Comparison

Ether vs ABA Go

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

Head to head
About

Ether

This medical app provides anesthesiologists with easy access to essential practice information. It offers features like telephone directories and physician contact information, with some content restricted to authenticated Stanford affiliates.

Highlights
  • Anesthesiology practice information
  • Stanford clinical facility directories
  • Physician contact information
  • Built-in text paging
  • Access for Stanford affiliates
Features
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Ether is an application designed by the Stanford Anesthesia Informatics and Media (AIM) Lab to support the work, education and training of anesthesiologists at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The application allows easy access to information relevant to the practice of anesthesiology. Please note access to some content is restricted to Stanford-authenticated affiliates. Telephone directories to Stanford clinical facilities and a directory of physician contact information and built-in text paging are also available to Stanford-authenticated affiliates. The application is primarily designed for affiliates of the Stanford University School of Medicine. For more information about the Stanford AIM lab and our other projects, please visit our website at http://aim.stanford.edu.

About

ABA Go

This app consolidates physician portal functions for anesthesiologists, offering exam registration, results viewing, and progress monitoring for board certification. It also provides access to continuing education and medical license management.

Highlights
  • Exam registration and results
  • Certification progress monitoring
  • MOCA Minute question answering
  • Medical license management
  • CME Explorer access
  • Certificate status letter download
Features
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The ABA Go app brings MOCA Minute® and the full functionality of the ABA physician’s portal together in one, easy-to-use place. ABA Go is part of the seamless technology that powers anesthesiologists’ journey from residency to retirement, and provides all users with a real-time snapshot of their board certification or continuing certification status. In the app, users can: • Register for exams and see their results • Monitor their continuing certification progress and requirements via the dashboard • Answer MOCA Minute questions • Manage their medical licenses and access state-specific requirements • Access lifelong learning opportunities via the new CME Explorer and personalized Knowledge Assessment Report • Download a certificate status letter

Screenshots

Ether3 screens
ABA Go3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ether at 40% against ABA Go's 13%. Ether also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ether ships an update every 6 weeks, ABA Go monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ether versus ABA Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEtherABA Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.2 (60 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better13.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—60 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB40 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStanford Anesthesia Informatics And Media LabAmerican Board of Anesthesiology

Customer experience

Ether

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

ABA Go

All ratings60 ratings
Positive26.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive13.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative82.6%

In-app purchases

None

Ether

No in-app purchases

None

ABA Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ether free?
Ether is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABA Go free?
ABA Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ether or ABA Go have ads?
Neither Ether nor ABA Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ether or ABA Go?
Ether ships an update every 6 weeks, and ABA Go monthly. Most recently, Ether was updated on October 3, 2026 and ABA Go on October 12, 2026.

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