ELMS Mobile Application vs Core Anesthesia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ELMS Mobile Application
Manage your academic progress and communication with this educational tool. Track hours, log field encounters, and view messages from administrators. Receive important updates via push notifications.
- Hours tracking management
- Field encounter management
- Message viewing
- Push notifications
- Student portal access
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The CORE ELMS mobile app includes the following features for the student portal on the ELMS Platform: management of hours tracking, management of field encounters, viewing of received messages. When connected the app you will also be able to receive push notifications for your school administrators.
Core Anesthesia
This app offers a curriculum of audio episodes for CRNAs and students to earn CEUs, pass tests, and review for boards. Designed for busy schedules, episodes can be listened to anywhere and include printed outlines and sources.
- Continuing education episodes
- Board review content
- Podcast format for on-the-go learning
- Printed outlines and sources included
- Designed for CRNAs and students
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Core Anesthesia is continuing education and board review built for nurse anesthetists, made by CRNAs who remember how little time there is. Learn by listening. The curriculum is delivered as podcast episodes you can take anywhere: the commute, the gym, the drive between clinical sites. Every episode comes with learning objectives, a printed outline, cited sources, and a read-along transcript. EARN AANA CE CREDIT • Class A credits logged as you listen • Certificates ready to download when you need them • No paperwork and no separate reporting STUDY WITH PURPOSE • 1800+ practice questions with rationales that explain the answer • Custom quizzes across 19 anesthesia categories • See which topics are strong and which need work • High-yield cheat sheets and procedure videos • Search that finds the episode, sheet, or clip you meant TAKE IT OFFLINE Download episodes and cheat sheets for flights, commutes, and dead zones. Anything you save stays available with no signal. For SRNAs preparing for boards and CRNAs maintaining certification. End user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Core Anesthesia at 90% against ELMS Mobile Application's 33%. Core Anesthesia also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). ELMS Mobile Application's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Core Anesthesia sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. ELMS Mobile Application asks for nothing beyond the download.
Core Anesthesia holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Core Anesthesia has 537 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of ELMS Mobile Application's written reviews are positive against 90% of Core Anesthesia's.
ELMS Mobile Application ships an update every 6 months, Core Anesthesia every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | ELMS Mobile Application | Core Anesthesia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (19 ratings) | 4.9 (537 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 537 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CORE Higher Education Group | Student Nurse Anesthesia LLC |
Customer experience
ELMS Mobile Application
Core Anesthesia
Bugs and requests
ELMS Mobile Application
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Core Anesthesia
Reported bugs
5 issues- Episodes won't play offline or without Wi-Fi despite having data
- Premium subscription doesn't always unlock premium-labeled episodes
- Home screen categories don't display all available episodes
- Inconsistent episode visibility between app and podcast platforms
- Playback buffering and connectivity issues in the car
Requested features
6 requests- Chronological episode listing (1 to most recent)
- Better filtering and sorting options
- Episode download capability for offline listening
- Improved search functionality for specific topics
- Clearer distinction between free and premium content
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- Enhanced navigation to reduce confusion about available episodes
In-app purchases
ELMS Mobile Application
No in-app purchases
Core Anesthesia
- Student Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- CRNA Premium Monthly3 Days trial$64.991 Month
- Student Premium Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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- CRNA Premium Quarterly$179.003 Months
- CRNA Premium Yearly3 Days trial$599.001 Year
- Airway Core Module$49.99
- Equipment Core Module$49.99
- Pharmacology Core Module$49.99
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- Anatomy Core Module$149.99
- core_crna_60$599.00
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