Heart Murmurs Pro vs QuickEM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heart Murmurs Pro
Master heart sounds with this comprehensive app. It offers 23 distinct heart sounds with detailed clinical information, including etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment. Interactive quizzes and a cardiac exam guide enhance learning for medical professionals and students.
- 23 heart sounds included
- Detailed clinical information for each sound
- Multiple choice and free answer quizzes
- Quiz history tracking
- Cardiac Exam Guide
- In-app links to medical resources
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Heart Murmurs Pro is a cardiac auscultation trainer for medical and nursing students, residents, and anyone studying how to tell heart sounds apart by ear. Listen to 24 heart sounds and murmurs. For each one, see a labelled waveform showing exactly where the sound falls in the cardiac cycle, a diagram of the auscultation site it belongs to, and the study notes that go with it — then test yourself. This is a study aid, not a clinical tool. Nothing in it is meant to guide decisions about a real patient's care. FREE TO TRY Five sounds are free — normal, aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis and the S3 gallop — each with its waveform, its auscultation site and its study notes, and you can quiz yourself on them. One purchase unlocks the other 19 sounds and the study tools described below. No subscription. WHAT'S INSIDE • 24 heart sounds and murmurs — from normal S1/S2 to aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, pericardial friction rub and summation gallop • A labelled waveform for every sound, with systole and diastole marked and S1, S2, A2, P2, ejection clicks, opening snaps and gallops called out where they actually occur • Half-speed playback, for murmurs that go by too fast at full speed • Compare any two sounds — a murmur against normal, or against the one you keep mistaking it for — and switch between them with one tap • Auscultation site diagrams showing where each sound is heard best • Seven sections of study notes per sound: description, etiology, pathophysiology, physical examination, diagnostic evaluation, clinical presentation and treatment • Room for your own notes on any sound QUIZ YOURSELF Choose which murmurs you want in the pool — everything, one of the built-in sets, your favorites, or a handful you pick — then choose how many questions and start. Five for a quick drill, twenty when you have time. Answer from six options, or name it yourself and score your own recall. Switch on re-asking and a murmur you miss comes back a few questions later, because that is the one you needed to hear again. At the end you get your score and, more usefully, the list of what you missed — with a button to practice exactly those. Every murmur keeps its own record, so the app can show you where you are weak and build a session out of it. BUILT FOR STUDYING • Works completely offline — no account, no sign-in, nothing to set up • Free to download; one purchase unlocks everything, with no subscription and no ads • English, Spanish and Simplified Chinese • Full split-view layout on iPad • Dark Mode • Favorites and search across the whole library • A cardiac exam guide covering auscultation technique, the five listening areas, and the eight characteristics used to describe a murmur Headphones are strongly recommended. Phone speakers roll off the low frequencies that carry S3, S4 and mitral stenosis. Heart Murmurs Pro is an educational tool for learning cardiac auscultation. It is not a diagnostic device and must not be used to diagnose or treat anyone, or to guide decisions about a patient's care. Always defer to your training, your supervisors, and your institution's protocols.
QuickEM
This emergency medicine reference app provides clinicians with instant access to critical information, including differentials, treatments, and validated medical calculators. It's designed for rapid lookup of ED-specific care, organized by chief complaints and clinical categories, and works completely offline.
- 80+ chief complaint topics
- 90+ medical calculators
- Offline access
- No login or ads
- Adult and pediatric coverage
- Evidence-based content
- Customizable favorites
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The Essential Emergency Medicine Reference Trusted by Clinicians QuickEM is the comprehensive bedside companion designed by emergency physicians for emergency physicians. Whether you're a medical student on your first ED rotation or an attending managing a busy department, QuickEM delivers the critical information you need—instantly. Built for Real Emergency Medicine • Over 80 chief complaint topics with differentials, history, tests, and treatments focused on ED-specific care • Over 90 validated medical calculators / tools • No login required • Zero fluff—only ED-relevant information Organized by How You Think • Chief complaints structured by presentation • Calculators grouped by clinical category • Smart search finds tools • Customizable favorites list for your go-to references Trusted by Every Level • Medical Students: Essential differentials and workup basics • Residents: Quick access to decision rules and scoring systems • Attendings: Rapid reference for less common presentations and 2nd brain refreshers Key Features: • Complete offline access—works without internet • No ads, no subscriptions, no account required • Covers adult and pediatric emergency medicine • Includes trauma protocols and resuscitation guides • Evidence-based content with source citations • Professional medical illustrations and ECG examples Content Highlights: • Cardiovascular: HEART Score, CHADS2-VASc, Wells Criteria • Neurological: NIHSS, Canadian Head CT Rules, HINTS Exam • Trauma: NEXUS, Canadian C-Spine, PECARN • Pediatrics: PEDS Vitals, Croup Score, Bronchiolitis • Toxicology: Rumack-Matthew, CIWA-Ar, Anion Gap • And more! Developed by practicing emergency physicians who understand what you need at 3 AM with multiple critical patients. QuickEM is designed to be the fastest way to look up the info you need. This app is designed exclusively for medical professionals and students. Not intended for patient or public use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Heart Murmurs Pro at Free against QuickEM's $9.99. Heart Murmurs Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). QuickEM's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 72%) and chart position (#58 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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
Heart Murmurs Pro is free to download; QuickEM costs $9.99 up front. Heart Murmurs Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and QuickEM sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Heart Murmurs Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Heart Murmurs Pro's written reviews are positive against 91% of QuickEM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Heart Murmurs Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, QuickEM every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Heart Murmurs Pro | QuickEM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.6% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #58 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hipposoft, LLC | Dirkes Medical, PLLC |
Customer experience
Heart Murmurs Pro
QuickEM
Bugs and requests
Heart Murmurs Pro
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes immediately upon opening on iOS 12+
- App crashes on iPhone X and iPhone XS
- App won't load or open
- Continuous static noise in background
- App crashes after iOS updates
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- Reinstalling doesn't resolve crashes
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Screen display issues on iPhone X (occupies only 2/3 of screen)
Requested features
10 requests- Text descriptions with medical keywords for exam preparation
- Ability to overlap and compare multiple murmurs directly
- Speed control to slow down or speed up sounds
- More realistic heart sound recordings
- Animated GIFs showing cardiac defects
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- Variations of sounds at different heart rates
- Advanced module with additional sound clips
- Companion app for lung sounds
- Continuous sound playback while viewing information
- iPhone X screen compatibility optimization
QuickEM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Heart Murmurs Pro
- Full Library$4.99
QuickEM
- Premium Features$2.99








