# ESC Pocket Guidelines vs Heart Failure Risk Score

The clearest difference is rating: ESC Pocket Guidelines at 4.8 against Heart Failure Risk Score's 1.0. ESC Pocket Guidelines also leads on ratings volume (841 vs 1). Heart Failure Risk Score's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ESC Pocket Guidelines holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. 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.

## The numbers

| Metric | ESC Pocket Guidelines | Heart Failure Risk Score |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (841 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/esc-pocket-guidelines/id683079599/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heart-failure-risk-score/id880700312/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **841** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 44 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | **7.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | +17 | 4+ |
| Developer | [ESC - European Society of Cardiology](https://appshunter.io/developer/440684535) | [UCLA Health](https://appshunter.io/developer/646973492) |

## What reviewers say

### ESC Pocket Guidelines

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/esc-pocket-guidelines/id683079599)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Practical and handy for clinical use
- 📚 Valuable medical information and guidelines
- ⭐ Excellent content quality
- 🎯 Easy to use interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 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

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- 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)


### Heart Failure Risk Score

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heart-failure-risk-score/id880700312)

This medical app helps physicians estimate survival probability for patients with chronic heart failure. It uses four key patient characteristics, including medication, symptoms, exercise capacity, and blood test results, to provide these estimates. The calculations are based on data from a specialized heart failure clinic.

**Highlights:** Survival probability estimation, Chronic heart failure patient data, Medication use input, Symptom status input, Exercise capacity input, Blood test result input

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is ESC Pocket Guidelines free?

ESC Pocket Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Heart Failure Risk Score free?

Heart Failure Risk Score is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, ESC Pocket Guidelines or Heart Failure Risk Score?

ESC Pocket Guidelines is rated higher. ESC Pocket Guidelines averages 4.8 out of 5 from 841 ratings, while Heart Failure Risk Score averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do ESC Pocket Guidelines or Heart Failure Risk Score have ads?

Neither ESC Pocket Guidelines nor Heart Failure Risk Score shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*
