical education. Learn more on my site: https://rk.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EBMRef at 5.0 against MGH Heart's 4.6. EBMRef also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 5). MGH Heart's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
EBMRef holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 21 respectively.
MGH Heart ships an update every 4 months, EBMRef every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MGH Heart | EBMRef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Massachusetts General Hospital | Rishi Kumar |
Customer experience
MGH Heart
EBMRef
In-app purchases
MGH Heart
No in-app purchases
EBMRef
No in-app purchases
