Comparison

Code Status vs Clinical Odyssey 2

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

Head to head
About

Code Status

Engage in realistic emergency medical scenarios to diagnose, treat, and learn from patient outcomes. This simulation game offers a safe environment to practice critical decision-making and understand the underlying medical reasoning.

Highlights
  • Patient examination and diagnosis
  • ECG and scan interpretation
  • Treatment decision-making
  • Outcome-based learning
  • Scored case reviews
  • Beginner to advanced levels
  • High-acuity resuscitation scenarios
Features
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CODE STATUS IS AN EDUCATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SIMULATION GAME. Your shift starts now. Examine patients, interpret ECGs and scans, make the call and see how your choices shape the outcome. Then learn the medicine behind every decision. Made for every level: medical students, residents, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, paramedics, EMTs and anyone learning emergency medicine. Built by a board-certified, practicing emergency physician and grounded in evidence-based clinical guidance. TAKE THE CASE Every patient is a new challenge. Take the history, perform the exam, order tests and piece together the clues. Make your diagnosis, choose your treatment and decide what happens next. LEARN FROM THE OUTCOME Your decisions have consequences. Patients may improve or deteriorate depending on what you do and when you do it. Learn from every outcome in a safe, repeatable environment. SCORE. REVIEW. REPLAY. Each case is scored across diagnosis, workup, treatment, timing and disposition. See what you did well, learn where you can improve and replay to beat your best. BEGINNER TO ADVANCED Choose cases by level: Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced. Start where you're comfortable and work your way up. SHIFT BRIEFING AND DAILY CHALLENGE Each shift, an attending suggests a patient, but you are always free to choose your own. The Daily Challenge offers a quick clinical question from a case you have completed, followed by a short explanation. HIGH-ACUITY RESUSCITATION Code Mode puts you in the middle of life-threatening emergencies where seconds matter. Recognize danger, prioritize interventions and deliver the right treatments in the right order. WHY SIMULATION MATTERS Emergency medicine requires more than recalling facts. It requires recognizing deterioration, acting on incomplete information and making time-sensitive decisions under uncertainty. Patients can deteriorate quickly, requiring urgent resuscitation or bedside procedures. Code Status includes them, presented clinically, without gratuitous detail and only where educationally relevant. EVIDENCE-BASED ATTENDING'S NOTES Practice first. Learn deeply afterward. Attending's Notes explains the medicine and clinical reasoning behind your decisions, helping you understand not just what to do, but why. More than 250 clinical sources are cited across the library, including guidelines, consensus statements and supporting studies. References are available in the app. Make the Call adds quick bedside questions. A GROWING CASE LIBRARY Cases span Cardiovascular, Neurologic, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, Infectious, Obstetric, Genitourinary, Musculoskeletal and Critical Care emergencies. New cases are on the way. TWO COMPLETE CASES ARE FREE Try two complete cases free, from presentation through treatment, outcome and review. Premium unlocks the growing case library. EDUCATIONAL SIMULATION ONLY All patients and clinical scenarios are fictional and created for education. Medications, investigations and procedures are represented for simulation purposes. No case depicts a real person or clinical encounter. Code Status is not a health service and is not intended for real-world patient care, diagnosis, treatment or clinical decision-making. It does not provide medical advice, hold patient health information or connect to electronic health records, hospital systems, medical devices or Apple Health. SUBSCRIPTION Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. THE PATIENT IS YOURS. MAKE THE CALL. Privacy Policy https://playcodestatus.com/privacy Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Clinical Odyssey 2

Engage in over 800 medical games to diagnose and treat patients. Compare your performance with thousands of other professionals and access expert-written explanations for optimal learning.

Highlights
  • Over 800 diagnostic and treatment games
  • Performance comparison with other professionals
  • Expert-written explanations
  • Practice medical skills
  • Polished and intuitive interface
Features
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Play over 800 games where you diagnose and treat patients. See how you did compared to 800,000 other medical professionals. Then, read explanations written by specialists. Learn optimal diagnostic rationales and management. Have fun and practice your skills. With Clinical Odyssey 2, the experience is more polished and intuitive than ever. ----- Your use of Clinical Odyssey 2 is subject to Apple's Standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Code Status4 screens
Clinical Odyssey 24 screens

Verdict

The call

Code Status and Clinical Odyssey 2 both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Code Status's written reviews are positive against 0% of Clinical Odyssey 2's. Code Status also leads on ratings volume (46 vs 3). Clinical Odyssey 2's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Code Status sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Clinical Odyssey 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Code Status against 5.0 for Clinical Odyssey 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Code Status has 46 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Code Status's written reviews are positive against 0% of Clinical Odyssey 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Code Status ships an update every 2 weeks, Clinical Odyssey 2 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Code Status versus Clinical Odyssey 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCode StatusClinical Odyssey 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (46 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB982 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCode Status Medical LLCMedical Joyworks LLC

Customer experience

Code Status

All ratings44 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Clinical Odyssey 2

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Code Status

Subscriptions2
  • Code Status Premium$9.991 Month
  • Code Status Premium Annual$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Clinical Odyssey 2

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Quarterly7 Days trial$49.993 Months
  • Annual7 Days trial$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Code Status free?
Code Status is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clinical Odyssey 2 free?
Clinical Odyssey 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Code Status or Clinical Odyssey 2?
Clinical Odyssey 2 is rated higher. Code Status averages 4.9 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Clinical Odyssey 2 averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Code Status or Clinical Odyssey 2 have ads?
Neither Code Status nor Clinical Odyssey 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Code Status or Clinical Odyssey 2?
Code Status ships an update every 2 weeks, and Clinical Odyssey 2 every 3 days. Most recently, Code Status was updated on November 13, 2026 and Clinical Odyssey 2 on November 10, 2026.

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