Pathophysiology Review vs STAT EM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pathophysiology Review
This app offers a comprehensive review of pathophysiology for allied health students and those preparing for specific exams. It includes flashcards, topical questions, and simulated exams to deepen understanding of disease processes.
- 650 review items
- Detailed rationale answers
- 350 study cards
- 200 topical review questions
- Two 50-question simulated exams
- 10 body system topics
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Pathophysiology Review is a comprehensive review app for anyone in an allied health pathophysiology course (e.g. nursing, paramedic) or those looking to challenge pathophysiology through Excelsior College Examinations. Comprehensive in nature with detailed rationale answers in flash cards and questions, each of this app's 650 items creates an opportunity to prepare for an exam--and to better understand disease processes as a clinical provider. Pathophysiology Review™ uses the Limmer Creative S-R-T approach to study and contains: Study: 350 Study cards Review: 200 Topical review questions Test: Two 50-question simulated final exams Pathophysiology Review is broken down into 10 topics by body system including: Cellular Immunity Hematologic Neurologic Cardiovascular Pulmonary Musculoskeletal Endocrine Gastrointestinal Renal and Urologic NOTE: Purchase of this app will not provide the user access to the lc-ready.com web site
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.
- Medication calculations (neonates to adults)
- Pediatric oral antibiotic guidelines
- Updated evidence-based algorithms
- Neonatal resuscitation management
- Adult emergency medication calculations
- AR weight estimation feature
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: STAT EM at 100% against Pathophysiology Review's 25%. STAT EM also leads on price (Free vs $7.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.3). Pathophysiology Review's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, ads, chart position 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
STAT EM is free to download; Pathophysiology Review costs $7.99 up front. STAT EM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pathophysiology Review asks for nothing beyond the download.
STAT EM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Pathophysiology Review's written reviews are positive against 100% of STAT EM's.
Pathophysiology Review ships an update every 34 months, STAT EM every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pathophysiology Review | STAT EM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #193 | #154 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Limmer Creative | James M Kempema MD PA |
Customer experience
Pathophysiology Review
STAT EM
In-app purchases
Pathophysiology Review
No in-app purchases
STAT EM
- STAT EM Monthly$0.991 Month
- STAT EM Annual$7.991 Year
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