Comparison

ESC Pocket Guidelines vs Angels Stopwatch

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

Angels Stopwatch

This medical app functions as a digital stopwatch designed to help stroke teams track Door to Therapy time. It records procedure times, provides detailed performance history, and allows users to set target times with visual feedback. Gamified elements like badges and levels encourage faster treatment times.

Highlights
  • Door to Therapy time monitoring
  • Procedure time logging
  • Detailed performance history
  • Customizable target times
  • Visual status bar feedback
  • Achievement badges and levels
  • Data sharing with RESQ Registry
Features
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The Stroke Stopwatch app is developed as a digital stop watch that allows Stroke teams to monitor their Door to Therapy time with the aim of improving their time to treatment. With every 15 minutes saved in symptom-to-treatment time outcomes for stoke patients have been shown to improve significantly. You can record each of your procedures’ times, and access a detailed history screen listing out your previous logs and overall performance. You can also challenge yourself by changing your target time which will update the visual colouring of the status bar as you get closer to your target. You can also achieve badges/levels based on how well you perform, so that you can keep reaching for the shortest time possible! Features and functionalities · Timer · CT Scan log · Blood test time log · Groin time log · Needle time log · Update target time option · Update Door-to-Needle time if timer was not initially started at the door · Questions to better qualify each procedure · History review of your past logs · Share data collected with RESQ Registry · Information about each individual log · Summary of your overall performance including standard deviation

Screenshots

ESC Pocket Guidelines4 screens
Angels Stopwatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ESC Pocket Guidelines at 841 against Angels Stopwatch's 1. Angels Stopwatch's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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

Angels Stopwatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESC Pocket Guidelines ships an update every 4 months, Angels Stopwatch every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ESC Pocket Guidelines versus Angels Stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESC Pocket GuidelinesAngels Stopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (841 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings841 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB67 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperESC - European Society of CardiologyBoehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG

Customer experience

ESC Pocket Guidelines

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

Angels Stopwatch

All ratings1 ratings
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
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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)

Angels Stopwatch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ESC Pocket Guidelines

No in-app purchases

None

Angels Stopwatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESC Pocket Guidelines free?
ESC Pocket Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Angels Stopwatch free?
Angels Stopwatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ESC Pocket Guidelines or Angels Stopwatch?
Angels Stopwatch is rated higher. ESC Pocket Guidelines averages 4.8 out of 5 from 841 ratings, while Angels Stopwatch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ESC Pocket Guidelines or Angels Stopwatch have ads?
Neither ESC Pocket Guidelines nor Angels Stopwatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESC Pocket Guidelines or Angels Stopwatch?
ESC Pocket Guidelines ships an update every 4 months, and Angels Stopwatch every 3 months. Most recently, ESC Pocket Guidelines was updated on October 12, 2026 and Angels Stopwatch on September 27, 2026.

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