Epic Canto vs ACLS Fast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epic Canto
Securely access patient information, schedules, and notes from Epic's Electronic Health Record. Supports dictation and In Basket for authorized clinical users.
- Secure EHR access
- Clinic schedules
- Patient lists
- Health summaries
- Test results
- Dictation support
- In Basket access
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Canto 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. Canto also supports dictation and In Basket access. Your organization needs to license Canto and will determine the exact feature set and any applicable charges for your use of Canto. If you are unsure whether you can use Canto, please contact your administrative staff.
ACLS Fast
This app provides rapid guidance for ACLS 2020 guidelines, helping users quickly determine appropriate therapies through a question-based system. It includes information on rhythms, arrhythmias, acute coronary and stroke syndromes, and features a two-minute timer for code management.
- Question-based therapy guidance
- Rhythms and arrhythmias management
- Acute coronary and stroke syndrome protocols
- Two-minute code timer with alarm
- Interactive multiple-choice exams
- Rapid diagnosis and treatment support
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This is the fastest utility for managing and preparing for the ACLS 2020 guidelines. Unlike other apps that present algorithm sheets, this smart utility guides you to the pertinent therapy by asking one to two questions. ACLS Fast gives you all the rhythms and arrhythmias along with the specific treatments. You also have acute coronary and stroke syndrome management. In addition, there is a two minute timer to assist you with time management during a code. Now you don't have to second guess when two minutes pass and it is time to recheck vitals and shock. Every two minutes a loud alarm activates. The timer is resettable. Need to start inotropes, but you can't remember the right ones? This app has it and it is fast! Finally, you can take an interactive exam. There are many multiple-choice questions from which you can choose. Use this to test your knowledge or sharpen your ability to take care of patients. You can use the app in the field and hospital for rapid diagnosis and treatment. You can also use it as a quick, comprehensive study tool. Either way, nothing is this fast or simple. Also, check out PALS Fast for pediatrics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ACLS Fast at 76% against Epic Canto's 9%. ACLS Fast also leads on rating (2.8 vs 1.9) and device support (3 vs 1). Epic Canto's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On 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
Epic Canto is free to download; ACLS Fast costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ACLS Fast holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epic Canto has 124 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Epic Canto's written reviews are positive against 76% of ACLS Fast's.
Epic Canto ships an update every 3 weeks, ACLS Fast every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epic Canto | ACLS Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 1.9 (124 ratings) | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.9% of reviews | 75.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 559 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Epic | Crystal Clear Solutions |
Customer experience
Epic Canto
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In-app purchases
Epic Canto
No in-app purchases
ACLS Fast
No in-app purchases









