ABA Go vs Periop Pacemaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABA Go
This app consolidates physician portal functions for anesthesiologists, offering exam registration, results viewing, and progress monitoring for board certification. It also provides access to continuing education and medical license management.
- Exam registration and results
- Certification progress monitoring
- MOCA Minute question answering
- Medical license management
- CME Explorer access
- Certificate status letter download
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The ABA Go app brings MOCA Minute® and the full functionality of the ABA physician’s portal together in one, easy-to-use place. ABA Go is part of the seamless technology that powers anesthesiologists’ journey from residency to retirement, and provides all users with a real-time snapshot of their board certification or continuing certification status. In the app, users can: • Register for exams and see their results • Monitor their continuing certification progress and requirements via the dashboard • Answer MOCA Minute questions • Manage their medical licenses and access state-specific requirements • Access lifelong learning opportunities via the new CME Explorer and personalized Knowledge Assessment Report • Download a certificate status letter
Periop Pacemaker
This app provides medical professionals with a decision algorithm for managing surgical patients with implantable defibrillators or pacemakers. It is based on guidelines endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and updated annually by an expert committee.
- Decision algorithm for pacemaker/defibrillator management
- Endorsed by Heart Rhythm Society
- Based on ASA Perioperative Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Management Aid
- Annual expert committee updates
- Designed for medical professionals
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Periop Pacemaker is a smartphone app that assists medical professionals who take care of surgical patients that have implantable defibrillators or pacemakers. The decision algorithm is endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and is based on the American Society of Anesthesiologists Perioperative Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Management Aid. As device technology evolves, an expert committee of anesthesiologists, cardiologists, and device representatives will meet annually to keep information up-to-date. Disclaimer: ASA Pacemaker is designed for use by medical professionals only. Accessing the app content requires either a one-time payment of $7.99 USD or an annual subscription payment of $2.99 USD. A 30-day free trial is available under the annual subscription plan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Periop Pacemaker at 100% against ABA Go's 14%. Periop Pacemaker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). ABA Go's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (58 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Periop Pacemaker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. ABA Go asks for nothing beyond the download.
Periop Pacemaker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABA Go has 58 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of ABA Go's written reviews are positive against 100% of Periop Pacemaker's.
ABA Go ships an update monthly, Periop Pacemaker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABA Go | Periop Pacemaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (58 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | American Board of Anesthesiology | Rhythm Management, LLC |
Customer experience
ABA Go
Periop Pacemaker
In-app purchases
ABA Go
No in-app purchases
Periop Pacemaker
- PERIOP PACEMAKER ANNUAL FEE1 Month trial$2.991 Year
- Periop Pacemaker$7.99
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