Shockwave Therapy vs Heart Pal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shockwave Therapy
This app offers detailed treatment instructions for 10 common conditions using Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT). It includes energy data, contraindications, and allows users to log treatment notes and energy levels for specific conditions.
- Treatment instructions for 10 conditions
- Energy data logging
- Contraindication information
- 3D body view
- Patient education tool
- Treatment notes
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For users of Extracorporal Shockwave Therapy machines, this app provides detailed treatment instructions (focussed ESWT) for 10 common conditions, plus energy data, contraindications and the ability to keep energy level data and treatment notes for your most common conditions. Conditions covered are Achillodynia, Calcific tendonitis, Golfers Elbow, Patellar tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, pseudoarthrosis, tennis elbow, tibial stress syndrome, trigger points and trochanteric tendonitis. General guidelines and contraindications are also covered. This app features a 3D view of the body, plus individual treatment guidelines with clear images for PiezoWave ESWT treatments. A great way to educate patients and support this powerful therapy!
Heart Pal
This app helps manage heart conditions by connecting to a handheld ECG monitor. It records and analyzes heart activity, detecting potential arrhythmias with AI for medical reference.
- Connects to handheld ECG monitor
- Monitors and records heart condition
- AI-powered arrhythmia analysis
- Displays ECG waveform and heart rate
- Reviews historical data and waveforms
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Heart Pal is an application that helps user to manage heart condition and needs to be used with our handheld ECG monitor. By using the Heart Pal, you can monitor and record your heart condition anytime and anywhere, and analyze whether there is arrhythmia or not through AI technology and provide a reference for medical diagnosis. Features: 1. Simple connection, friendly interface . 2. It can display ECG waveform, heart rate and analysis results of arrhythmia. 3. Historical data and waveform can be reviewed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Heart Pal at Free against Shockwave Therapy's $4.99. Heart Pal also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Shockwave Therapy's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 1.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 Pal is free to download; Shockwave Therapy costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shockwave Therapy holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Shockwave Therapy ships an update every 4 months, Heart Pal every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shockwave Therapy | Heart Pal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Elvation Medical GmbH | choicemmed |
Customer experience
Shockwave Therapy
Heart Pal
In-app purchases
Shockwave Therapy
No in-app purchases
Heart Pal
No in-app purchases
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