Comparison

ESC Pocket Guidelines vs TreatHF

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

TreatHF

This clinical decision support tool offers personalized heart failure therapy recommendations for healthcare professionals. It guides clinicians on medication initiation, titration, and optimization based on patient indications, referencing the latest guidelines.

Highlights
  • Individualized therapy suggestions
  • Guidance on medication use
  • Patient indication entry
  • Next steps for medical therapy
  • Medication initiation and titration
  • Optimization of medication strategy
Features
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TreatHF is a clinical decision support app that provides clinicians individualized therapy suggestions for their symptomatic heart failure patients and provides guidance on the use of each therapy. • Enter patient indications • Review individualized next steps for medical therapy • Email or print a summary of the next steps • Reference detailed information for - Initiation, titration, and monitoring of each medication - Guidance for optimizing your overall medication strategy. Content in this app is derived from the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure, the 2023 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, and the 2024 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Treatment of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. The information and recommendations in this clinical decision support app are not meant to represent the only or best course of care nor replace clinical judgment. Therapeutic options should be determined after discussion between the patient and their care provider.

Screenshots

ESC Pocket Guidelines4 screens
TreatHF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ESC Pocket Guidelines at 841 against TreatHF's 5. ESC Pocket Guidelines also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 7 months). TreatHF's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 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

TreatHF 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 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESC Pocket Guidelines ships an update every 4 months, TreatHF every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ESC Pocket Guidelines versus TreatHF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESC Pocket GuidelinesTreatHF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (841 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings841 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB13 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%

TreatHF

All ratings5 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)

TreatHF

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ESC Pocket Guidelines

No in-app purchases

None

TreatHF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESC Pocket Guidelines free?
ESC Pocket Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TreatHF free?
TreatHF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ESC Pocket Guidelines or TreatHF?
TreatHF is rated higher. ESC Pocket Guidelines averages 4.8 out of 5 from 841 ratings, while TreatHF averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do ESC Pocket Guidelines or TreatHF have ads?
Neither ESC Pocket Guidelines nor TreatHF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESC Pocket Guidelines or TreatHF?
ESC Pocket Guidelines ships an update every 4 months, and TreatHF every 7 months. Most recently, ESC Pocket Guidelines was updated on September 21, 2026 and TreatHF on June 3, 2026.

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