Comparison

PALS 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

PALS Review

Prepare for your Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification with comprehensive study materials and practice exams. Master critical concepts, algorithms, and drug dosages based on the latest American Heart Association guidelines. Improve your ability to recognize and treat pediatric emergencies.

Highlights
  • Over 200 study cards for PALS concepts
  • Four 25-question practice exams
  • Detailed rationale for answers
  • Pediatric resuscitation concepts
  • Integrated ECG strip interpretation
  • Covers BCLS, Pharmacology, Algorithms, ACLS
Features
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Get the extra prep you need with the Limmer PALS Review app To pass your PALS course, you must be able to recognize and identify specific conditions like respiratory failure, cardiac rhythm disturbances, and shock, and you must show you can treat them appropriately according to American Heart Association algorithms and recommendations. The Limmer Education's PALS Review app can help you increase your ability to recognize and respond to these and many other conditions, both in class and in the field. In addition to getting vital information on rates, rhythms, and doses, our PALS review study tool gives you a thorough review of the following topic areas, all of which you must be able to understand and interpret to pass your class: BCLS Pharmacology Algorithms ACLS Core Principles Whether you’re a first-time student or back for renewal, our PALS review tool provides high-quality, realistic study help and practice examinations based on most up-to-date AHA guidelines. Highlights of the PALS Review app More than 200 study cards covering key PALS concepts Four 25-question practice exams matching AHA style and content areas with scenario-based questions like you’ll see on the exam Detailed rationale answers for each question to help you master course content Pediatric resuscitation concepts Integrated ECG strips for interpretation practice, strips may be expanded to full screen for easy viewing

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

PALS Review4 screens
STAT EM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: STAT EM at Free against PALS Review's $5.99. STAT EM also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months). PALS Review's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 33%) and 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; PALS Review costs $5.99 up front. STAT EM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PALS Review asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

STAT EM holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of PALS Review's written reviews are positive against 33% of STAT EM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PALS Review ships an update every 14 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
PALS Review versus STAT EM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPALS ReviewSTAT EM
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (4 ratings)4.1 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#192 — 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

PALS Review

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%

STAT EM

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

In-app purchases

None

PALS Review

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

STAT EM

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

Questions

Is PALS Review free?
PALS 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, PALS Review or STAT EM?
STAT EM is rated higher. PALS Review averages 2.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while STAT EM averages 4.1 from 9 ratings.
Do PALS Review or STAT EM have ads?
Neither PALS Review nor STAT EM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PALS Review or STAT EM?
PALS Review ships an update every 14 months, and STAT EM every 6 weeks. Most recently, PALS Review was updated on October 15, 2026 and STAT EM on October 8, 2026.

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