AHA ACLS vs Treatspace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AHA ACLS
This app provides clinicians with a digital tool to assist in running cardiac arrest codes and delivering advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) at the bedside. It features the latest AHA recommendations and includes intuitive access to algorithms, drug dosing, and timers for efficient patient care.
- 4 ACLS algorithms (cardiac arrest, tachycardia, bradycardia, post-arrest)
- Latest 2025 AHA ACLS content
- Drug therapy and dosing
- Easy-to-read timers
- CPR and epinephrine logging
- Rapid transition to post-arrest care
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The AHA ACLS app is the American Heart Association's (AHA) officially endorsed digital health solution to assist clinicians in running codes and delivering bedside ACLS care with actual patients. The app was developed by Harvard-trained physicians, in collaboration with the AHA, to help fellow physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and EMTs deliver the highest level of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) at the point-of-care. It began as a project to assist clinicians within Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital—and then expanded to have a global scope after significant positive impact was demonstrated. Importantly, real-time feedback from our clinician users continuously drives improvements in app design, features, and function so that you will have the best experience providing life-saving care at the bedside. The AHA ACLS app is the only one to have all content vetted by both the AHA science team and practicing Harvard-affiliated physicians. It also features the latest 2025 release of AHA recommendations for ACLS. We owe it to our patients to use the best digital health tools to give them the highest chance of surviving acute life-threatening cardiac illnesses. To this end, we have developed a low cost, intuitive, and rigorously vetted mobile app to assist clinicians— including in all stages of training—and enhance ACLS care at the bedside. Features: - Intuitive design to rapidly access 4 ACLS algorithms (i.e. cardiac arrest, tachycardia with pulse, bradycardia with pulse, and post cardiac arrest care) - Includes all recently released 2025 ACLS content including drug therapy and dosing, reversible causes, etc. - Easy-to-read timers and ability to log rounds of CPR, epinephrine, and defibrillations - Button within cardiac arrest algorithm that allows for rapid transition to post cardiac arrest care pathway once patient achieves ROSC - All content rigorously vetted by AHA science team and practicing Harvard-affiliated physicians We continue to iterate based on real-time clinician feedback, so that you will have the best experience providing life-saving care at the bedside. AHA ACLS offers an auto-renewing annual subscription at $3.99/year with a 3-day free trial. You will have unlimited access to all content while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your Apple ID Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. You can read more about our terms and conditions in the app.
Treatspace
This secure, HIPAA-compliant platform facilitates referrals, team messaging, and professional networking for healthcare providers. It streamlines patient care coordination, allowing users to manage their day, track referrals, and communicate securely with colleagues.
- Secure HIPAA-compliant workspace
- Streamlined referral sending and tracking
- Secure team messaging and group conversations
- Verified provider directory for networking
- Patient care team collaboration
- Provider profile and practice management
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Treatspace: Referrals & Care Team Messaging Treatspace is a secure, HIPAA-compliant workspace where healthcare professionals send referrals, align care teams and stay in touch with the colleagues they share patients with. You can work from your desk or between appointments. Built for doctors, providers and practice staff in the United States, Treatspace puts your referrals, conversations and professional network in one place. HOME: YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE • See what needs your attention: new messages, pending connection requests and invitations. • Track your profile's visibility score and the next step that raises it most. • See how often peers find you in the directory and view your profile. REFERRALS: SEND AND TRACK IN A FEW TAPS • Start a referral, add the patient, the reason and any documents, then pick a specialty and a specialist. You can also send to fax-only recipients. • Save a draft for a coordinator to finish, or send it yourself. • Follow every referral from Sent to Accepted, Scheduled and Completed, on both the sending and the receiving side. • Accept or decline incoming referrals, record the outcome, and keep private notes and referral-specific messages on each one. • Search and filter your inbox by direction, status and practice. MESSAGES: SECURE TREATCHAT • Direct messages, group conversations and practice channels for quick questions, attachments and hand-offs. • Run polls in groups and channels to make decisions fast. NETWORK: FIND AND CONNECT WITH TRUSTED PROVIDERS • Search the verified directory by specialty and distance. • Send and accept connection requests, and invite colleagues who aren't on Treatspace yet. • Build a trusted list of specialists, or grow the network that sends patients to you. PROFILE & PRACTICE • Claim and edit your provider profile with a rich-text bio, contact preferences and accepted insurance. • Manage your practices, locations, team members and insurance lists. You can also join or create a practice. STAY NOTIFIED • One notifications feed with filters, so you can see referral updates, messages, mentions and join requests and act on them from the alert. WHY TREATSPACE • Faster care: Specialists get what they need up front, and patients don't wait on phone tag. • Less referral leakage: Both sides see where every referral stands. • Shared context: Primary care, specialists and staff work from the same patient story. • Stronger referral networks: Specialists grow their referral base, and primary care builds a trusted bench. • Secure by design: Encrypted provider-to-provider messaging with biometric unlock and administrative controls. MADE FOR PROFESSIONAL USE • Designed for licensed clinicians and practice staff. • Not for emergencies. If you need urgent help, call 911 or local emergency services. • Treatspace does not provide medical advice. Clinical decisions remain with treating professionals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Treatspace at none against AHA ACLS's 1. AHA ACLS's advantage is ratings volume (391 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating and ads 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. AHA ACLS sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Treatspace asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for AHA ACLS against 5.0 for Treatspace. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AHA ACLS has 391 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AHA ACLS ships an update every 2 months, Treatspace every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AHA ACLS | Treatspace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (391 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 391 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #48 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Massachusetts General Hospital | Treatspace Inc |
Customer experience
AHA ACLS
Treatspace
Bugs and requests
AHA ACLS
Reported bugs
3 issues- App fails to load information despite subscription payment
- Users locked out of app mid-code
- Unexpected app crashes during critical moments
Requested features
10 requests- Multiple log storage with dates
- More detailed code logging with event documentation (IO access, medications, rhythms)
- End code button and pause compressions feature
- Real-time log tracking for back-charting
- LVAD algorithm inclusion
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- Additional medication counters (bicarbonate, calcium)
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Free basic version with premium features behind paywall
- Voluntary donation model instead of mandatory subscription
- Actual time reflection in logs for accurate timekeeping
Treatspace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AHA ACLS
- ACLS Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Year
Treatspace
No in-app purchases








