Comparison

Surgical Animate! vs ECMO Bedside Guide

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

Head to head
About

Surgical Animate!

This application uses medical animation to provide detailed explanations of complex cardiac surgical procedures. It aims to clarify intricate surgical steps for educational purposes.

Highlights
  • Detailed heart surgery explanations
  • Medical animation
  • Educational tool
  • Complex procedure visualization
Features
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This app explains complicated heart surgeries in detail with the aid of medical animation.

About

ECMO Bedside Guide

This app provides healthcare professionals with essential, offline access to vital information for managing patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). It includes calculators, checklists, medication dosing, equipment details, and emergency guidance.

Highlights
  • Rapid calculations for BSA, flows, and oxygenation
  • Comprehensive checklists for ECMO management
  • Medication dosing information
  • Equipment specifications and usage
  • Candidacy assessments for adult and pediatric patients
  • Emergency guidance with 'Panic!' button
  • Offline access to all features
Features
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Introducing the ECMO Bedside Guide from ELSO, the essential app for healthcare professionals managing patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Developed by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), this comprehensive resource puts vital information at your fingertips—with or without an internet connection—streamlining ECMO care delivery. Key Features: - Rapid Calculations: Quickly determine BSA, flows, oxygenation parameters, and more with user-friendly calculators. - Comprehensive Checklists: Access step-by-step guides for ECMO management, troubleshooting, equipment, and other critical procedures. - Medication Guidance: Find detailed dosing information for commonly used medications in the ECMO setting. - Equipment Information: Review specifications and usage details for cannulas, pumps, and other essential equipment. - Candidacy Assessments: Evaluate adult and pediatric patients for ECMO using evidence-based criteria. - Emergency Support: The “Panic!” button provides immediate guidance for critical situations like air in the circuit or accidental decannulation, among others. - Offline Access: Utilize the app’s full functionality even without an internet connection! - Enhanced Privacy: No identifying patient information is collected or stored. The ECMO Bedside Guide is based on the latest evidence and recommendations from leading experts and the ELSO Red Book, 6th Edition. Download the app today and experience a new level of confidence in your ECMO practice.

Screenshots

Surgical Animate!3 screens
ECMO Bedside Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Surgical Animate! at 9.0 against ECMO Bedside Guide's 13.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Surgical Animate! against 5.0 for ECMO Bedside Guide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Surgical Animate! versus ECMO Bedside Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurgical Animate!ECMO Bedside Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB58 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterExtracorporeal Life Support Organization

Customer experience

Surgical Animate!

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ECMO Bedside Guide

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Surgical Animate!

No in-app purchases

None

ECMO Bedside Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surgical Animate! free?
Surgical Animate! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ECMO Bedside Guide free?
ECMO Bedside Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Surgical Animate! or ECMO Bedside Guide?
Surgical Animate! and ECMO Bedside Guide are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Surgical Animate! or ECMO Bedside Guide have ads?
Neither Surgical Animate! nor ECMO Bedside Guide shows ads.

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