Nerve Block vs AAEM Meetings
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
AAEM Meetings
This app provides attendees with access to abstracts, presentations, speakers, and exhibitors for a specific annual event. Users can take notes, draw on slides, and message colleagues directly within the application.
- View abstracts and presentations
- Access speaker and exhibitor information
- Take notes on slides
- Draw directly on presentation slides
- In-app messaging with attendees
- Share information via tweet and email
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*** FOR MEETING ATTENDEES ONLY *** The AAEM Meetings mobile application allows you to view abstracts, presentations, speakers, and exhibitors from the annual AAEM event. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the exhibitor module. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.
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Verdict
Nerve Block and AAEM Meetings both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Nerve Block's written reviews are positive against 67% of AAEM Meetings's. AAEM Meetings's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Nerve Block's written reviews are positive against 67% of AAEM Meetings's.
Nerve Block ships an update every 4 months, AAEM Meetings every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Nerve Block | AAEM Meetings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (31 ratings) — better | 4.8 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tom Fadial | AAEM Young Physicians Section |
Customer experience
Nerve Block
AAEM Meetings
In-app purchases
Nerve Block
No in-app purchases
AAEM Meetings
No in-app purchases
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