Comparison

ESC Pocket Guidelines vs ManageAnticoag

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

Head to head
About

ESC Pocket Guidelines

Access a comprehensive library of the latest cardiovascular disease guidelines and consensus statements from the European Society of Cardiology. Features include interactive algorithms, full-text search, bookmarking, note-taking, and content sharing capabilities for quick reference and study.

Highlights
  • Latest ESC Guidelines (2023-2025)
  • Interactive algorithms
  • Full-text search
  • Bookmarking and notes
  • Content sharing
  • Printable pages
Features
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The ESC Pocket Guidelines app now contains the following ESC Pocket Guidelines: ESC Guidelines and documents published in 2025 Cardiovascular disease and pregnancy (Guidelines) Mental health and cardiovascular disease (Consensus Statement) Myocarditis and pericarditis (Guidelines) Valvular heart disease (Joint Guidelines with EACTS) Focused update of the 2019 dyslipidaemias guidelines ESC Guidelines published in 2024 Elevated blood pressure and hypertension Atrial fibrillation Chronic coronary syndromes Peripheral arterial and aortic diseases ESC Guidelines and documents published in 2023 Acute coronary syndromes Cardiomyopathies Cardiovascular disease in diabetes Endocarditis Focused update of the 2021 heart failure guidelines The ESC Pocket Guidelines app also contains interactive tools in the form of algorithms. Additional features: Perform „full text", „index" or „filtered" searches through the entire downloaded content of the app, bookmarks and the notes. Bookmark specific sections or create a personal note and access bookmarks and notes from the „Library“ section. Share links to specific areas of the app via communication channels, e.g. AirDrop, Mail, LinkedIn, Twitter, WhatsApp, and many others. Print pages. Please follow the link below to register for a new MyESC account: https://escol.escardio.org/MyESC/login.aspx

About

ManageAnticoag

This clinical decision support tool assists healthcare professionals in managing patients on oral anticoagulants. It provides guidance on interrupting anticoagulation, managing acute bleeds, and restarting treatment. Clinicians can input patient details to receive individualized advice and access supporting information.

Highlights
  • Periprocedural planning for OAC patients
  • Bleed management guidance
  • Anticoagulation interruption and bridging advice
  • Reversal agent suggestions
  • Anticoagulation restart determination
  • Quick Reference section for supporting information
Features
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This clinical decision support app helps clinicians navigate periprocedural planning and bleed management scenarios for patients on oral anticoagulants (OAC). The app is comprised of three tools to support the following clinical decisions: • Assessing whether and how to interrupt and bridge anticoagulation • Managing acute bleeds, including the suggested use of reversal agents • Determining whether and how anticoagulation should be restarted A clinician can use the app by: • Selecting which tool best applies to the patient scenario and following these steps: o Enter patient details regarding bleed and stroke risk factors as prompted in the selected tool o View individualized guidance on the advice screen o Email a summary of the advice • Use the Quick Reference section to access supporting information and details such as "Guidance for Administering Reversal Agents” and “Components of the Clinician-Patient Discussion." Information in the app is derived from ACC’s Expert Consensus Decision Pathways on Periprocedural Management and Bleed Management in patients with AFib. The information and recommendations in this clinical decision support tool are meant to support clinical decision making. The app is not meant to and should not replace clinical judgement. The healthcare provider is in control of all diagnoses and other clinical decisions.

Screenshots

ESC Pocket Guidelines4 screens
ManageAnticoag4 screens

Verdict

The call

ESC Pocket Guidelines and ManageAnticoag both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ManageAnticoag's written reviews are positive against 51% of ESC Pocket Guidelines's. ManageAnticoag also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). ESC Pocket Guidelines's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (841 vs 6). 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. 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 — 4.8 for ESC Pocket Guidelines against 4.8 for ManageAnticoag. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ESC Pocket Guidelines has 841 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of ESC Pocket Guidelines's written reviews are positive against 100% of ManageAnticoag's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESC Pocket Guidelines ships an update every 4 months, ManageAnticoag every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ESC Pocket Guidelines versus ManageAnticoag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESC Pocket GuidelinesManageAnticoag
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (841 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings841 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB34 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperESC - European Society of CardiologyAmerican College of Cardiology

Customer experience

ESC Pocket Guidelines

All ratings841 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive50.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative47.5%

ManageAnticoag

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ESC Pocket Guidelines

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes on iPad and iPhone devices
  • Login authentication failures
  • White blank page display
  • App crashes when opening pathways
  • Guidelines not appearing in downloaded folder
Show 3 more
  • App incompatible with older iOS versions
  • Slow and sluggish performance
  • Full screen not supported on iPad Mini 6

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update to support iPad Mini 6 resolution
  • Include 2023 ESC Congress updates
  • Remove or make sign-in optional
  • Improve font size and design for better readability
  • Add new guidelines (e.g., 2013 stable angina guidelines)

ManageAnticoag

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ESC Pocket Guidelines

No in-app purchases

None

ManageAnticoag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESC Pocket Guidelines free?
ESC Pocket Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ManageAnticoag free?
ManageAnticoag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ESC Pocket Guidelines or ManageAnticoag?
ManageAnticoag is rated higher. ESC Pocket Guidelines averages 4.8 out of 5 from 841 ratings, while ManageAnticoag averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do ESC Pocket Guidelines or ManageAnticoag have ads?
Neither ESC Pocket Guidelines nor ManageAnticoag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESC Pocket Guidelines or ManageAnticoag?
ESC Pocket Guidelines ships an update every 4 months, and ManageAnticoag every 23 months. Most recently, ESC Pocket Guidelines was updated on September 21, 2026 and ManageAnticoag on June 3, 2026.

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