Comparison

DrStemo vs The SWELL Method

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

Head to head
About

DrStemo

This app pairs with Stemoscope wireless stethoscopes to enhance listening to heart and lung sounds. It is intended for use with the Stemoscope PRO and Stemoscope II devices. Users should consult a doctor for medical decisions, as the app and device are not for self-diagnosis.

Highlights
  • Connects to Stemoscope PRO and II
  • Record body sounds
  • Enhance listening experience
  • FDA cleared device companion
  • Not for self-diagnosis
Features
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This app is the companion app for Stemoscope Smart Wireless Stethoscope including Stemoscope PRO (Model STEMO700) and Stemoscope II (Model STEMO300). If you are a lay user (non-professional user), please seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. The app and the associated device is not intended for self diagnosis. The Stemoscope II and Stemoscope PRO used with this app is cleared by FDA in USA. The use of Stemoscope Smart Wireless Stethoscopes in other region may subject to local regulatory clearance.

About

The SWELL Method

This comprehensive health and fitness system offers personalized training, nutrition, and recovery guidance. It focuses on mindset, physical output, fueling, optimization, and community support to achieve lasting transformation.

Highlights
  • Personalized X Factor training programs
  • Mindset and breathwork practices
  • Customized nutrition targets and macro guidelines
  • Recovery and optimization protocols
  • Direct coach messaging and community support
  • CNS recovery tracking
Features
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You don't need another generic fitness app. You need a system built around you — your body, your life, your goals. iworXout is the official app of THE WORXOUT, Fort Wayne's premier results-driven training studio, delivering the complete SWELL Method directly to your hands. THE SWELL METHOD — YOUR COMPLETE OPERATING SYSTEM SWELL isn't a workout plan. It's a life framework built on five pillars that work together to produce real, lasting transformation. Every feature in this app serves one of those five pillars. SIT — Stillness & Mental Performance Your results are built in your mind first. The SIT pillar covers mindset work, breathwork, stress management protocols, and the mental training that separates people who get results from people who get excuses. Inside iworXout, you'll find guided practices, daily reflection prompts, and your personalized CNS recovery tracking so you train smart, not just hard. WORX — Training & Physical Output This is where the iron meets intention. Your X Factor program — designed specifically for your body, your current fitness level, and your goals — lives here. Every workout is logged, every rep counted, every PR celebrated. See your session history, track progressive overload week over week, and never wonder what you're supposed to do when you walk through the door. Your coach programs it. You execute it. The app tracks everything. EAT — Nutrition & Fueling Nutrition isn't about restriction. It's about precision. The EAT pillar gives you your personalized nutrition targets, macro guidelines calibrated to your metabolism and training phase, and practical meal strategy built around real food and real life. No meal plans you'll abandon by Thursday. Just clear, direct guidance from Erin and the coaching team delivered through the app. LIVE — Recovery & Optimization Sleep, hydration, supplement protocols, hormonal support, peptide therapy guidance — the LIVE pillar covers everything that happens outside the gym that determines what happens inside it. Your personalized SWELL Protocol lives in the app: your supplement stack, your daily targets, your recovery benchmarks. This is the part most programs skip. We don't. LOVE — Community & Accountability Transformation doesn't happen in isolation. The LOVE pillar connects you to the THE WORXOUT community, your coach, and the accountability structures that keep you moving when motivation dips. Message your coach directly, see community updates, and stay locked in with the people who are doing the work right alongside you. X FACTOR PROGRAMMING Your X Factor program is your custom training plan assigned by your coach. Built on periodization principles, adapted to your schedule and equipment access, and updated as you progress. Not a cookie-cutter template. Your actual program, in your hands, every session. DIRECT COACH ACCESS No waiting. No guessing. Message Erin or your assigned coach directly through the app. Ask questions about your nutrition protocol, your programming, your recovery — and get real answers from the person who actually knows your case. PROGRESS TRACKING THAT MEANS SOMETHING Body composition snapshots, workout performance trends, protocol adherence — the data that actually predicts your results. See where you've been. Know where you're going. Stay honest with yourself and with your coach. BUILT FOR THE WORXOUT COMMUNITY This app is purpose-built for THE WORXOUT members in Fort Wayne, Indiana. If you're a member, everything you need is right here. If you're not yet a member, this is what's waiting for you when you are. No fluff. No filler. Just the system that works. REQUIREMENTS: Active THE WORXOUT membership required for full access.

Screenshots

DrStemo3 screens
The SWELL Method4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The SWELL Method at 100% against DrStemo's 8%. The SWELL Method also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). DrStemo's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The SWELL Method holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of DrStemo's written reviews are positive against 100% of The SWELL Method's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrStemo ships an update every 2 months, The SWELL Method every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DrStemo versus The SWELL Method: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrStemoThe SWELL Method
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperShanghai Hulu Devices Co Ltdthe workout LLC (IN)

Customer experience

DrStemo

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.3%

The SWELL Method

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DrStemo

No in-app purchases

None

The SWELL Method

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DrStemo free?
DrStemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The SWELL Method free?
The SWELL Method is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DrStemo or The SWELL Method?
The SWELL Method is rated higher. DrStemo averages 1.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while The SWELL Method averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do DrStemo or The SWELL Method have ads?
Neither DrStemo nor The SWELL Method shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrStemo or The SWELL Method?
DrStemo ships an update every 2 months, and The SWELL Method every 5 days. Most recently, DrStemo was updated on October 9, 2026 and The SWELL Method on September 17, 2026.

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