Comparison

CalcificAID vs ARCH Meetings

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

Head to head
About

CalcificAID

This free educational tool guides medical professionals through managing calcified coronary lesions. It provides step-by-step illustrations for identifying and treating calcification using various atherectomy techniques before stenting.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step illustrations
  • Coronary calcification identification
  • Treatment of calcified lesions
  • Rotational atherectomy guidance
  • Orbital atherectomy guidance
  • Laser atherectomy guidance
  • Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) guidance
  • Atherotomy guidance
Features
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This App is a free educational tool with step-by-step illustrations of how to manage calcified coronary lesions and is the results of interdisciplinary efforts of interventional cardiologists at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. CalcificAID walks medical professionals through identifying coronary calcification using angiography and intravascular imaging and treating the calcified lesion with rotational, orbital, laser atherectomy, IVL, or atherotomy before stenting.

About

ARCH Meetings

Features
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ARCH is the official app of the ARCH meetings in interventional cardiology: ARCH Symposium in St. Louis, ARCH Elite Fellows and ARCH Hawaii. Choose your meeting from the home screen and find everything you need before, during and after the conference: • Agenda: Browse the complete scientific program across all tracks, with session details, speakers, moderators, panelists and operators. Search by session or name. • My Agenda: Bookmark the sessions you want to attend and get a reminder 15 minutes before they start. • Happening Now: See at a glance which session is live and what comes next, in the meeting's local time wherever you are. • Faculty: Explore the profiles and credentials of the faculty. Speakers can open their personal schedule with the PIN from their invitation. • Registration: Register for upcoming meetings directly from the app. • ARCH Virtual: Watch the live stream of the meeting with your attendee access code. • Industry Symposiums and Exhibitors: Discover industry-sponsored sessions and exhibiting companies. • Practical information: Venue, Wi-Fi, maps, emergency contacts and CME accreditation details. Program changes and announcements reach the app as soon as they are published, and notifications keep you informed during the meeting. Some features depend on the meeting: live stream, industry symposiums and exhibitors are available for the meetings that offer them. Powered by Medinbox & Gaffney Events.

Screenshots

CalcificAID4 screens
ARCH Meetings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ARCH Meetings at none against CalcificAID's shown. ARCH Meetings also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 37 months). CalcificAID's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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

CalcificAID ships an update every 37 months, ARCH Meetings every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CalcificAID versus ARCH Meetings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalcificAIDARCH Meetings
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB30 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNext Media Factory

In-app purchases

None

CalcificAID

No in-app purchases

None

ARCH Meetings

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CalcificAID free?
CalcificAID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARCH Meetings free?
ARCH Meetings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CalcificAID or ARCH Meetings have ads?
CalcificAID shows ads; ARCH Meetings does not.
Which is updated more often, CalcificAID or ARCH Meetings?
CalcificAID ships an update every 37 months, and ARCH Meetings every 5 days. Most recently, CalcificAID was updated on October 14, 2026 and ARCH Meetings on October 17, 2026.

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