Thinklabs Wave vs Spot Checkup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thinklabs Wave
This app allows users to capture, visualize, edit, and share body sounds using a digital stethoscope. It offers advanced features for medical professionals and students, including live broadcasting and annotation tools for educational and research purposes.
- Capture body sounds
- Visualize heart and lung sounds
- Edit and annotate recordings
- Share recordings via email
- Live sound broadcasting
- Phonocardiogram and heat map spectrogram
- Customizable waveform notes
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Thinklabs Wave - the mobile recording app for your Thinklabs Digital Stethoscope. Unlock the full potential of your stethoscope with Thinklabs Wave, a recording app with robust features for education, learning, research, and telemedicine. Capture, edit, and share sounds on the fly! Features: * Capture body sounds * Visualize heart and lung sounds * Edit and annotate recordings * Share your recordings via email * Store recordings on your mobile device * Broadcast live sounds to a group of listeners ...easily and conveniently! Powerful special features built into Wave: * Three different views for capturing sounds, including Body View, Thinklabs Wave lets you label and save sounds in the location where you captured your recording; * A phonocardiogram enables you to visualize the sound wave as you’re recording; * A heat map spectrogram appears below the phonocardiogram for pattern recognition; * An editing toolbox turns your recordings into educational resources and research tools. * The phonocardiogram can be annotated with S1, S2, and ! markers to call out areas of concern * Write custom notes directly on the waveform * A snapshot function allows you to isolate a small portion of your recording * Share recorded sounds via email or other commonly used apps. * Launch Thinklabs.live within the Wave app. Thinklabs.live - The free, web-based audio channel for streaming stethoscope sounds is built right into Wave app. Broadcast or listen to stethoscope sounds, streamed live from across the room or across the globe, simply and easily --- for free! Joining a broadcast is as simple as launching your browser and putting in a PIN number. Features: * Audio quality - never worry about stethoscope audio transmissions again! * Groups - Any number of people can join your private broadcast. You have complete control over who can join your session. * Parallel Channel - No matter what video conferencing system you have, Thinklabs.live provides a dedicated audio channel for heart and lung sounds. * Platforms - Thinklabs.live can be used on multiple platforms.
Spot Checkup
This app enables remote physiological monitoring using a compatible medical device. It allows for the collection of symptom reports, images, and reminders for physical examinations. Functionality is limited to the USA.
- Remote heart and lung sound monitoring
- Symptom report collection
- Leg edema image collection
- Physical examination reminders
- Telemedicine capabilities
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Spot Checkup allows your smartphone to be used for remote physiological monitoring (RPM) and telemedicine when used with the Steth IO device. Steth IO is a Class II FDA-Cleared device with the following indication for use: The StratoScientific Steth IO Stethoscope and Phonocardiogram Model 1.0 is intended for medical diagnostic purposes only. It may be used for the detection and amplification of sounds from the heart and lungs with the use of selective frequency ranges. It has been tested for use on adults undergoing a physical assessment. ▪ Remotely monitor heart and lung sounds ▪ Collect symptoms reports at regular intervals ▪ Collect images for evaluation of leg edema ▪ Get regular reminders to complete physical examinations Steth IO device is only available for sale in the USA (510 k); hence, the app functions as a medical device only in the USA and not in other countries. Disclaimer: Seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. Terms and Conditions: https://spotcheckup.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://spotcheckup.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spot Checkup at 4.0 against Thinklabs Wave's 2.4. Thinklabs Wave's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Spot Checkup sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Thinklabs Wave asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spot Checkup holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively.
| Parameter | Thinklabs Wave | Spot Checkup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (7 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Thinklabs Medical LLC | StratoScientific, Inc. |
Customer experience
Thinklabs Wave
Spot Checkup
In-app purchases
Thinklabs Wave
No in-app purchases
Spot Checkup
- Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
- Exam Submission$14.99
- Monthly Subscription$14.99
- Exam submission$19.99
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- Schedule telemedicine call$79.99
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