Comparison

ESC Pocket Guidelines vs SHA2025

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

SHA2025

Features
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Saudi Heart Association conference app is a mobile application dedicated to enhancing the experience of attendees during the conference with the intention of providing up-to-date information such as scientific program agenda, session topics, short bios of international and local speakers; enabling interaction such as the batch print ID with conference registration barcode, use of real-time information desk, sponsors and floor plan; and increasing engagement for all stakeholders involved.

Screenshots

ESC Pocket Guidelines4 screens
SHA20254 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SHA2025 at every 3 weeks against ESC Pocket Guidelines's every 4 months. SHA2025 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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, SHA2025 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ESC Pocket Guidelines versus SHA2025: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESC Pocket GuidelinesSHA2025
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (841 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings841 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB32 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperESC - European Society of CardiologyAdnan Ashraf

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)

SHA2025

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ESC Pocket Guidelines

No in-app purchases

None

SHA2025

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESC Pocket Guidelines free?
ESC Pocket Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SHA2025 free?
SHA2025 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ESC Pocket Guidelines or SHA2025 have ads?
Neither ESC Pocket Guidelines nor SHA2025 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESC Pocket Guidelines or SHA2025?
ESC Pocket Guidelines ships an update every 4 months, and SHA2025 every 3 weeks. Most recently, ESC Pocket Guidelines was updated on September 21, 2026 and SHA2025 on September 9, 2026.

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