Comparison

Murmur MD vs CHIPSTERS

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

Head to head
About

Murmur MD

A professional networking platform for physicians to share and discuss medical techniques and cases. Users can follow colleagues, view content with links and media, and receive customized alerts for complex procedures. Direct messaging and threaded replies facilitate communication.

Highlights
  • Physician networking
  • Case and technique discussion
  • Content sharing (links, photos, videos)
  • Customized alerts
  • Direct messaging
  • Threaded replies
Features
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Murmur is the premiere physician networking app designed for physicians to share and discuss techniques and cases with fellow doctors to improve patient outcomes. Physicians can search by topic, follow fellow physicians, and read their content at a glance. Murmur posts include noteworthy links, photos, and videos of cases. Customized alerts allow physicians to notify and engage colleagues about complex procedures. Physicians have the ability to direct message colleagues or reply in a thread. Murmur is built by physicians, for physicians.

About

CHIPSTERS

Features
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The CHIPSTER app is designed for interventional cardiologists interested in chronic total occluslons (CTO) and complex high-risk indicated percutaneous interventions (CHIP). It provides a repository of latest technology, techniques and treatment strategles. It also lists international events focusing on CTO and CHIP.

Screenshots

Murmur MD4 screens
CHIPSTERS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CHIPSTERS at fortnightly against Murmur MD's every 2 months. CHIPSTERS also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Murmur MD ships an update every 2 months, CHIPSTERS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and December 10, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Murmur MD versus CHIPSTERS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMurmur MDCHIPSTERS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.112.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB28 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMurmur App, IncDialine AG

In-app purchases

None

Murmur MD

No in-app purchases

None

CHIPSTERS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Murmur MD free?
Murmur MD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CHIPSTERS free?
CHIPSTERS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Murmur MD or CHIPSTERS have ads?
Neither Murmur MD nor CHIPSTERS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Murmur MD or CHIPSTERS?
Murmur MD ships an update every 2 months, and CHIPSTERS fortnightly. Most recently, Murmur MD was updated on August 26, 2026 and CHIPSTERS on December 10, 2025.

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