Comparison

Bedside EM vs ECG Pro for Doctors

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

Head to head
About

Bedside EM

This comprehensive medical reference app provides evidence-based, peer-reviewed information for emergency medicine providers and those caring for acutely ill patients. It features a searchable, offline database with continuously updated content and a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Offline access
  • Searchable database
  • Evidence-based content
  • Peer-reviewed updates
  • Pediatric tape
  • Clinical decision rules
Features
Currently charting
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START YOUR 30 DAY FREE TRIAL TODAY! Bedside EM (formerly ERres) is the ORIGINAL emergency medicine app designed for where you need it the most.. at the bedside! First released in 2011, Bedside EM has been consistently ranked as one of the best medical apps worldwide! Continuously updated, evidence-based and peer reviewed!! The entire app is searchable and available offline!! And although Bedside EM was created with emergency medicine providers in mind, it has proven to be a great resource for ANYONE who takes care of acutely ill patients including other doctors, PAs/NPs, nurses, paramedics, EMTs, and students!! Starting in 2024 I have decided to go ALL IN to ensure Bedside EM continues to be the best emergency medicine app out there. This began with a complete overhaul of the app from the ground up to improve user experience. Some things were added, some things were removed. Many more additions will be coming later in the year. I hope you like it! I am now in the process of updating the styling for EVERY section within Bedside EM to align with the new layout and support dynamic text and dark mode. This is a very time-consuming process. Thus far I have updated the “pediatric tape” and all of the clinical decision rules, as these tend to be quite popular. The other sections will all be updated over the next few months. Once that is completed, the plan is to go back and UPDATE EVERY SECTION with the latest evidence-based medicine recommendations before then adding some brand new stuff. Exciting times!!! FREE 30 DAY TRIAL! To make the above possible/sustainable, a paid subscription is required to use this app starting 2024. All prior users will be granted lifetime access for free. App Subscription Options: ∙ Yearly (annual auto-renewable subscription) The subscription period will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. To turn this function off, simply go to your iTunes account and turn off auto-renew. Renewal payments will differ depending on subscription and pricing at the time of renewal. Your iTunes account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Terms and Conditions: https://www.darkmedicalapps.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.darkmedicalapps.com/privacy-policy

About

ECG Pro for Doctors

This app offers a vast library of interpreted ECG cases to help medical professionals and students enhance their electrocardiogram reading skills. It provides interactive learning tools, detailed interpretations, and integrates with Apple Watch ECG recordings for a comprehensive learning experience.

