ACEP vs HINTS Exam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACEP
Access essential medical information and resources for patient care, all consolidated in one convenient location. This application provides the tools and knowledge needed by healthcare professionals, when they need it most.
- All-in-one medical information
- Patient care resources
- On-demand access
- Essential tools for physicians
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ACEP is here for you so you can be there for your patients, everything you need to know, all in one place. The ACEP app is here to give you what you need, when you need it.
HINTS Exam
This medical app streamlines the HINTS exam process using a smartphone for improved patient outcomes. It facilitates quick screenings, records videos for review, and aids in detecting nystagmus and other critical indicators, particularly in urgent care settings.
- Streamlined HINTS exam process
- Posterior CVA detection
- Video recording for review
- Slow-motion video playback
- Screening questions for stroke workup indication
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This app was developed to enhance the HINTS exam by using a smartphone to better facilitate effective exam implementation and improve posterior CVA detection for enhanced patient outcomes within primary care, urgent care, and emergency care settings. This application allows for a streamlined screening process, with most full exams being concluded within five minutes from the start, and subjectively, being able to replay the exam video at half-speed allowed for a much easier and more confident assessment of nystagmus direction, skew deviation, and head impulse test corrective saccade with correct training and understanding of the exam's application. The smartphone application starts by taking the user through several screening questions to help determine if the application is appropriate or if a stroke workup is highly indicated. Videos are recorded for review and can be slowed down for optimal evaluation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HINTS Exam at 5.0 against ACEP's 4.3. ACEP's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1) and device support. On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HINTS Exam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACEP has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | ACEP | HINTS Exam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | American College of Emergency Physicians | EPage, Inc. |
In-app purchases
ACEP
No in-app purchases
HINTS Exam
No in-app purchases
