Comparison

SIMPL vs Sterling Vascular

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

Head to head
About

SIMPL

This app facilitates workplace-based assessments for medical professionals, enabling the evaluation of entrustable professional activities within medical education settings.

Highlights
  • Workplace-based assessments
  • Entrustable professional activities
  • Medical education implementation
  • Professional development tracking
Features
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SIMPL: Society for Improving Medical Professional Learning makes it feasible to implement workplace-based assessments, including assessment of entrustable professional activities, across medical education.

About

Sterling Vascular

Features
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Sterling Vascular is a clinical reference and decision-support companion designed for qualified healthcare professionals caring for patients with venous, arterial, aortic, and thrombotic disease. Quickly access practical guidance, classification systems, scoring tools, procedural checkpoints, and safety checklists at the point of care—even without an internet connection. FEATURES • Searchable vascular clinical reference library • CEAP classification builder • Venous Clinical Severity Score calculator • Wells DVT clinical probability tool • Villalta post-thrombotic syndrome score • SVP pelvic venous classification tool • Venous disease evaluation and management pathways • DVT and anticoagulation references • Superficial and deep venous intervention guidance • Procedural safety checklists and follow-up guidance • Arterial, carotid, and aortic disease references • On-device favorites for frequently used material • Core clinical content available offline PRIVACY Sterling Vascular does not require an account and does not collect or store patient information. Favorites and tool selections remain on the user’s device. IMPORTANT Sterling Vascular is intended for qualified healthcare professionals as an educational reference and cognitive aid. It does not provide patient-specific medical advice and is not a substitute for independent clinical judgment, complete source guidance, institutional policy, device instructions for use, or consultation with an appropriately qualified clinician. Users are responsible for confirming all information, calculations, medication regimens, indications, contraindications, and treatment decisions before clinical use.

Screenshots

SIMPL4 screens
Sterling Vascular4 screens

Verdict

The call

SIMPL and Sterling Vascular are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

SIMPL ships an update every 2 weeks, Sterling Vascular every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SIMPL versus Sterling Vascular: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSIMPLSterling Vascular
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperProcedural Learning and Safety Collaborative, IncSloane Sterling

In-app purchases

None

SIMPL

No in-app purchases

None

Sterling Vascular

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SIMPL free?
SIMPL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sterling Vascular free?
Sterling Vascular is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SIMPL or Sterling Vascular have ads?
Neither SIMPL nor Sterling Vascular shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SIMPL or Sterling Vascular?
SIMPL ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sterling Vascular every 9 days. Most recently, SIMPL was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sterling Vascular on October 29, 2026.

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