CalcificAID vs ARCH Meetings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
ARCH Meetings
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | CalcificAID | ARCH Meetings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Next Media Factory |
In-app purchases
CalcificAID
No in-app purchases
ARCH Meetings
No in-app purchases
Questions
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