AANA Journal vs Master Anesthesia
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
Master Anesthesia
This app provides anesthesia professionals with quick answers to common questions. It highlights anesthetic implications of diseases, surgical cases, and drugs, and includes a searchable acronym list and a comprehensive calculator for dosages, blood loss, and fluid management.
- Disease anesthetic implications
- Surgical case anesthetic implications
- Drug anesthetic implications
- Searchable acronym list
- Local anesthetic dosage calculator
- Blood volume and loss calculator
- Fluid and equipment calculations
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Master Anesthesia helps anesthesia professionals find answers quickly to common questions. The primary purpose is to provide clinicians with the highlighted anesthetic implications of specific diseases, surgical cases, and drugs. In addition, a searchable list of over 1,000 acronyms is provided. A calculator has also been created to assist with maximum local anesthetic dosage, estimated blood volume, maximum allowable blood loss, fluid calculations, equipment, vitals, and more. Subscription and Purchase Options: Clinical Access Pro: $69.99/year – Full access to all clinical tools and updates. Auto-renews yearly. Full Access CE: $449.99/year – Full access to Clinical Access Pro + everything CRNAs need for their 4-year cycle. More than 150 pre-approved Class A (Mac-Ed) credits, and over 100 courses to choose from. Payment & Renewal: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the time of confirmation. Annual subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings. For more details on managing subscriptions, visit: https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428 Website: https://masteranesthesia.com Terms of Use: https://masteranesthesia.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://masteranesthesia.com/privacy-policy-and-disclaimer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AANA Journal at none against Master Anesthesia's 7. AANA Journal also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.1). Master Anesthesia's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (2K vs 5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Master Anesthesia sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $69.99 per year. AANA Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AANA Journal against 4.9 for Master Anesthesia. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Master Anesthesia has 2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 79% positive.
AANA Journal ships an update every 13 months, Master Anesthesia every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AANA Journal | Master Anesthesia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.9 (2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 79.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #179 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AANA (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists) | Matthew Willis |
Customer experience
AANA Journal
Master Anesthesia
Bugs and requests
AANA Journal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Master Anesthesia
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect terminology and credentials on the starting screen
- Inconsistent behavior when accessing content after subscription changes
Requested features
3 requests- Offline access to content
- Apple Watch integration for the calculator
- More detailed and up-to-date information on procedures and conditions
In-app purchases
AANA Journal
No in-app purchases
Master Anesthesia
- Master Anesthesia Contributor7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Full Access CE7 Days trial$449.001 Year
- Module Unlock$24.99
- Course Unlock$99.00
- Master Anesthesia One Time$99.99
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- One-Time$149.99
- Course Unlock$449.00
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