Comparison

Core Anesthesia vs Vevox

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

Head to head
About

Core Anesthesia

This app offers a curriculum of audio episodes for CRNAs and students to earn CEUs, pass tests, and review for boards. Designed for busy schedules, episodes can be listened to anywhere and include printed outlines and sources.

Highlights
  • Continuing education episodes
  • Board review content
  • Podcast format for on-the-go learning
  • Printed outlines and sources included
  • Designed for CRNAs and students
Features
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Core Anesthesia is continuing education and board review built for nurse anesthetists, made by CRNAs who remember how little time there is. Learn by listening. The curriculum is delivered as podcast episodes you can take anywhere: the commute, the gym, the drive between clinical sites. Every episode comes with learning objectives, a printed outline, cited sources, and a read-along transcript. EARN AANA CE CREDIT • Class A credits logged as you listen • Certificates ready to download when you need them • No paperwork and no separate reporting STUDY WITH PURPOSE • 1800+ practice questions with rationales that explain the answer • Custom quizzes across 19 anesthesia categories • See which topics are strong and which need work • High-yield cheat sheets and procedure videos • Search that finds the episode, sheet, or clip you meant TAKE IT OFFLINE Download episodes and cheat sheets for flights, commutes, and dead zones. Anything you save stays available with no signal. For SRNAs preparing for boards and CRNAs maintaining certification. End user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Vevox

This app offers a structured learning experience from basic to advanced academic concepts. It focuses on building intuition and critical thinking skills rather than just memorization. Designed to eliminate learning gaps, it provides expert-crafted content for high school and university-level materials.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step courses from fundamentals to mastery
  • Focus on understanding 'why' behind concepts
  • Content aligned with high school and university curricula
  • Distraction-free learning environment
  • Develop critical thinking and analytical skills
  • Expert-crafted content library
Features
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VEVOX brings together everything you need to know where you can study: your Bagrut average, your psychometric score and the admission requirements of universities and colleges in Israel — in one place. See where you'll get in Enter your Bagrut grades and your psychometric score (or SAT or ACT) and see within seconds which programmes you qualify for, where an interview or entrance exam is required, and exactly what you are missing for each programme. We check more than 600 study programmes against each institution's own rules. Admissions guide Browse fields of study and programmes at universities and colleges, the admission requirements for each track, formulas and minimum scores — in Arabic and Hebrew. Bagrut average calculator Add your subjects, choose the units, enter your grades and see your average with and without bonus. Save the result as an image or share it. Psychometric score estimator Turn the two wheels to set your correct answers in verbal and quantitative reasoning and see your estimated score right away — including the multi-domain, verbal-emphasis and quantitative-emphasis scores. Cost of studies Work out what your degree will cost: tuition, housing, travel and more. Arabic and Hebrew Switch the app language any time from the globe icon at the top. Estimates only: official results come from the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation and from each institution according to its own rules.

Screenshots

Core Anesthesia4 screens
Vevox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Core Anesthesia at 90% against Vevox's 0%. Core Anesthesia also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (537 vs 7). Vevox's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Core Anesthesia sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Vevox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Core Anesthesia holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Core Anesthesia has 537 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Core Anesthesia's written reviews are positive against 0% of Vevox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Core Anesthesia ships an update every 3 weeks, Vevox every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Core Anesthesia versus Vevox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCore AnesthesiaVevox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (537 ratings) — better1.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings537 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudent Nurse Anesthesia LLCamal khatib

Customer experience

Core Anesthesia

All ratings535 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative2.4%

Vevox

All ratings7 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Core Anesthesia

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Episodes won't play offline or without Wi-Fi despite having data
  • Premium subscription doesn't always unlock premium-labeled episodes
  • Home screen categories don't display all available episodes
  • Inconsistent episode visibility between app and podcast platforms
  • Playback buffering and connectivity issues in the car

Requested features

6 requests
  • Chronological episode listing (1 to most recent)
  • Better filtering and sorting options
  • Episode download capability for offline listening
  • Improved search functionality for specific topics
  • Clearer distinction between free and premium content
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  • Enhanced navigation to reduce confusion about available episodes

Vevox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Core Anesthesia

Subscriptions5
  • Student Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • CRNA Premium Monthly3 Days trial$64.991 Month
  • Student Premium Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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  • CRNA Premium Quarterly$179.003 Months
  • CRNA Premium Yearly3 Days trial$599.001 Year
One-time9
  • Airway Core Module$49.99
  • Equipment Core Module$49.99
  • Pharmacology Core Module$49.99
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  • Anatomy Core Module$149.99
  • core_crna_10$199.00
  • core_crna_30$299.00
  • CRNA USAP 25%$449.99
  • CRNA Promotion$539.00
  • core_crna_60$599.00
10 purchases

Vevox

One-time10
  • Course Tier 105$104.99
  • Course Tier 125$124.99
  • Course Tier 135$134.99
Show 7 more
  • Course Tier 145$144.99
  • Course Tier 150$149.99
  • Course Tier 160$159.99
  • Course Tier 170$169.99
  • Course Tier 180$179.99
  • Course Tier 190$189.99
  • Course Tier 200$199.99

Questions

Is Core Anesthesia free?
Core Anesthesia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vevox free?
Vevox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Core Anesthesia or Vevox?
Core Anesthesia is rated higher. Core Anesthesia averages 4.9 out of 5 from 537 ratings, while Vevox averages 1.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Core Anesthesia or Vevox have ads?
Neither Core Anesthesia nor Vevox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Core Anesthesia or Vevox?
Core Anesthesia ships an update every 3 weeks, and Vevox every 4 weeks. Most recently, Core Anesthesia was updated on October 24, 2026 and Vevox on October 19, 2026.

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