AANA Journal vs BLOCKJOCKS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AANA Journal
Access the latest issues of a leading medical publication on your mobile device. Receive automatic notifications for new content, keeping you updated with essential information in your field.
- Bimonthly publication access
- Automatic new issue notifications
- Mobile device availability
- Published by American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
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The AANA Journal, published bimonthly by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), is available free of charge as a mobile device app. Notification of the availability of each new issue will appear automatically in the AANA Journal App. Please see the AANA Privacy Policy at https://www.aana.com/aana-privacy-policy
BLOCKJOCKS
This app provides a comprehensive library of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia educational videos for medical professionals. It offers free and premium content, including instructional videos, webinars, and expert lectures, with offline viewing capabilities.
- Over 130 instructional videos
- High definition procedures and webinars
- Offline video downloads
- Chromecast and AirPlay support
- Continue watching feature
- Add to My List feature
- Community commenting
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The premiere source for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia educational videos The BLOCKJOCKS app is presented by blockjocks.com, the premiere source for free and premium ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia educational videos. BLOCKJOCKS gives anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists (CRNA), anesthesia residents, and medical students the tools they need to understand and perform simple and complex nerve block techniques to control pain and provide anesthesia and analgesia for orthopedic surgery and other surgical procedures. • Login with your existing BLOCKJOCKS account or create a new subscription within the app. Enjoy our free videos, or for complete premium video library access pay a monthly (VIP-monthly) or a yearly (VIP-annual) subscription with a 7-day free trial, auto-renewing monthly or annually. With a BLOCKJOCKS VIP subscription, you will receive: • Over 130 ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia instructional videos, including high definition procedures, webinars, and the VIP Lecture Series highlighting regional anesthesia expert block jocks from around the world. • Automatically beam videos from your phone to your Chromecast or AirPlay enabled devices • No Internet required! Download videos to watch offline, or stream videos with WiFi, 3G or 4G • "Continue Watching" feature to pick up your video where you last left off • "Add to My List" feature to keep a list of your favorite BLOCKJOCKS videos • Comment on videos with the rest of the international regional anesthesia community • Tell your colleagues about your favorite videos with Twitter, Facebook, texts, and email, right in the app BLOCKJOCKS aims to complement other excellent unaffiliated online resources for regional anaesthesia education including ASRA, ESRA Academy, Block GuRU, NYSORA, Sonosite SonoAccess, and The ABA MOCA Minute. Want to be a BLOCKJOCK too? Download the app and start your free trial today! To access all features and content you can subscribe to BLOCKJOCKS on a monthly or yearly basis with an auto-renewing subscription right inside the app.* Pricing can vary by region and will be confirmed before purchase in the app. In app subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of their cycle. * All payments will be paid through your iTunes Account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24-hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited upon payment. Cancellations are incurred by disabling auto-renewal. Terms of Service: https://www.blockjocks.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.blockjocks.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AANA Journal at none against BLOCKJOCKS's 2. AANA Journal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.6). BLOCKJOCKS's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (96 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. BLOCKJOCKS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. AANA Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.
AANA Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLOCKJOCKS has 96 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of AANA Journal's written reviews are positive against 85% of BLOCKJOCKS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AANA Journal ships an update every 13 months, BLOCKJOCKS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AANA Journal | BLOCKJOCKS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.8 (96 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 96 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AANA (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists) | BLOCKJOCKS.COM LLC |
Customer experience
AANA Journal
BLOCKJOCKS
In-app purchases
AANA Journal
No in-app purchases
BLOCKJOCKS
- BLOCKJOCKS Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- BLOCKJOCKS Subscription7 Days trial$169.991 Year
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