Comparison

ACLS Review vs STAT EM

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

Head to head
About

ACLS Review

Prepare for your ACLS certification or renewal with realistic practice exams and study cards. This app offers scenario-based questions, detailed rationales, and integrated ECG strips based on the latest American Heart Association guidelines. Track your progress and share scores with others.

Highlights
  • Realistic practice exams
  • Scenario-based questions
  • Detailed rationale answers
  • Integrated ECG strips
  • Unlimited exam retakes
  • Study cards for key topics
  • Score history tracking
Features
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Whether a first-time student or back for renewal, our ACLS app provides high-quality, realistic practice examinations based on the most recent American Heart Association guidelines. ACLS Review Includes: • Four 25-question practice exams matching AHA style and content areas • Scenario-based questions like you will see on the exam • Detailed rationale answers for each question to help you master course content. • Integrated ECG strips for interpretation practice. Strips may be expanded to full screen for easy viewing. • Take the exams as many times as you wish—and they never expire. • Over 200 study cards in the topics BLS, Pharmacology, ALS, and Algorithm review. • Score history tracks your progress as you complete exams. • Share scores with fellow students, colleagues or instructors. Realistic practice for understanding and treating life-threatening cardiac emergencies and arrhythmias. The questions and scenarios in ACLS Review are based on the current American Heart Association guidelines and are always kept up-to-date. Learn how to more easily recognize life-threatening cardiac emergencies and arrhythmias.

About

STAT EM

This medical app provides medication calculations for patients from neonates to adults, featuring updated evidence-based algorithms and emergency medication dosing. It includes pediatric oral antibiotic guidelines, neonatal resuscitation management, and an augmented reality feature for weight estimation. Future updates will allow users to save favorite content.

Highlights
  • Medication calculations (neonates to adults)
  • Pediatric oral antibiotic guidelines
  • Updated evidence-based algorithms
  • Neonatal resuscitation management
  • Adult emergency medication calculations
  • AR weight estimation feature
Features
Currently charting
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We’re excited to offer STAT EM, an enhanced version of Pedi STAT, providing medication calculations for neonates to adults. To keep giving you the most up to date content, we’ve moved to a subscription model to keep our app free of advertising. This new version contains pediatric oral antibiotic guidelines and dosing, updated evidence-based algorithms, and neonatal resuscitation management. It also includes adult emergency medication calculations including both weight-based and fixed dosing volumes. We’ve added an AR feature allowing you to use your device to measure the length of child to assist in weight estimations. Finally, you will soon have the ability to save favorites to assist you in finding the content you use most frequently. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ACLS Review4 screens
STAT EM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: STAT EM at Free against ACLS Review's $5.99. STAT EM also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). ACLS Review's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, ads and device support 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

STAT EM is free to download; ACLS Review costs $5.99 up front. STAT EM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ACLS Review asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

STAT EM holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of ACLS Review's written reviews are positive against 33% of STAT EM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ACLS Review ships an update every 8 months, STAT EM every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
ACLS Review versus STAT EM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACLS ReviewSTAT EM
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)4.1 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#197 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB34 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLimmer CreativeJames M Kempema MD PA

Customer experience

ACLS Review

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

STAT EM

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

ACLS Review

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

STAT EM

Subscriptions2
  • STAT EM Monthly$0.991 Month
  • STAT EM Annual$7.991 Year

Questions

Is ACLS Review free?
ACLS Review costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is STAT EM free?
STAT EM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ACLS Review or STAT EM?
STAT EM is rated higher. ACLS Review averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while STAT EM averages 4.1 from 9 ratings.
Do ACLS Review or STAT EM have ads?
Neither ACLS Review nor STAT EM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACLS Review or STAT EM?
ACLS Review ships an update every 8 months, and STAT EM every 6 weeks. Most recently, ACLS Review was updated on October 15, 2026 and STAT EM on October 8, 2026.

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