Practical Gastroenterology vs myFibroScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Practical Gastroenterology
This medical journal app provides practical, peer-reviewed information on the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal diseases. Content is presented in a series format, offering useful insights for healthcare professionals.
- Peer-reviewed journal
- Diagnosis and management of GI diseases
- Series format content
- Practical information for healthcare professionals
- Digital publishing technology
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Practical Gastroenterology, A Peer Review Journal. Diagnosis and management of GI diseases, presented in a series format. Practical, useful information for the healthcare professional. ____________________ This application is powered by GTxcel, a leader in digital publishing technology, provider of hundreds of online digital publications and mobile magazine apps.
myFibroScan
This app assists healthcare professionals in interpreting FibroScan® results for liver health management. It provides tools and scores based on clinical studies to aid in assessing liver disease and identifying at-risk patients.
- Interpretation Guide for FibroScan® results
- FibroScan® based scores for liver disease assessment
- Fast score for MASH patient risk identification
- Agile 3+ score for advanced fibrosis identification
- Agile 4 score for cirrhosis identification
- MASH Treatment Eligibility Tool
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FibroScan® is the non-invasive gold standard solution for comprehensive management of liver health. FibroScan® is powered by three unique, patented and validated biomarkers, LSM by VCTE™ (Liver Stiffness Measurement) and CAP™ (Controlled Attenuation Parameter) that benefit from a worldwide clinical evidence with over 5300+ peer-reviewed publications and 180+ international guidelines. myFibroScan app is your everyday FibroScan® companion to access Interpretation Guide and FibroScan® based scores in an easy, fast and intuitive way : The Interpretation Guide utilizes data from clinical studies to assist providers in interpreting FibroScan® examination results. Scores enhance FibroScan® liver disease assessment with biological markers. Scores are presented as educational services intended for licensed healthcare professionals. While the scores are about specific medical and healthcare issues, they are not a substitute for/or replacement of personalized medical advice and are not intended to be used as the sole basis for making individualized medical or health-related decisions. • Fast is an aid to identify at risk MASH patients defined as MASH + NAS≥4 + F≥2. Good to excellent performance in cohorts from different clinical settings (MASLD tertiary care unit, screening, bariatric surgery) and geographical origins (USA, Europe, Asia). Several publications advocate the use of Fast. • Agile 3+ is an aid to identify MASLD patients with advanced fibrosis by combining LSM by VCTE™ and routine clinical parameters to reduce the need for liver biopsy. High clinical performances are demonstrated in large external validation cohorts from different geographical origins. • Agile 4 is an aid to early identify MASLD patients with cirrhosis by combining LSM by VCTE™ and routine clinical parameters. It can help the physicians to manage the disease to prevent liver-related complications such as hepatocellular carcinoma. High clinical performances are demonstrated in large external validation cohorts from different geographical origin. MASH Treatment Eligibility Tool to eliminate the Guesswork. This patient management tool embeds treatment recommendations based on the patient’s FibroScan® results and the latest AASLD Guidance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Practical Gastroenterology at 100% against myFibroScan's 0%. Practical Gastroenterology also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). myFibroScan's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Practical Gastroenterology holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Practical Gastroenterology's written reviews are positive against 0% of myFibroScan's.
Practical Gastroenterology ships an update every 14 months, myFibroScan every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Practical Gastroenterology | myFibroScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Practical Gastroenterology Publishing, Inc. | ECHOSENS |
Customer experience
Practical Gastroenterology
myFibroScan
In-app purchases
Practical Gastroenterology
No in-app purchases
myFibroScan
No in-app purchases
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