Nerve Block vs Learn ICU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nerve Block
This app simplifies pain management by providing a quick reference for anesthesia and analgesia nerve blocks. Users select the body area, find eligible blocks, and follow step-by-step visual guides for precise procedures.
- Select body area for anesthesia
- List of eligible nerve blocks
- Simplified reference for each block
- Step-by-step guides
- Includes images for guidance
- Aggregated content from medical resources
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Getting your patient’s pain under control shouldn’t be so hard! With Nerve Block, all you need to do is select the area that you need anesthesia or analgesia and you’ll get a list of eligible nerve blocks. For each nerve block, we’ve created a simplified reference with exactly what you’ll need, where to go, and images to guide you along the way. 1. Select the part 2. Find the block 3. Follow the guide Nerve Block is a #FOAM project aggregating content from The POCUS Atlas, Denver Ultrasound, WikEM and Highland Ultrasound
Learn ICU
Access critical care educational materials on your mobile device. Download content to learn on the go and enhance your skills in providing optimal care for critically ill patients.
- Downloadable learning content
- On-the-go learning
- Critical care education
- Tools for practitioners
- Right Care, Right Now™
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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's educational products equip practitioners with the tools needed to provide the Right Care, Right Now™ to all critically ill and injured patients. LearnICU app allows critical care practitioners to download relevant learning contents directly to their devices, and take the learning on the go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nerve Block at 4.9 against Learn ICU's 4.6. Nerve Block also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 58%). Learn ICU's advantage is ratings volume (192 vs 31). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nerve Block holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn ICU has 192 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Nerve Block's written reviews are positive against 58% of Learn ICU's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Nerve Block | Learn ICU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (31 ratings) — better | 4.6 (192 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 192 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tom Fadial | Society of Critical Care Medicine |
Customer experience
Nerve Block
Learn ICU
In-app purchases
Nerve Block
No in-app purchases
Learn ICU
No in-app purchases
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