ESC Pocket Guidelines vs ECG Test for Doctors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Latest ESC Guidelines (2023-2025)
- Interactive algorithms
- Full-text search
- Bookmarking and notes
- Content sharing
- Printable pages
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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
ECG Test for Doctors
Enhance your ECG interpretation skills with a vast library of real patient cases. This app offers detailed ECG recordings and interactive tests to challenge and improve your diagnostic abilities. Ideal for medical professionals and students seeking to build a strong cardiology foundation.
- 1000+ real patient ECG samples
- Static images and real-time monitor
- Interactive interpretation tests
- Detailed wave analysis
- Covers numerous ECG findings
- Challenging case scenarios
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Test and improve your ECG interpreting skills with 1000+ samples in static images, and real-time monitor. [What users say about us] "Using this as a study guide for my paramedic. It's a good way to look at the whole picture and put your interpretation skills to the test." "This collection of ECGs designed as realtime display is an essential app for every medical practitioner." "This app is great for anyone learning how to read an EKG" "Professional ecg app with nice monitor display" "Awesome app!!! Worth the download and perfect for studying!" The app is very challenging because it uses REAL patients' ECG recordings, and many of them are complicated with multiple diseases involved. The test need you to pick all interpretations, to get a 3-star rate. Wrong picks will buzz your iPhone / iPad and give you a minus score. [Note] 1) All cases are stored in raw data (sample rate is 500 points per second), not static images, so you can look into very detailed waves in pixels 2) You should already have basic knowledge of ECG interpretation, and you use the cases to build a solid cardiology foundation [Findings Covered] Atrial Flutter Atrial Fibrillation Ventricular Fibrillation Escape Beat PAC (Premature Atrial Contruction) PAC Bigeminy PAC Trigeminy PVC (Premature Ventricular Contruction) PVC Bigeminy PVC Trigeminy Supraventricular Tachycardia Ventricular Tachycardia Ventricular Escape Rhythm Ventricular Rhythm QT Prolongation Short QT High T ST Elevation S1,S2,S3 Pattern High Voltage Positive T in V1 Ventricular Hypertrophy LVH Left / Right Atrial Enlargement Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Left Atrial Overload Short PR Interval WPW Syndrome Suspect WPW Syndrome AV Block I (Wenckebach / Mobitz) 2:1 AV Block Complete AV Block Artificial Pacemaker Rhythm(A / V / D) RSR' Pattern IRBBB (Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block) IVCD (Intraventricular Conduction Block) CRBBB (Complete Right Bundle Branch Block) CLBBB (Complete Left Bundle Branch Block) ICLBBB (Incomplete Left Bundle Branch Block) LAH (Left Anterior Hemi Block) LPH (Left Posterior Hemi Block) BBBB (Bifascicular Bundle Block) TBBB (Trifascicular Bundle Block) Flat T Negative T ST-T Abnormality Premature repolarization Syndrome Poor R Progression Abnormal Q wave Subendcardial Infarction Possible Anterior Infarction Anterior Infarction Anteroseptal Infarction Possible Lateral Infarction Lateral Infarction Inferior Infarction Possible High-Post Infarction Sinus Rhythm Coronary Sinus Rhythm AV Junctional Rhythm AV Dissociation Marked Sinus Bradycardia Sinus Bradycardia Sinus Tachycardia Tachycardia Bradycardia Extreme Tachycardia Extreme Bradycardia Sinus Arrhythmia
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ESC Pocket Guidelines at none against ECG Test for Doctors's 1. ECG Test for Doctors's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 50%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. ECG Test for Doctors sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ESC Pocket Guidelines asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ESC Pocket Guidelines against 4.7 for ECG Test for Doctors. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 841 and 394 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of ESC Pocket Guidelines's written reviews are positive against 81% of ECG Test for Doctors's.
ESC Pocket Guidelines ships an update every 4 months, ECG Test for Doctors monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESC Pocket Guidelines | ECG Test for Doctors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (841 ratings) — better | 4.7 (394 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 841 — better | 394 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ESC - European Society of Cardiology | WMS, Inc |
Customer experience
ESC Pocket Guidelines
ECG Test for Doctors
User reviews
ESC Pocket Guidelines
From 841 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Practical and handy for clinical use
- 📚 Valuable medical information and guidelines
- ⭐ Excellent content quality
- 🎯 Easy to use interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and stability issues
- 🔐 Sign-in system problematic and unnecessary
- 📖 Small font size and poor design readability
- ❌ Missing content topics after updates
- ⚪ Blank white page display issues
ECG Test for Doctors
From 394 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great practice
- 👍 Helpful study tool
- 👍 Challenging and keeping you up with the skills needed
- 👍 Recommended for any junior cardiologists
- 👍 Good for medics needing practice in ECG interpretations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Incorrect interpretations
- 🐛 Lacks basic understanding of 12-lead ECG interpretation
- 🐛 Asks to identify infarct locations without 12-lead view
- 🐛 Doesn't tell you what ECG lead you're seeing
- 🐛 Provides limited options for answers
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)
ECG Test for Doctors
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect interpretations of rhythms like bigeminy, trigeminy, and ST changes
- Answers not matching the ECG shown
- Crashes and freezes on login screen
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
9 requests- Add report feature for ECGs missing important findings
- Provide physiological explanations for rhythms
- Show the ECG lead being displayed
- Add more beginner-level ECG cases
- Provide full coding instead of just a few possible diagnoses
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- Add opportunity to correct errors in readings
- Provide full explanations with markup and ability to turn markup on/off
- Add calipers for measurements
- Include questions on etiology
In-app purchases
ESC Pocket Guidelines
No in-app purchases
ECG Test for Doctors
- ECG Pro Bundle$9.99
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