ESC Pocket Guidelines vs iTransfuse
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
iTransfuse
Provides healthcare professionals with evidence-based resources for safe blood transfusions. Access educational tools, diagnostic information on transfusion reactions, and guidance for prescribing red cells and platelets at the bedside.
- Bedside transfusion education
- Evidence-based transfusion guidance
- Red cell and platelet prescription support
- Transfusion reaction diagnostics
- Access to transfusion resources
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Developed by Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, iTransfuse provides clinicians with easy access to transfusion resources to help support safe and appropriate transfusion practice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iTransfuse at 100% against ESC Pocket Guidelines's 50%. ESC Pocket Guidelines's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (841 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. 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 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ESC Pocket Guidelines has 841 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of ESC Pocket Guidelines's written reviews are positive against 100% of iTransfuse's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ESC Pocket Guidelines ships an update every 4 months, iTransfuse every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESC Pocket Guidelines | iTransfuse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (841 ratings) — better | 3.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 841 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ESC - European Society of Cardiology | Australian Red Cross Society |
Customer experience
ESC Pocket Guidelines
iTransfuse
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)
iTransfuse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ESC Pocket Guidelines
No in-app purchases
iTransfuse
No in-app purchases
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