EchoGuide by ASE vs Valve PPM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EchoGuide by ASE
This medical app offers over 50 calculators, algorithms, and charts based on key guidelines for cardiac care professionals. It allows users to favorite interactive tools for quick access to a wide range of echocardiography measurements and assessments.
- Over 50 calculators, algorithms, and charts
- Based on ASE guidelines
- Favorite interactive tools
- Cardiac care reference
- Echocardiography measurements
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ASE’s EchoGuide provides access to over 50 calculators, algorithms, and charts. EchoGuide was developed based on key ASE guidelines for use by healthcare professionals providing cardiac care. One special feature in the app is that users have the ability to select their favorite interactive tools for easy access. Topics include: • Left Ventricle • Left Ventricle Mass • Left Ventricular Diastolic Function • Right Ventricle • Left Atrium • Right Atrium Dimensions & Volumes • Aorta • Aortic Regurgitation • Aortic Stenosis • Mitral Regurgitation • Mitral Stenosis • Tricuspid Regurgitation • Tricuspid Stenosis • Pulmonic Regurgitation • Pulmonic Stenosis • Prosthetic Aortic Valve Function • Prosthetic Mitral Valve Function • Prosthetic Tricuspid Valve Function • Prosthetic Pulmonic Valve Function • Prosthetic Valve Regurgitation EchoGuide is intended for educational/informational use only. EchoGuide is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease by aiding clinical decision-making. Please send feedback through the App information page and feel free to leave a review and rating in the App Store.
Valve PPM
This tool assists medical professionals in assessing implanted prosthetic cardiac valves. It offers guidance for checking existing valve function and selecting the optimal valve before implantation based on patient and prosthesis parameters.
- Assess implanted valve function
- Select optimal valve before implantation
- Analyze patient and prosthesis parameters
- Identify potential patient-prosthesis mismatch
- Determine intrinsic prosthesis dysfunction
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Valve PPM is an innovative mobile tool developed to support echocardiography professionals in their effort of assessing the functionality of implanted prosthetic cardiac valves. The application provides guidelines for assessing an already implanted valve (Check Valve Function) and for choosing a valve before implantation (Optimal Valve Selector). The algorithms behind the App have been derived after an extensive research of the published materials on the aortic and mitral prosthetic valve assessment. - Check Valve Function After selecting a particular valve type, the patient characteristics (weight/height) and the prosthesis actual parameters (peak velocity, mean gradient, VTI prosthesis, VTI LVOT and LVOTd), Valve PPM will provide the user with an answer regarding the normal function of the valve, the potential patient prosthesis mismatch or the intrinsic prosthesis dysfunction. - Optimal Valve Selector The user will be required to select a valve position (aortic/mitral) and the patient characteristics (weight/height) and Valve PPM will instantly indicate the minimum Effective Orifice Area (EOA) in order to avoid Patient Prosthesis Mismatch (PPM).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Valve PPM at 100% against EchoGuide by ASE's 75%. Valve PPM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). EchoGuide by ASE's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Valve PPM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EchoGuide by ASE has 41 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of EchoGuide by ASE's written reviews are positive against 100% of Valve PPM's.
EchoGuide by ASE ships an update monthly, Valve PPM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EchoGuide by ASE | Valve PPM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (41 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | American Society of Echocardiography | KRUTSCH |
Customer experience
EchoGuide by ASE
Valve PPM
In-app purchases
EchoGuide by ASE
No in-app purchases
Valve PPM
No in-app purchases
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