Highlights
  • Thousands of interpreted ECG cases
  • Professional interpretation and measurement
  • Browse and search ECG cases by findings
  • Dynamic playback of ECG telemetry
  • Integration with Apple Watch ECG recordings
  • Bookmark and revisit cases
Features
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We designed ECG Pro for Doctors with the goal of making electrocardiogram reading as easy as possible. With thousands of fully interpreted ECG cases, comes a great skillset and confidence in ECG reading. Empower doctors, doctors to-be, and paramedics with high quality ECG cases and full interpretations of each finding, to help gain crucial medical knowledge and ECG reading skills. This ECG App has proved to be very useful for reference on ECG readings. Everything is interwoven beautifully and it reduces the need to look at many different sources. ECG Pro integrates with the Health app now, which enables a feature to replay your own ECG recordings done on your Apple Watch (Only available in ECG enabled regions) The ECG Pro app has proved to be very useful for reference on ECG readings. Everything is interwoven beautifully and it reduces the need to look at many different sources. Over 5m users are using ECG Pro to learn and sharpen electrocardiography knowledge and skills! They are medical students and teachers, primary healthcare providers, physicians, practitioners, and nurses. Join them today to get your ECG knowledge refresh. Medical App Editor's Review: Here is a rich collection of real 12-lead ECG cases you can use to develop your interpretation skills. Each case is identified with a brief description (e.g., "Male 73 y/o, HR 158; Ectopic arrhythmia - atrial tachycardia with intraventricular aberrant conduction..."). Select a case and you can choose either Play mode, which shows you the ECG telemetry as you'd see it on a monitor in real-time, with beeps for heartbeats, or Read mode, which gives you the printed ECG tracing to interpret. You can choose cases by category or search for them by name. You can also bookmark cases and return to them later. For students and practitioners who wish to strengthen their ECG-reading capabilities, this app would seem justified, because ECG Cases gives you an effective way to immerse yourself in a wide range of ECG patterns and interact with them as if these were your own patients. Customer Reviews: "I'm reviewing the app with my father who happens to be a specialist in internal medicine, and we're astonished by this app's capability in helping students like myself understand EKG waves. It's not easy but with the help of this app EKG makes more sense to me." "This is a great App that exemplifies and provides easy training for medical professionals. It is a tool that anyone working in the medical industry should possess." "Great app for keeping your skills sharp and seeing a wide variety of cases" ECG Pro provides: 1) 3500+ abnormal real world 12 lead ECG cases in raw data (In-App-Purchase needed for advanced ones) 2) Each case has professional interpretation and measurement 3) They cover 100+ common ECG findings [Features] 1) Browse ECG cases by findings like "Atrial Flutter", "Escape Rhythm" and more 2) Search for whatever you want to learn, like "Flat T wave" 3) Dynamically play each case in monitoring mode (with beeping sound) 4) Display leads in 12 x 1, 6 x 2, 4 x 3 layout 5) Each case has 12 template views with P / QRS / T waves identified 6) Send cases to your friends, in PDF format For students or interns, you can use the cases as learning resources. For teachers, you can use the cases as teaching resources. [Note] 1) All cases are stored in raw data (sample rate is 500hz), not static images, so you can look into very detailed waves in pixels 2) You should already have basic knowledge of ECG interpretation, and you use the cases to build a solid cardiology foundation [Findings Covered] Atrial Flutter Atrial Fibrillation Ventricular Fibrillation Escape Beat PAC (Premature Atrial Contruction) PAC Bigeminy PAC Trigeminy PVC (Premature Ventricular Contruction) PVC Bigeminy PVC Trigeminy Supraventricular Tachycardia Ventricular Tachycardia Ventricular Escape Rhythm Ventricular Rhythm QT Prolongation Short QT High T ST Elevation

Screenshots

Bedside EM4 screens
ECG Pro for Doctors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bedside EM at Free against ECG Pro for Doctors's $9.99. Bedside EM also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 58%) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). ECG Pro for Doctors's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bedside EM is free to download; ECG Pro for Doctors costs $9.99 up front. Bedside EM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. ECG Pro for Doctors asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ECG Pro for Doctors holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 82 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Bedside EM's written reviews are positive against 58% of ECG Pro for Doctors's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bedside EM ships an update every 5 months, ECG Pro for Doctors fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Bedside EM versus ECG Pro for Doctors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBedside EMECG Pro for Doctors
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.2 (60 ratings)4.6 (82 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better58.1% of reviews
Number of ratings6082 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB110 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperDark Medical Apps LLCHeartworks Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Bedside EM

All ratings60 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative12.5%

ECG Pro for Doctors

All ratings82 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative32.3%

Bugs and requests

Bedside EM

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lost notes and bookmarks since update
  • Categories reorganized and hard to find
  • Temporarily lost access after rebranding
  • EKG illustrations covered by back task bar

Requested features

10 requests
  • Update privacy label
  • Add settings button to enlarge print
  • Add an 'update' option for newest information
  • Support French language
  • Add more categories
Show 5 more
  • Add a notes section
  • Add more info to toxicology
  • Improve content depth
  • Fix orientation quirk
  • Remove ad banner

ECG Pro for Doctors

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bedside EM

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$199.99
None

ECG Pro for Doctors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bedside EM free?
Bedside EM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ECG Pro for Doctors free?
ECG Pro for Doctors costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bedside EM or ECG Pro for Doctors?
ECG Pro for Doctors is rated higher. Bedside EM averages 4.2 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while ECG Pro for Doctors averages 4.6 from 82 ratings.
Do Bedside EM or ECG Pro for Doctors have ads?
Neither Bedside EM nor ECG Pro for Doctors shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bedside EM or ECG Pro for Doctors?
Bedside EM ships an update every 5 months, and ECG Pro for Doctors fortnightly. Most recently, Bedside EM was updated on September 23, 2026 and ECG Pro for Doctors on September 23, 2026.

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