Comparison

ESC Pocket Guidelines vs ABG Pro DDx

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

ABG Pro DDx

Features
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Arterial Blood Gas Pro DDx. Ad supported. * Great tool for nurses, doctors and medical students * A-a Gradient Calculator * Interprets Arterial Blood Gas and Osmolar Gap including triple acid base problems. * Provides differential diagnosis of each disorder in your Arterial Blood Gas and Osmolar Gap. * Allows you to define Normal pCO2 and Bicarb range for ABG [Arterial Blood Gas] interpretation. * Corrects Anion Gap for Albumin(ie Albumin g/dL x 2.5 = normal AG) in the ABG [Arterial Blood Gas] values. * Calculates Anion Gap, Osmolar Gap, Delta Delta, Expected PCO2 and Expected Bicarb. This ABG [Arterial Blood Gas] and Osmolar Gap app has be "stress tested" against 100+ triple-acid base problems. This app has been developed by a ABIM Certified Internal Medicine Physician in the US and calculations are based on: Interpretation of arterial blood gas. Pramod Sood, Gunchan Paul, and Sandeep Puri (Indian J Crit Care Med. 2010 Apr-Jun; 14(2): 57 - 64) This application is for ABG [Arterial Blood Gas] and Osmolar Gap informational/educational purposes only. Please do not use to guide actual patient care and real life ABG interpretation. I take no responsibility for incorrect answers. Please notify me ASAP if do see incorrect answers in the ABG interpretation so that I may fix them. Please rate highly if you like the app.

Screenshots

ESC Pocket Guidelines4 screens
ABG Pro DDx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ESC Pocket Guidelines at every 4 months against ABG Pro DDx's every 20 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESC Pocket Guidelines ships an update every 4 months, ABG Pro DDx every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ESC Pocket Guidelines versus ABG Pro DDx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESC Pocket GuidelinesABG Pro DDx
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (841 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings841 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB6 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperESC - European Society of CardiologyGDA Software

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)

ABG Pro DDx

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ESC Pocket Guidelines

No in-app purchases

None

ABG Pro DDx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESC Pocket Guidelines free?
ESC Pocket Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABG Pro DDx free?
ABG Pro DDx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ESC Pocket Guidelines or ABG Pro DDx have ads?
Neither ESC Pocket Guidelines nor ABG Pro DDx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESC Pocket Guidelines or ABG Pro DDx?
ESC Pocket Guidelines ships an update every 4 months, and ABG Pro DDx every 20 months. Most recently, ESC Pocket Guidelines was updated on October 12, 2026 and ABG Pro DDx on October 3, 2026.

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