Comparison

ECG Challenge vs Pedi STAT EMS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ECG Challenge

This app offers over 150 real-world ECG strips for medical professionals and students to practice and improve their interpretation skills. It provides detailed rationales and personalized study options to build confidence and enhance patient care.

Highlights
  • 150+ real-world ECG strips
  • Detailed rationales
  • Personalized study options
  • Progress tracking
  • Clinically obtained ECGs
Features
Currently charting
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Sharpen Your ECG Interpretation Skills – Anytime, Anywhere Master the art of ECG interpretation with ECG Challenge, the go-to app for paramedics, nurses, medical students, and physicians. Created by Dawn Altman, a highly respected nurse, paramedic, and the ECG Guru, this app features over 150 real-world, clinically obtained ECGs to help you build confidence, improve accuracy, and enhance patient care. Why Choose ECG Challenge? Real-World Practice – Work with authentic ECG strips based on actual clinical cases. Smart Learning Tools – Gain deeper understanding with detailed rationales and helpful hints. Personalized Study Experience – Choose between random review or structured challenges to match your learning style. Track Your Progress – The “Mastered It” feature allows you to focus on areas that need more attention. Built with Limmer Education’s trusted review technology, ECG Challenge delivers a dynamic, effective, and engaging way to refine your ECG interpretation skills—so you can make confident, accurate decisions in real-world scenarios. Download today and take your ECG skills to the next level.

About

Pedi STAT EMS

This app provides prehospital providers with rapid access to pediatric medication dosing and equipment sizing. It helps eliminate medical errors by accurately calculating doses and volumes based on patient input, and includes algorithms for critical care scenarios.

Highlights
  • Pediatric medication dosing
  • Pediatric equipment sizing
  • Weight, length, age, or Broselow/Pediatape estimation
  • Pediatric cardiac arrest algorithms
  • Burn size estimation and fluid resuscitation
  • Glasgow Coma Scale calculator
Features
Currently charting
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Pedi STAT EMS was developed specifically for prehospital providers. We’ve taken all the content from our original Pedi STAT application and carefully selected components that are unique to providers in EMS. We’ve solicited feedback from leaders in out of hospital care, including paramedics, EMTs, air medical flight crews, and medical directors. We’ve condensed the content to be applicable to those providing care outside the hospital, including first responders, firefighters, EMTs, Paramedics, and Critical Care Transport providers. Medication dosing and pediatric equipment sizes are easily and rapidly accessed, and accurately calculated based on provider input of either weight, length, age, or Broselow / Pediatape weight estimates. We are attempting to eliminate medical errors by calculating not only the correct pediatric medication dose, but also the volume to be administered for patient specific conditions. We have also included algorithms and medical calculators to assist providers in multiple areas, including managing pediatric cardiac arrest, burn size estimation and fluid resuscitation, and Glasgow Coma Scale. Caring for pediatric patients is associated with a large number of challenges, the most important being selecting the correct equipment and medications, and then dosing the medications correctly. Our goal is to eliminate these challenges as much as possible, and allow the provider to concentrate on what is most important, the patient. Suggestions for improvements or additions are always welcome: Pedi-STAT.com

Screenshots

ECG Challenge4 screens
Pedi STAT EMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pedi STAT EMS at every 4 months against ECG Challenge's every 11 months. Pedi STAT EMS also leads on price ($2.99 vs $5.99) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ECG Challenge costs $5.99 and Pedi STAT EMS $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ECG Challenge against 5.0 for Pedi STAT EMS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ECG Challenge ships an update every 11 months, Pedi STAT EMS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
ECG Challenge versus Pedi STAT EMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterECG ChallengePedi STAT EMS
Price$5.99$2.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#195#101 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB34 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLimmer CreativeJames M Kempema MD PA

Customer experience

ECG Challenge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pedi STAT EMS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ECG Challenge

No in-app purchases

None

Pedi STAT EMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ECG Challenge free?
ECG Challenge costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pedi STAT EMS free?
Pedi STAT EMS costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ECG Challenge or Pedi STAT EMS?
ECG Challenge and Pedi STAT EMS are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do ECG Challenge or Pedi STAT EMS have ads?
Neither ECG Challenge nor Pedi STAT EMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ECG Challenge or Pedi STAT EMS?
ECG Challenge ships an update every 11 months, and Pedi STAT EMS every 4 months. Most recently, ECG Challenge was updated on October 26, 2026 and Pedi STAT EMS on October 27, 2026.
Which is more popular, ECG Challenge or Pedi STAT EMS?
ECG Challenge currently peaks at #195 in the App Store charts, and Pedi STAT EMS at #101. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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