TCTMD vs DeviceAID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TCTMD
Access cardiovascular news, journal summaries, conference coverage, and case studies. View slide presentations and videos in a mobile-friendly format.
- Daily news articles
- Journal summaries
- Conference coverage
- Case study library
- Slide presentation library
- Video library
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The TCTMD app provides TCTMD subscribers with mobile access to content found on the TCTMD web site. Content includes: - Daily news articles, including journal summaries as well as cardiovascular conference coverage. - The case study, slide presentation, & video libraries are also available in a mobile friendly format with easily viewed reports, slides & videos respectively.
DeviceAID
This medical app provides a searchable library of coronary intervention devices, categorized for easy access. It includes a basics section for introductions and quizzes to test knowledge, with explanations for correct answers.
- Searchable device library
- Categorized device sections
- Favorites list
- Educational basics section
- Quizzes with explanations
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DeviceAID is an educational application with many categories of devices used in both diagnostic Cath as well as interventional cardiology. With hundreds of devices to keep in your head, having a tool to get to the key few numbers can be invaluable. A basics section introduces devices, and the library section allows for the searching and filtering of devices based on some key characteristics. Current sections include Catheters, stents, balloons, atherectomy devices, access, closure, and more. Devices can be added to your personal favorites list for easy access later. For those who want to refine their knowledge of devices, quizzes with correct answer explanations are available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DeviceAID at 5.0 against TCTMD's 4.0. TCTMD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DeviceAID holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
TCTMD ships an update every 3 months, DeviceAID every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TCTMD | DeviceAID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cardiovascular Research Foundation | Cardiology Apps LLC |
In-app purchases
TCTMD
No in-app purchases
DeviceAID
No in-app purchases
