Comparison

EB Medicine vs STAT EM

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

Head to head
About

EB Medicine

Access evidence-based emergency medicine education and CME credits on the go. Get practical, reliable answers and actionable guidance to improve clinical decision-making and patient outcomes.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based emergency medicine courses
  • Practical clinical decision support
  • Quick course summaries
  • Access to over 300 topics
  • 400+ CME credits available
  • Content by practicing clinicians
Features
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When you’re busy on the frontline of emergency Medicine, EB Medicine is your guide--providing you with practical and reliable answers to aid your clinical decision making, in a concise and easy-to-use format. EB Medicine has produced leading evidence-based education and CME since 1999, giving our subscribers access to more than 300 topics and 20 years of experience in our journals, Emergency Medicine Practice and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice. The “EB” in our name stands for “evidence-based” and reflects our guiding philosophy--that evidence-based content is the best medicine. Like you, we recognize the need for excellence in emergency patient care. For each of our resources, peer experts have reviewed the current body of evidence to present you with essential findings, conclusions, and best practices to inform your clinical decisions. You receive real-world, practical, actionable guidance you can rely on to improve patient outcomes. Our content is developed by experienced physicians facing the challenges and realities of practicing medicine every day, all accomplished in their medical specialties. And with more than 400 CME credits available across the full array of must-know emergency medicine topics, you can advance your clinical knowledge and improve your practice, while fulfilling requirements for ongoing CME. Whether you’re a recent graduate or a veteran emergency clinician with decades of experience, our resources allow you to dive deeply into the current evidence that will help you make the best clinical decisions on shift. Your EB Medicine subscription gives you practical content right at your fingertips. • 300+ Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine Courses. Search our course library of Emergency Medicine Practice and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice issues by keyword, chief compliant, or topic and get practical recommendations within seconds • Clinically Relevant Topics. Get access when and where you need it—via our app, podcast, and online • Quick Course Summaries. When time is short, just hit the highlights on any topic with our Points & Pearls digests • Decision-Support Tools. Make quick, confident decisions guided by clinical pathways, Calculated Decisions (powered by MDCalc), and pitfalls to avoid • Subject-Matter Expertise. Our content is crafted by practicing emergency medicine clinicians on the front lines • 400+ AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Core EM content + stroke, trauma, pharmacology, critical care, and more

About

STAT EM

This medical app provides medication calculations for patients from neonates to adults, featuring updated evidence-based algorithms and emergency medication dosing. It includes pediatric oral antibiotic guidelines, neonatal resuscitation management, and an augmented reality feature for weight estimation. Future updates will allow users to save favorite content.

Highlights
  • Medication calculations (neonates to adults)
  • Pediatric oral antibiotic guidelines
  • Updated evidence-based algorithms
  • Neonatal resuscitation management
  • Adult emergency medication calculations
  • AR weight estimation feature
Features
Currently charting
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We’re excited to offer STAT EM, an enhanced version of Pedi STAT, providing medication calculations for neonates to adults. To keep giving you the most up to date content, we’ve moved to a subscription model to keep our app free of advertising. This new version contains pediatric oral antibiotic guidelines and dosing, updated evidence-based algorithms, and neonatal resuscitation management. It also includes adult emergency medication calculations including both weight-based and fixed dosing volumes. We’ve added an AR feature allowing you to use your device to measure the length of child to assist in weight estimations. Finally, you will soon have the ability to save favorites to assist you in finding the content you use most frequently. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

EB Medicine4 screens
STAT EM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EB Medicine at none against STAT EM's 2. EB Medicine also leads on ratings volume (448 vs 6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). STAT EM's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and chart position (#179 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. STAT EM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. EB Medicine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for EB Medicine against 5.0 for STAT EM. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EB Medicine has 448 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of EB Medicine's written reviews are positive against 100% of STAT EM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EB Medicine ships an update every 2 months, STAT EM every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
EB Medicine versus STAT EM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEB MedicineSTAT EM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (448 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings448 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
Best chart rank—#179 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB39 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEB-MedicineJames M Kempema MD PA

Customer experience

EB Medicine

All ratings448 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

STAT EM

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

EB Medicine

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • 🐛 Formatting of articles page swiping doesn't work

Requested features

2 requests
  • 💡 Landscape mode for all literature
  • 💡 More frequent app updates

STAT EM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EB Medicine

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

STAT EM

Subscriptions2
  • STAT EM Monthly$0.991 Month
  • STAT EM Annual$7.991 Year

Questions

Is EB Medicine free?
EB Medicine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is STAT EM free?
STAT EM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EB Medicine or STAT EM?
STAT EM is rated higher. EB Medicine averages 4.9 out of 5 from 448 ratings, while STAT EM averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do EB Medicine or STAT EM have ads?
Neither EB Medicine nor STAT EM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EB Medicine or STAT EM?
EB Medicine ships an update every 2 months, and STAT EM every 3 months. Most recently, EB Medicine was updated on September 25, 2026 and STAT EM on September 22, 2026.

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