ECGsource vs EchoLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ECGsource
This medical education app provides a searchable reference for ECG diagnoses and criteria, sample ECG images, and video tutorials. It's designed for medical students and professionals to aid in electrocardiogram interpretation and board review.
- Searchable ECG diagnoses and criteria
- High-resolution sample ECG images
- ECG quiz (demo)
- Video tutorials for beginners
- Board review preparation
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**Excellent resource for ECG Criteria and Board Review!** ECGsource (from the developers of the CathSource and EchoSource Apps) is a supplemental application to ECGsource.com, the largest online educational resource for electrocardiograms. ECGsource has been developed for medical education and board review, and assists institutions in documenting trainee competency in electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation. ECGsource for the iPhone/iPad provides the following resources: -> Full-List of Searchable ECG Diagnoses and Criteria -> Over 65 High-Resolution Sample ECG Images -> ECG Quiz (5-question demo of website's full content) -> ECG Video Tutorials for Beginners (over 50 minutes of tutorial videos) **ECG Criteria is an easily searchable rapid reference for more than 90 of the most common ECG diagnoses, including: Normal ECG, Incorrect Electrode Placement, Artifact, Atrial Enlargement, Sinus Rhythm, Sinus Arrhythmia, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, Sinus Arrest, Sinoatrial Exit Block, Atrial Premature Complexes, Atrial Tachycardia, Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter, Atrial Fibrillation, AV Junctional Rhythm/Tachycardia, Ventricular Premature Complexes, Ventricular Tachycardia, Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm, Ventricular Fibrillation, AV Block, (1st Degree, 2nd Degree, and 3rd Degree), Wolff-Parkinson-White, AV Dissociation, Low Voltage, Axis Deviation, Electrical Alternans, Ventricular Hypertrophy, Complete and Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block, Left Anterior Fascicular Block, Left Posterior Fascicular Block, Complete and Incomplete Left Bundle Branch Block, Non-specific Intraventricular Conduction Disturbance, Functional (Rate-Related) Aberrancy, Anterolateral Infarction (Age Recent or Probably Acute), Anterolateral Infarction (Age Indeterminate or Probably Old), Anterior or Anteroseptal Infarction (Age Recent or Probably Acute), Anterior or Anteroseptal Infarction (Age Indeterminate or Probably Old), Lateral Infarction (Age Recent or Probably Acute), Lateral Infarction (Age Indeterminate or Probably Old), Inferior Infarction (Age Recent or Probably Acute), Inferior Infarction (Age Indeterminate or Probably Old), Posterior Infarction (Age Recent or Probably Acute), Posterior Infarction (Age Indeterminate or Probably Old), Early Repolarization, Juvenile T Waves, Nonspecific ST and/or T Wave Abnormalities, ST and/or T Wave Abnormalities Suggesting Myocardial Ischemia, ST and/or T Wave Abnormalities Suggesting Myocardial Injury, ST and/or T Wave Abnormalities Suggesting Electrolyte Disturbances, ST and/or T wave Abnormalities Secondary to Hypertrophy, Prolonged Q-T Interval, Prominent U Waves, Digitalis Effect, Hyperkalemia, Hypokalemia, Hypercalcemia, Hypocalcemia, Secundum Atrial Septal Defect, Primum Atrial Septal Defect, Dextrocardia, Chronic Lung Disease, Acute Cor Pulmonale Including Pulmonary Embolism, Pericardial Effusion, Acute Pericarditis, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Central Nervous System Disorder, Myxedema, Hypothermia, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Brugada Syndrome, Ebstein's Anomaly, Atrial or Coronary Sinus Pacing, Ventricular Demand Pacemaker (VVI), Dual Chamber Pacemaker (DDD), and Pacemaker Malfunction.** **ECG Video Tutorial section includes over 50 minutes of video tutorials designed to assist beginners learning electrocardiogram interpretation. Tutorial topics include Understanding the Cardiac Conduction System, Understanding the Limb and Precordial Leads, Determining ECG Rate and Axis, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Bundle Branch Blocks, and ST-Segment Elevation.** Visit us online at ECGsource.com for more information.
EchoLab
This app provides a comprehensive framework for teaching and performing quantitative echocardiography. It offers a wide array of calculations, graphical displays of equations, and integrates current guidelines for a cohesive overview of cardiac ultrasound analysis. A companion Apple Watch app is also included for on-the-go reference.
