Epic Haiku & Limerick vs Embolus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epic Haiku & Limerick
Securely access patient information and clinic schedules from Epic's Electronic Health Record. Manage patient lists, view health summaries, test results, and notes. Supports dictation and In Basket access for authorized clinical users.
- Secure EHR access
- Clinic schedules
- Patient lists
- Health summaries
- Test results
- Dictation support
- In Basket access
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Haiku provides authorized clinical users of Epic’s Electronic Health Record with secure access to clinic schedules, hospital patient lists, health summaries, test results and notes. Haiku also supports dictation and In Basket access. Your organization needs to license Haiku and will determine the exact feature set and any applicable charges for your use of Haiku. If you are unsure whether you can use Haiku, please contact your administrative staff.
Embolus
This app provides clinical case studies and data interpretation exercises focused on laboratory haemostasis. It's designed to test and improve your knowledge for postgraduate Haematology exams and offers realistic patient and lab data.
- 70 clinical cases
- 6 key haemostasis areas
- Realistic patient data
- Lab data interpretation
- Exam question familiarization
- Progress tracking
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Embolus originates from the popular website, Practical-Haemostasis.com, and is our second Haemostasis product. See sangmedicine.com for additional information. The app offers clinical cases and data interpretation exercises in laboratory haemostasis and is designed to both assess and reinforce your knowledge in this area and in addition to assist with your preparations for post-graduate examinations in Haematology. Embolus is intended for doctors in haematology training programmes, laboratory staff and anyone with an interest in laboratory haemostasis. #FEATURES# STUDY 70 different cases addressing 6 key areas of Haemostasis: - Screening Tests - Factor Assays - Genetic Tests - Platelet Function Tests - Thrombophilia Tests - Miscellaneous Tests EXPLORE realistic patient and laboratory data FAMILIARISE yourself with exam question format TRACK your progress and highlight areas that you feel require additional reading/review
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Embolus at 71% against Epic Haiku & Limerick's 21%. Embolus also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5). Epic Haiku & Limerick's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ratings volume (1K vs 16). On price, ads, device support 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. Embolus sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Epic Haiku & Limerick asks for nothing beyond the download.
Embolus holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epic Haiku & Limerick has 1K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Epic Haiku & Limerick's written reviews are positive against 71% of Embolus's.
Epic Haiku & Limerick ships an update every 3 weeks, Embolus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epic Haiku & Limerick | Embolus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (1K ratings) | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #81 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 668 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Epic | Sang Medicine Ltd |
Customer experience
Epic Haiku & Limerick
Embolus
In-app purchases
Epic Haiku & Limerick
No in-app purchases
Embolus
- Screening Tests$1.99
- Factor Assays$1.99
- Platelet Function Tests$1.99
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- Genetic Tests$1.99
- Thrombophilia Tests$1.99
- Miscellaneous Tests$1.99
- Cloud Sync$1.99
- Haemostasis$9.99
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