Comparison

ESC Pocket Guidelines vs ADA Books

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

ADA Books

Access a comprehensive library of clinical and medical books from the leading authority on diabetes care. This reader allows healthcare professionals to highlight text, bookmark pages, and make notes for easy reference. Improve patient outcomes with essential diabetes management tools, available anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Access ADA clinical and medical books
  • Highlight text, bookmark, and make notes
  • Powerful in-book search function
  • Adjust font size and layout
  • Read anytime, anywhere
Features
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The American Diabetes Association clinical books reader gives you complete access to the clinical and medical books and tools you need from the world's foremost authority on diabetes care. Read anytime, anywhere. Backed by the Association's Standards of Care, these clinical references will help clinicians, reseachers, and other health care professionals improve patient outcomes. With this innovative reader, you can: Access all professional and clinical book materials from the ADA in one place Highlight text, leave bookmarks, and make notes Take advantage of a powerful search function within titles Adjust font size, layout, and more The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading volunteer health organization supporting diabetes research, information, and advocacy and the leading publisher of comprehensive diabetes information.

Screenshots

ESC Pocket Guidelines4 screens
ADA Books4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ESC Pocket Guidelines at 50% against ADA Books's 0%. ESC Pocket Guidelines also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (841 vs 1). ADA Books's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

ESC Pocket Guidelines holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ESC Pocket Guidelines has 841 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ESC Pocket Guidelines's written reviews are positive against 0% of ADA Books's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ESC Pocket Guidelines versus ADA Books: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESC Pocket GuidelinesADA Books
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (841 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings841 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.17.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB79 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperESC - European Society of CardiologyAmerican Diabetes Association

Customer experience

ESC Pocket Guidelines

All ratings841 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative46.8%

ADA Books

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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
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  • 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)

ADA Books

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ESC Pocket Guidelines

No in-app purchases

None

ADA Books

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESC Pocket Guidelines free?
ESC Pocket Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ADA Books free?
ADA Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ESC Pocket Guidelines or ADA Books?
ESC Pocket Guidelines is rated higher. ESC Pocket Guidelines averages 4.8 out of 5 from 841 ratings, while ADA Books averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ESC Pocket Guidelines or ADA Books have ads?
Neither ESC Pocket Guidelines nor ADA Books shows ads.

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