- Quantitative echocardiography calculations
- Integration of ASE/EACVI guidelines
- Analytic Engine for synthesized results
- Companion Apple Watch app
- Graphical display of equations
- Medical literature references with hyperlinks
- Wide array of echocardiographic calculations
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EchoLab presents the formulas and algorithms used in an adult echocardiography laboratory. Designed by a practicing cardiologist, EchoLab provides a comprehensive framework for teaching the principles of quantitative echocardiography, or cardiac ultrasound. EchoLab's unique design permits sharing of entered and calculated data between its many formulas. Quick Entry views provide immediate access to a wide array of echocardiographic calculations. Unique to EchoLab among echocardiography applications is the powerful Analytic Engine, which synthesizes results from multiple calculations into a cohesive overview with a comprehensive summary, with integration of ASE/EACVI guidelines. The included companion app for the Apple Watch provides a ready reference when performing or interpreting echocardiograms. Available with each calculation is a graphical display of the corresponding mathematical equation, along with tips for using the calculation and medical literature references with integrated hyperlinks. Calculations and analyses include: • Aortic effective regurgitant orifice area • Aortic energy loss index • Aortic flow acceleration time with ratio to left ventricular ejection time • Aortic prosthetic paravalvular regurgitant extent • Aortic regurgitant fraction • Aortic regurgitant jet width, jet area, pressure half-time, and vena contracta • Aortic regurgitation index (for TAVR, from invasive pressure measurements) • Aortic root assessment • Aortic transvalvular flow rate • Aortic valve area (from velocity and velocity-time integrals, including dobutamine stress with projected aortic valve area) • Aortic valve resistance • Aortic valvulo-arterial impedance (Zva) • Biventricular coupling index • Body mass index • Body surface area • Cardiac output and ejection fraction (3D, area-length, Doppler, Dumesnil, Teichholz, simplified Quinones, and Simpson's methods) • Diastolic evaluation (using 2025 ASE guidelines for analysis) • Diastolic stress echocardiography • echocardiographic Pulmonary to Left Atrial Ratio (ePLAR) • Exercise stress echocardiography • Hemodynamic summary • Left atrial appendage emptying velocity • Left atrial pressure • Left atrial expansion index, function index, and reservoir strain • Left and right atrial volume and index • Left ventricular diastolic diameter index • Left ventricular dP/dt • Left ventricular fractional shortening • Left ventricular GLS • Left ventricular mass, mass index, and relative wall thickness • Left ventricular myocardial performance index • Left ventricular stroke work loss • Left ventricular wall motion score index • Maximum predicted heart rate (for dobutamine and exercise stress) • Maximum rate-pressure product (for exercise stress) • Mean arterial pressure • Mitral effective orifice area (PISA and stroke volume methods) • Mitral regurgitant fraction (PISA and stroke volume methods) • Mitral regurgitant vena contracta • Mitral valve area (continuity, PISA, and pressure half-time methods) • Mitral valve resistance • Mitral valvuloplasty score • Pericardial effusion (size and flow velocity paradoxus) • Prosthetic aortic and mitral valve assessment • Pulmonary artery systolic pressure (using tricuspid regurgitant velocity, VSD flow velocity, or pulmonary artery acceleration time), diastolic pressure, and mean pressure • Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure • Pulmonary vascular resistance • Right atrial pressure • Right ventricular-arterial coupling • Right ventricular function: dP/dt, fractional area change, free wall strain, index of myocardial performance, lateral annular plane systolic excursion, size, and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) • Shunt ratio (Qp:Qs) • Systemic vascular resistance • Tricuspid regurgitant vena contracta • Tricuspid valve area (pressure half-time method) EchoLab is a teaching and reference application, not a tool for clinical diagnosis, clinical decision-making, or echocardiography report generation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ECGsource at $0.99 against EchoLab's $4.99. ECGsource also leads on chart position (#42 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). EchoLab's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 67%). On update cadence, 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
ECGsource costs $0.99 and EchoLab $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ECGsource | EchoLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #42 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 349 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ECGsource LLC | Medical Appware, LLC |
Customer experience
ECGsource
EchoLab
In-app purchases
ECGsource
No in-app purchases
EchoLab
No in-app purchases









