Comparison

gistalt vs VertiGuide

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

Head to head
About

gistalt

This medical game challenges players to quickly assess patient acuity by swiping left for stable patients and right for those needing immediate intervention. It's designed to make training clinical impression skills engaging and fun.

Highlights
  • Patient acuity assessment
  • Swipe-based gameplay
  • Vital signs and lab results
  • Imaging interpretation
  • Performance scoring
  • Regular content updates
Features
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Your clinical impression (or "gestalt") about a patient's acuity is both critical and difficult to train. gistalt was designed to make it fun! Your goal playing gistalt is to accurately identify which patients are sick (requiring hospitalization or immediate interventions for stabilization) or not-sick (conditions that can be safely treated with outpatient follow-up). gistalt games are simple and fun. You'll start with a stack of patient presentations including vital signs, laboratory results and imaging. Swipe each card left (for not-sick) or right (for-sick) to see the next question. At the end of the stack, review your responses and see your score. Your gistalt score specially gauges your ability to detect the most critically-ill patients and institute the treatments that will make a difference. New questions are added regularly and don't require an app update.

About

VertiGuide

This medical app offers clinicians comprehensive, offline resources for diagnosing dizziness and vertigo. It features instructional videos, animations, flowcharts, and highlights relevant guidelines to aid decision-making. Designed for educational purposes, it provides easy access to clinical sources and is completely ad-free.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step diagnosis algorithms
  • Instructional videos and animations
  • Flowcharts for decision-making
  • Highlights GRACE-3 guidelines
  • Offline functionality
  • Easy access to clinical sources
Features
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VertiGuide is the app for all a clinician's dizzy needs. Learn the diagnosis algorithms with instructional videos, animations, and flowcharts, all in one offline app. • VertiGuide provides step-by-step educational guides to optimize diagnoses of dizziness and vertigo. • Flow diagrams are joined with instructional animations and videos to help aid your decision-making. • Relevant GRACE-3 guidelines are highlighted. • Clinical sources are easily accessed. • The app's full functionality is available offline to help facilitate easy access anywhere. • VertiGuide is completely ad-free and is offered as an educational tool for clinicians everywhere. This app is intended to be used solely for educational purposes by clinicians and should not be used for medical advice. Any maneuvers demonstrated should not be attempted except by a trained professional. If you or a loved one are suffering from dizziness or any other health concern, please contact your physician.

Screenshots

gistalt4 screens
VertiGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VertiGuide at monthly against gistalt's every 22 months. gistalt's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 4.9 for gistalt against 5.0 for VertiGuide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: gistalt has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

gistalt ships an update every 22 months, VertiGuide monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
gistalt versus VertiGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergistaltVertiGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.413.4
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB292 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTom FadialRodney oMRON

Customer experience

gistalt

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

VertiGuide

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

gistalt

No in-app purchases

None

VertiGuide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is gistalt free?
gistalt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VertiGuide free?
VertiGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, gistalt or VertiGuide?
VertiGuide is rated higher. gistalt averages 4.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while VertiGuide averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do gistalt or VertiGuide have ads?
Neither gistalt nor VertiGuide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, gistalt or VertiGuide?
gistalt ships an update every 22 months, and VertiGuide monthly. Most recently, gistalt was updated on September 15, 2026 and VertiGuide on August 1, 2026.

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