Comparison

MKSAP 19 vs ECG Stat

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

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About

MKSAP 19

This medical education app provides access to current information in internal medicine and subspecialties. It includes exam-like questions and patient-based clinical scenarios to help physicians assess and update their knowledge. Offline access to content is available for subscribers.

Highlights
  • Current internal medicine information
  • 1,200 exam-like multiple-choice questions
  • Patient-based clinical scenarios
  • Offline content access
  • Syncs with online version
  • Enhances learning with figures, charts, and tables
Features
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This app supplements the online version and is included with the MKSAP 19 Digital, MKSAP 19 Complete Green, and MKSAP 19 Complete subscriptions. Simply log in with your ACP or MKSAP 19 username and password. If you need assistance setting up your account, visit ACP Online. Some functionality within the app requires an active internet connection. Your suggestions for future updates and enhanced features are welcome at mksap_editors@acponline.org. The new Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program® (MKSAP® 19) provides you with the most current and critical information in the core of internal medicine and its subspecialties so you can stay aware of what you need to know as a practicing physician in internal medicine today. MKSAP 19 consists of well-researched text sections and 1,200 exam-like multiple-choice questions along with hundreds of figures, charts, and tables to enhance your learning experience. MKSAP 19's original, high-quality questions comprise patient-based clinical scenarios based on the latest evidence. Each question will challenge your decision-making, help you discover areas of strength, and target areas for you to update or acquire new knowledge. This app enables subscribers to MKSAP 19 Digital, MKSAP 19 Complete Green, or MKSAP 19 Complete to read all of the text and answer all of the questions offline. When you are connected to the Internet, answers will sync automatically with the online version. The publisher of this app, the American College of Physicians, is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States with members in more than 145 countries worldwide. ACP membership includes 161,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internal medicine physicians are specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness.

About

ECG Stat

This educational tool provides healthcare professionals with quick visual references for ECG interpretation. It covers everything from basic waveforms to complex disease manifestations, aiding in rapid recall of critical cardiac information.

Highlights
  • Visual ECG feature explanations
  • Covers ECG basics and disease manifestations
  • Quick lookup for specific conditions
  • Includes waveform visualizations
  • Report discrepancies feature
Features
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ECG or Electrocardiography is one of the most useful clinical tools ever developed in the field of medicine. Learning about ECG is vital for almost every healthcare worker including paramedics, emergency staff, physicians, medical students, residents, and nurses. There are already tons of ECG resources to learn from but repetition is the key and this is the reason I came up with the idea of developing 'ECG Stat'. The app is very simple to use. It contains multiple categories ranging from ECG basics including ECG waveforms, intervals, segments to complicated ECG disease manifestations that users can access within seconds. I'm a strong advocate of visual learning and this is the reason I made sure to visualize every ECG feature in this app. If you search for 'Right bundle branch block', the app will quickly show you the core ECG changes seen in RBBB along with a visualization of those changes. Imagine yourself in a clinical setting where you're trying to recall the features of left atrial enlargement. Instead of googling for changes and then scrolling through thousands of images and search results, you can use the ECG Stat app to quickly look up the core ECG features seen in left atrial enlargement along with waveform changes! I have used multiple sources to create this app which is mentioned in the about section. The app is meant to be used by healthcare workers only. It's an educational tool and discrepancies can be seen. If you do find a mistake, you can easily report it through the contact form. The app is for educational purposes only and should not be solely relied on when it comes to patient care. I have strived to ensure that information contained in the app is accurate and personally created and reviewed all the images.

Screenshots

MKSAP 191 screens
ECG Stat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MKSAP 19 at Free against ECG Stat's $2.99. MKSAP 19 also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 2). ECG Stat's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

MKSAP 19 is free to download; ECG Stat costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ECG Stat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MKSAP 19 has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of MKSAP 19's written reviews are positive against 100% of ECG Stat's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MKSAP 19 versus ECG Stat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMKSAP 19ECG Stat
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.1 (38 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size423 MB15 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAmerican College of PhysiciansUsama Nasir

Customer experience

MKSAP 19

All ratings37 ratings
Positive73.0%
Neutral16.2%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral17.6%
Negative11.8%

ECG Stat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MKSAP 19

No in-app purchases

None

ECG Stat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MKSAP 19 free?
MKSAP 19 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ECG Stat free?
ECG Stat costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MKSAP 19 or ECG Stat?
ECG Stat is rated higher. MKSAP 19 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while ECG Stat averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MKSAP 19 or ECG Stat have ads?
Neither MKSAP 19 nor ECG Stat shows ads.

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