Comparison

Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med vs Massive Transfusion Guide

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

Head to head
About

Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med

Enhance your diagnostic skills with a vast library of visual cases. This app offers a self-testing tool for medical professionals and trainees, simulating real-life emergency scenarios. Access a comprehensive collection of visual diagnosis cases to improve speed and accuracy in critical care.

Highlights
  • 110 randomly presented visual diagnosis cases
  • Self-testing for board examinations
  • Refresher for qualified providers
  • SmartSearch technology for quick information retrieval
  • Offline access to content
  • Includes new and updated cases
Features
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. An in-App purchase is required to unlock all content.   Improve your skills in visual diagnosis. An ideal aid for trainees preparing for Board examinations as well as an invaluable ‘refresher’ for qualified emergency and critical care providers. Speed and accuracy of diagnosis is the key to saving lives in emergency and critical care medicine. Careful visual inspection of the patient, the data (radiography, electrocardiogram), and related clues can often help providers choose the right diagnosis and ultimately the best treatment – but this knowledge comes with experience. Visual Diagnosis in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, 2nd Edition provides 110 randomly presented visual diagnosis cases for self-testing, imitating real-life situations found in the emergency department setting. Written by distinguished emergency and critical care physicians, and thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this second edition includes 25% new cases and is an ideal aid for trainees preparing for Board examinations as well as an invaluable ‘refresher’ for qualified emergency and critical care providers. No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard to spell medical terms. Content licensed from printed ISBN 10: 9781444333473 Content licensed from printed ISBN 13: 978-1444333473   If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-30000   Privacy Policy-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx   Editor(s): Christopher P. Holstege,MD; Alexander B. Baer, MD; Jesse M. Pines, MD; William J. Brady, MD; Publisher: John Wiley & Son Inc. and its affiliates

About

Massive Transfusion Guide

This app serves as a bedside cognitive aid for healthcare professionals managing massive transfusions. It helps track blood products, ratios, and other critical medications, reducing reliance on manual methods and improving patient focus.

Highlights
  • 1-Tap Product Logging
  • Track Ratios
  • Log Other Products
  • Lab Timer & Reminders
  • Products Since Last Lab Draw
  • Clinical Checklist
  • Live Timeline
Features
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Massive Transfusion Guide is a crucial cognitive aid for healthcare professionals, designed to be used at the bedside during a massive transfusion. Built for speed and simplicity, this app helps anesthesiologists, intensivists, emergency medicine physicians, and nurses manage the high-stress environment of a massive transfusion. Stop relying on messy scraps of paper or a whiteboard. Massive Transfusion Guide provides a clean, clear, and on-device-only interface to track the essentials, reducing cognitive load so you can focus on the patient. Core Features: 1-Tap Product Logging: Instantly log units of PRBCs, FFP, and Platelets with a single tap. Track Ratios: See a running total of all products administered, helping you maintain 1:1:1 ratios and adherence to facility massive transfusion protocols. Log Other Products: Quickly add other critical medications and products like Cryoprecipitate, PCC, TXA, and Fibrinogen Concentrate. Lab Timer & Reminders: Tap "Labs Drawn Now" to log a lab draw. This automatically starts a customizable timer that sends a local notification when it's time to redraw, ensuring you don't miss crucial reassessments. Products Since Last Lab Draw: The dashboard clearly displays which products have been given since the last set of labs was drawn, providing vital context for interpreting new results. Clinical Checklist: A persistent, built-in checklist guides you through key steps, such as "Establish Large-Bore IV Access," "Prevent hypothermia," and "Consider TXA." Live Timeline: A scrollable, time-stamped log shows every event in chronological order—every product administered and every lab drawn—for easy handoffs and documentation. Privacy First: 100% of your data is stored only on your device. Nothing is ever collected, transmitted, or saved to a server. When you reset the session, all data is erased. Medical Disclaimer: This application is intended for informational and educational purposes only as a cognitive aid for qualified healthcare professionals. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or clinical judgment.

Screenshots

Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med4 screens
Massive Transfusion Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Massive Transfusion Guide at 5.0 against Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med's 3.7. Massive Transfusion Guide also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Massive Transfusion Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Massive Transfusion Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med versus Massive Transfusion Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Diagnosis Emergency MedMassive Transfusion Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSkyscape Medpresso IncEric Krause

Customer experience

Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Massive Transfusion Guide

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med

One-time1
  • Visual Diag EmergCritiCare Med$79.99
None

Massive Transfusion Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med free?
Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Massive Transfusion Guide free?
Massive Transfusion Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med or Massive Transfusion Guide?
Massive Transfusion Guide is rated higher. Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Massive Transfusion Guide averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med or Massive Transfusion Guide have ads?
Visual Diagnosis Emergency Med shows ads; Massive Transfusion Guide does not.

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