iECHO vs pGALS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iECHO
This app connects participants in a global healthcare education community, providing tools and resources for training and remote mentoring. It aims to democratize knowledge and enhance the delivery of best-practice care to underserved populations worldwide.
- Global community connection
- Training and telementoring tools
- Access to resources
- Knowledge democratization
- Best-practice care for underserved
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iECHO provides a place for connecting all participants in the ECHO community to the tools and resources that enable our participants to train and telementor providers across the world. ECHO’s mission is to demonopolize knowledge and amplify the capacity to provide best-practice care for the underserved all over the world.
pGALS
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The pGALS app is a resource to demonstrate a basic musculoskeletal examination in children. The audience for the pGALS app is primarily medical students but is also relevant for nurses, allied health and any other health care professionals working with children. The pGALS app includes details of the pGALS step, what to look for and how to record findings. Multiple pGALS language translations are available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iECHO at every 4 weeks against pGALS's every 6 months. pGALS's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iECHO ships an update every 4 weeks, pGALS every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iECHO | pGALS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Project ECHO | PReS - Paediatric Rheumatology European Society |
In-app purchases
iECHO
No in-app purchases
pGALS
No in-app purchases
