Comparison

POCUS Carnival vs PoCUS Pocket Trainer

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

Head to head
About

POCUS Carnival

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Come right on down to the POCUS Carnival and play some of our games to help you practice Ultrasound image identification! Are you a medical student? A medical sonographer? Or perhaps even just someone who's interested in Cardiac Ultrasound? If you are then boy golly have we got the experience for you! Step onto the whimsical grounds of the POCUS Carnival to play one of our 3 mini-games. These can help you practice skills ranging from probe position placement to pathology identification! Play these games to win tickets which can be used to unlock harder difficulties, or even a brand new snazzy trophy!

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PoCUS Pocket Trainer

Features
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PoCUS Pocket Trainer is an interactive point-of-care ultrasound simulator designed to teach probe positioning and spatial anatomy. Move a virtual ultrasound probe across a realistic 3D human body and watch the ultrasound image update in real time. Reveal the anatomy beneath the skin and see how organ position creates the ultrasound view. The app trains the most difficult part of learning ultrasound: understanding how probe position translates into the image. By directly linking probe movement, anatomy, and ultrasound appearance, users develop an intuitive spatial understanding of ultrasound. PoCUS Pocket Trainer is a portable training tool for practicing ultrasound anytime, anywhere – without a patient or ultrasound machine. CORE CONCEPT • Real-time coupling of probe position, orientation, and ultrasound image • Synchronized 3D anatomy for spatial reference • Designed specifically for point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training FEATURES • Interactive probe positioning • Real-time ultrasound image simulation • Optional linked 3D anatomy visualization • Optional anatomical labels • Visualization of typical free-fluid spaces TARGET AUDIENCE • Medical students • Residents (Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care, Anesthesiology) • Emergency physicians • Intensivists • Prehospital emergency medicine • Anesthesiologists • General practitioners INTENDED USE PoCUS Pocket Trainer is intended for education and training only. It does not provide medical advice or diagnostic functionality. DISCLAIMER This app does not perform real ultrasound examinations, does not transform your device into an ultrasound machine, and is not intended for diagnostic or therapeutic use. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://haselhoffherzog.com/privacy/

Screenshots

POCUS Carnival3 screens
PoCUS Pocket Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: POCUS Carnival at none against PoCUS Pocket Trainer's 3. POCUS Carnival also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. PoCUS Pocket Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. POCUS Carnival asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
POCUS Carnival versus PoCUS Pocket Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOCUS CarnivalPoCUS Pocket Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB296 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIndiana UniversityEltjo Haselhoff

In-app purchases

None

POCUS Carnival

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PoCUS Pocket Trainer

Subscriptions3
  • One-week subscription$4.997 Days
  • One-month subscription$9.991 Month
  • One-year subscription$19.991 Year

Questions

Is POCUS Carnival free?
POCUS Carnival is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PoCUS Pocket Trainer free?
PoCUS Pocket Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do POCUS Carnival or PoCUS Pocket Trainer have ads?
Neither POCUS Carnival nor PoCUS Pocket Trainer shows ads.

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