Comparison

StrokeTimer vs Code Blue Flow

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

Head to head
About

StrokeTimer

This tool assists emergency and neurology teams in documenting critical times for stroke care, including door-to-needle performance. It offers guided scoring for neurological deficits and checklists for treatment readiness, all while prioritizing data privacy by storing information locally.

Highlights
  • Door-to-needle timers with alerts
  • Guided NIHSS QuickScore
  • IVT and EVT checklists
  • One-tap note export
  • Offline functionality
  • Privacy-first design
Features
Currently charting
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StrokeTimer helps emergency and neurology teams improve door-to-needle performance, document critical times, and streamline stroke activations — all in one intuitive tool. Key features: • Door / CT / Needle timers with live DTN countdown and color alerts (On Track, Warning, Late) • Guided NIHSS QuickScore with auto-sum and severity band • IVT and EVT checklists for tPA / tenecteplase and thrombectomy readiness • One-tap note export for email or EHR (no PHI by default) • Works offline, stores cases locally Why StrokeTimer? Built for emergency physicians, stroke nurses, and neurology residents who need speed, accuracy, and simplicity during time-critical events. Privacy-First Design: No patient identifiers are stored or transmitted. All data stays on device. StrokeTimer — because every minute counts. ***IMPORTANT NOTE: This app is intended solely as a tool and does not represent professional medical advice or recommendations. Always consult qualified medical professionals and follow applicable local regulations..***

About

Code Blue Flow

This medical timer app helps healthcare teams manage critical care events like CPR cycles and medication dosages. It logs events, provides a detailed summary for handoffs, and exports reports in PDF or text format for easy charting.

Highlights
  • CPR cycle tracking
  • Customizable medication timers
  • Shock and pause functionality
  • One-tap event logging
  • Handoff summary generation
  • Shareable PDF and text export
  • Local history of codes
Features
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- APP FEATURES - • CPR CYCLE CLOCK Tracks 2-minute compression cycles from the moment CPR begins. The cycle counter is always visible. Pause with a single tap when a shock is delivered, then resume a fresh 2-minute block; the cycle number carries forward correctly so the team always knows which round they're on. • CUSTOM DOSE TEMPLATES Independent per-drug timers with editable intervals and dose caps. Default templates for Epinephrine (q3 min, max 3 doses), Amiodarone, and Vasopressin ship pre-configured. Add your own templates for any med your protocol uses - name, color, interval, and max-dose cap are all configurable. Near-due and maxed-out states are color-coded. • SHOCK + PAUSE A dedicated yellow Shock button logs each defibrillation event and automatically pauses the CPR clock. Pause / Resume is also available manually whenever the team needs to stop or restart compressions. • ADD EVENT One-tap logging for rhythm observations (VF, pVT, Asystole, PEA), airway events (Intubation, LMA), fingerstick glucose, and free-text "Other" entries. Every event lands on the timeline with a timestamp. • HANDOFF SUMMARY When the code ends, a single screen presents the outcome (ROSC, Ceased, or Transferred with destination), the patient's initial rhythm, the medication list, the full chronological timeline, and free-text handoff notes. • EXPORTER - SHAREABLE PDF AND TEXT Copy a clean text summary to the clipboard for charting, or share a professionally-formatted PDF handoff through your phone's share sheet (email, AirDrop, Messages, Files). The PDF includes a stats grid, a color-coded chronological timeline, a medications table, the patient's initial rhythm, the outcome, and a signed timestamp. • HISTORY Every finalized code is preserved on the device for future review. Open any past code to re-read the timeline, re-export the handoff, or update its location label. - PRIVACY - Code Blue Flow runs entirely on your device. It collects no personal data, has no analytics or tracking, and makes no network connections. Session records are stored only in local storage on your phone and are never transmitted. Handoff summaries leave the device only through your phone's own share sheet, and only when you choose to export them. This app is a timer and note-taking tool. It is not a medical device and is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or clinical decision support. - IMPORTANT - Code Blue Flow is **a timer and a note-taking tool**, nothing more. It runs no protocols, makes no recommendations, and gives no clinical advice. It is not a medical device. Every elapsed time, dose count, and event entry shown in the app comes from what the user enters - the app does not infer, suggest, calculate, or guide. Use it at your own discretion as a supplement to (not a replacement for) your facility's protocols, your team's clinical judgement, the patient's official chart, and current AHA / ACLS guidelines. The team caring for the patient at the bedside remains the sole source of truth. The author assumes no liability for outcomes arising from use of this app. If something on screen is wrong, the team caring for the patient is authoritative - not the app.

Screenshots

StrokeTimer4 screens
Code Blue Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Code Blue Flow at Free against StrokeTimer's $7.99. Code Blue Flow also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). StrokeTimer's advantage is chart position (#166 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Code Blue Flow is free to download; StrokeTimer costs $7.99 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 StrokeTimer against 5.0 for Code Blue Flow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
StrokeTimer versus Code Blue Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrokeTimerCode Blue Flow
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#166 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB21 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAngel VazquezBruce Lim

Customer experience

StrokeTimer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Code Blue Flow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

StrokeTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Code Blue Flow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StrokeTimer free?
StrokeTimer costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Code Blue Flow free?
Code Blue Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StrokeTimer or Code Blue Flow?
StrokeTimer and Code Blue Flow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do StrokeTimer or Code Blue Flow have ads?
Neither StrokeTimer nor Code Blue Flow shows ads.

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