Anesthesia Considerations vs Periop Pacemaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anesthesia Considerations
This medical reference app offers concise anesthetic considerations for numerous procedures, patient conditions, and emergencies. It also summarizes recent anesthesia-related guidelines, serving as a quick reference for students and practicing anesthesiologists.
- Bullet-form anesthetic considerations
- Hundreds of procedures and conditions covered
- Summary of recent anesthesia guidelines
- Concise and succinct information
- Reference for students and practitioners
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From the creators of AnesthesiaConsiderations.com, same useful content, now on the AppStore. Whether you’re a medical student interested in anesthesia and trying to prepare for your first day, a resident reviewing for those complex patients or a practicing anesthesiologist coming across a unique case for the first time. What are the main things to consider? What should you definitely avoid? What other things should you be thinking about? We got you covered. This app provides bullet-form, concise and succinct anesthetic considerations for hundreds of procedures, patient co-morbidities and intra-operative emergencies. We also provide a summary of the most recent anesthesia-related guidelines such as: ERAS, PONV, OSA and many more. It’s every budding anesthesiologist’s best friend, right on your phone. Check us out at www.anesthesiaconsiderations.com. Feedback is always welcome.
Periop Pacemaker
This app provides medical professionals with a decision algorithm for managing surgical patients with implantable defibrillators or pacemakers. It is based on guidelines endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and updated annually by an expert committee.
- Decision algorithm for pacemaker/defibrillator management
- Endorsed by Heart Rhythm Society
- Based on ASA Perioperative Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Management Aid
- Annual expert committee updates
- Designed for medical professionals
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Periop Pacemaker is a smartphone app that assists medical professionals who take care of surgical patients that have implantable defibrillators or pacemakers. The decision algorithm is endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and is based on the American Society of Anesthesiologists Perioperative Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Management Aid. As device technology evolves, an expert committee of anesthesiologists, cardiologists, and device representatives will meet annually to keep information up-to-date. Disclaimer: ASA Pacemaker is designed for use by medical professionals only. Accessing the app content requires either a one-time payment of $7.99 USD or an annual subscription payment of $2.99 USD. A 30-day free trial is available under the annual subscription plan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Periop Pacemaker at Free against Anesthesia Considerations's $9.99. Periop Pacemaker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Anesthesia Considerations's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Periop Pacemaker is free to download; Anesthesia Considerations costs $9.99 up front. Periop Pacemaker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Anesthesia Considerations asks for nothing beyond the download.
Periop Pacemaker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Anesthesia Considerations's written reviews are positive against 100% of Periop Pacemaker's.
Anesthesia Considerations ships an update every 3 months, Periop Pacemaker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anesthesia Considerations | Periop Pacemaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AC Anesthesia Considerations Ltd | Rhythm Management, LLC |
Customer experience
Anesthesia Considerations
Periop Pacemaker
In-app purchases
Anesthesia Considerations
No in-app purchases
Periop Pacemaker
- PERIOP PACEMAKER ANNUAL FEE1 Month trial$2.991 Year
- Periop Pacemaker$7.99
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