Shockwave Therapy vs Stroke Awareness Foundation
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!
Stroke Awareness Foundation
Learn to recognize stroke symptoms with simple graphics. In an emergency, this app can directly call 911 and alert emergency contacts via text. It also helps locate the nearest certified stroke treatment center.
- Recognize stroke signs
- One-tap 911 calling
- Emergency contact alerts
- Find certified stroke centers
- Simple graphic explanations
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Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. and yet most people don’t know how to recognize a stroke. This app shows the signs of a stroke in simple easy graphics. If you or someone else is having a stroke this app will call 911 directly and instantly send text messages to as many as 3 emergency contacts notifying them that you are having a medical emergency and calling 911. If you are looking for the closest certified stroke center (not all hospitals have stroke treatment capabilities) this app will find the closest certified stroke center for you. Device and stroke center location is approximate, and may not always be accurate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stroke Awareness Foundation at 50% against Shockwave Therapy's 0%. Stroke Awareness Foundation also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). Shockwave Therapy's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.2) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). On update cadence, ads, 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
Stroke Awareness Foundation 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 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stroke Awareness Foundation has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Shockwave Therapy's written reviews are positive against 50% of Stroke Awareness Foundation's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shockwave Therapy ships an update every 4 months, Stroke Awareness Foundation every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shockwave Therapy | Stroke Awareness Foundation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.2 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elvation Medical GmbH | Stroke Awareness Foundation |
Customer experience
Shockwave Therapy
Stroke Awareness Foundation
In-app purchases
Shockwave Therapy
No in-app purchases
Stroke Awareness Foundation
No in-app purchases
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