Comparison

Stroke vs ESC CVD Risk Calculation

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

Head to head
About

Stroke

This medical calculator assists stroke specialists and general practitioners in measuring key patient functions. It offers a wizard-style interface for various assessment scales, providing scoring, alerts, and detailed information.

Highlights
  • Stroke patient function measurement
  • Wizard-style assessment scales
  • Scoring with alerts and advice
  • Patient results management
  • Touch ID and PIN protection
  • Networking and messaging
Features
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INTRODUCTION: From the creators of the original iOS Clinical Diagnosis App range comes Stroke 2.0, a unique medical calculator that helps Stroke Specialists and General Medics alike to measure important functions of their Stroke patients. APP OVERVIEW: Akin to other Doctot Apps, the gold standard care pathways within (which include the: - National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, - CHADS₂ Score for Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Risk, - CHA₂DS₂-VASc Score for Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Risk, - HAS-BLED Score for Major Bleeding Risk, - Orpington Prognostic Scale, - Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project (Bamford Classification), - Modified Rankin Scale for Neurologic Disability, - Modified Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living, and the - Abbreviated Mental Test Score are presented in a "wizard" format, which quickly and intuitively guides the user through the various steps that are involved. To assist the Medical Practitioner, each scale has not only an exact Scoring system (with accompanying Alerts, Advice and Suggestions) but a comprehensive Information section that provides relevant background details. A pioneering Best Practice Points System, as well as innovative Stopwatch, Pictorial, Camera, Notepad, Clock and Shake-to-Reset functionality are also contained within. FURTHER FEATURES: To help meet the needs and wants of Medical Professionals, Doctot included within this Next-Gen App: - a Patient Results Management System - Patient Assessment Result Data Transfer options - Integrated Information / News sections - Touch ID and PIN Protection Security options - Networking and Messaging functionality, amongst much more. BENEFITS: Like all of our Clinical Diagnosis Aids, our Stroke App (which was co-devised and quality-assured by Consultant Physician, Prof. Declan Lyons) was created to help: - Make More Informed Clinical Decisions - Enhance Patient Safety - Reduce the Risk of Medical Errors - Provide Greater Treatment Recommendations and Management Strategies - Treat and Manage Greater Patient Numbers - Save Critical Time Indeed, this Doctot "X Series" App (which includes a number of exclusive scales) was specifically crafted to help improve the: - Accuracy, - Efficiency, - Usability, - Speed, - Clarity, - Reliability, and - Accessibility, of Geriatric-related assessment/treatment protocols. DOWNLOAD FOR FREE: Fusing many aspects of Not-For-Profits and B Corps upon formation, Doctot (who have partnered with the likes of WHO/IOF, GOLD and SINTEF) are initially making this stylish and sophisticated Point-of-Care App available Free-Of-Charge (offering full, unrestricted access to all material within). P.S. For details of evolving App features, please keep an eye on our website (http://www.doctot.com/). P.P.S. Thank you for taking the time to read thus far, and for everything you do as a Medical Professional. Never have we appreciated it more. *Doctot - Proudly Supporting Hundreds of Thousands of Health Care Professionals in over 150 Countries*

About

ESC CVD Risk Calculation

This app provides healthcare professionals with calculators to assess individual cardiovascular risk for primary and secondary prevention. It offers multiple scoring systems to guide the selection of the most adapted calculator for patient risk estimation. Patient data is not stored within the application.

Highlights
  • Cardiovascular risk assessment calculators
  • SCORE2, SCORE2-OP, SCORE2-Diabetes
  • ASCVD, SMART, SMART-REACH
  • DIAL, LIFE-CVD calculators
  • Guidance on calculator selection
  • Patient data not stored
Features
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The ESC CVD Risk Calculation App is designed for healthcare professionals. It provides calculators assessing individual cardiovascular risk. It includes calculators for primary and secondary prevention in various populations: 1. SCORE2 2. SCORE2-OP 3. SCORE2-Diabetes 4. ASCVD 5. SMART 6. SMART-REACH* 7. DIAL* 8. LIFE-CVD* * Available online on U-Prevent (Internet connection required) The ESC CVD Risk Calculation App is available in English. It provides guidance to the most adapted calculator for your patient, and provides an estimation of cardiovascular risk. Of note, patient data are not stored in the App. This application is only for informative use and is not intended to provide therapeutic support or diagnosis assistance. This Application is powered by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), based upon the source codes of the U-Prevent webtool, a concept developed by University Medical Center Utrecht, redesigned and owned by ORTEC. The SCORE2, SCORE2-OP and SCORE2-Diabetes calculators were developed in collaboration with the ESC Cardiovascular Risk Collaboration unit. The Application has recently been updated in the framework of the EAPC IMPLEMENT Programme (2023) which was supported by Novo Nordisk in the form of an educational grant. The sponsor did not have any involvement or influence on the features nor on the scientific content within the Application.

Screenshots

Stroke4 screens
ESC CVD Risk Calculation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ESC CVD Risk Calculation at 4.8 against Stroke's 4.2. ESC CVD Risk Calculation also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 5). Stroke's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

ESC CVD Risk Calculation holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ESC CVD Risk Calculation has 33 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stroke ships an update every 26 months, ESC CVD Risk Calculation every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stroke versus ESC CVD Risk Calculation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrokeESC CVD Risk Calculation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.8 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings533 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDOCTOTESC - European Society of Cardiology

Customer experience

Stroke

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

ESC CVD Risk Calculation

All ratings33 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stroke

No in-app purchases

None

ESC CVD Risk Calculation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stroke free?
Stroke is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ESC CVD Risk Calculation free?
ESC CVD Risk Calculation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stroke or ESC CVD Risk Calculation?
ESC CVD Risk Calculation is rated higher. Stroke averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while ESC CVD Risk Calculation averages 4.8 from 33 ratings.
Do Stroke or ESC CVD Risk Calculation have ads?
Neither Stroke nor ESC CVD Risk Calculation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stroke or ESC CVD Risk Calculation?
Stroke ships an update every 26 months, and ESC CVD Risk Calculation every 12 months. Most recently, Stroke was updated on June 5, 2026 and ESC CVD Risk Calculation on September 24, 2026.

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