Comparison

AHA eBook Reader vs AHA ACLS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AHA eBook Reader

Access and read your American Heart Association eBooks on your mobile device. Log in with your existing AHA account to view your purchased books, download them for offline reading, and enjoy features like searching, bookmarking, and adjusting font size.

Highlights
  • Read eBooks online and offline
  • Log in with AHA account
  • Download purchased books
  • Search within titles
  • Sort books by category
  • Add bookmarks
  • Adjust font size
Features
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With the AHA eBook Reader you can read all your American Heart Association (AHA) eBooks online, offline or anytime on your mobile device. You can log into this eBook reader using the same account information as your AHA account. How to add AHA eBooks to your AHA eBook Reader 1. Open your AHA eBook Reader. 2. Authorize your eBook Reader using your account information from the AHA eBooks website. 3. Your Bookshelf will show all your purchased books. 4. Click on the title you want to download to your eBook Reader. Your download will start automatically. 5. After download is complete, click on that title to read your eBook on your mobile device. With your AHA eBook Reader, you can - Search in titles - Sort by category - Add bookmarks - Change the font size - Jump within the text between chapters - Jump within text to figures, tables, references. - Preview other AHA eBooks The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest, largest voluntary organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

About

AHA ACLS

This app provides clinicians with a digital tool to assist in running cardiac arrest codes and delivering advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) at the bedside. It features the latest AHA recommendations and includes intuitive access to algorithms, drug dosing, and timers for efficient patient care.

Highlights
  • 4 ACLS algorithms (cardiac arrest, tachycardia, bradycardia, post-arrest)
  • Latest 2025 AHA ACLS content
  • Drug therapy and dosing
  • Easy-to-read timers
  • CPR and epinephrine logging
  • Rapid transition to post-arrest care
Features
Currently charting
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The AHA ACLS app is the American Heart Association's (AHA) officially endorsed digital health solution to assist clinicians in running codes and delivering bedside ACLS care with actual patients. The app was developed by Harvard-trained physicians, in collaboration with the AHA, to help fellow physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and EMTs deliver the highest level of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) at the point-of-care. It began as a project to assist clinicians within Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital—and then expanded to have a global scope after significant positive impact was demonstrated. Importantly, real-time feedback from our clinician users continuously drives improvements in app design, features, and function so that you will have the best experience providing life-saving care at the bedside. The AHA ACLS app is the only one to have all content vetted by both the AHA science team and practicing Harvard-affiliated physicians. It also features the latest 2025 release of AHA recommendations for ACLS. We owe it to our patients to use the best digital health tools to give them the highest chance of surviving acute life-threatening cardiac illnesses. To this end, we have developed a low cost, intuitive, and rigorously vetted mobile app to assist clinicians— including in all stages of training—and enhance ACLS care at the bedside. Features: - Intuitive design to rapidly access 4 ACLS algorithms (i.e. cardiac arrest, tachycardia with pulse, bradycardia with pulse, and post cardiac arrest care) - Includes all recently released 2025 ACLS content including drug therapy and dosing, reversible causes, etc. - Easy-to-read timers and ability to log rounds of CPR, epinephrine, and defibrillations - Button within cardiac arrest algorithm that allows for rapid transition to post cardiac arrest care pathway once patient achieves ROSC - All content rigorously vetted by AHA science team and practicing Harvard-affiliated physicians We continue to iterate based on real-time clinician feedback, so that you will have the best experience providing life-saving care at the bedside. AHA ACLS offers an auto-renewing annual subscription at $3.99/year with a 3-day free trial. You will have unlimited access to all content while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your Apple ID Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. You can read more about our terms and conditions in the app.

Screenshots

AHA eBook Reader4 screens
AHA ACLS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AHA eBook Reader at none against AHA ACLS's 1. AHA eBook Reader also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 277). AHA ACLS's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (26% vs 12%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. AHA ACLS sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. AHA eBook Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AHA ACLS holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AHA eBook Reader has 1.5K ratings behind it against 277, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of AHA eBook Reader's written reviews are positive against 26% of AHA ACLS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
AHA eBook Reader versus AHA ACLS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAHA eBook ReaderAHA ACLS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings)4.9 (277 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.6% of reviews26.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better277
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#58 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB48 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAmerican Heart AssociationMassachusetts General Hospital

Customer experience

AHA eBook Reader

All ratings1,486 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive11.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative83.2%

AHA ACLS

All ratings277 ratings
Positive99.3%
Neutral0.4%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative70.0%

Bugs and requests

AHA eBook Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

AHA ACLS

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App fails to load information despite subscription payment
  • Users locked out of app mid-code
  • Unexpected app crashes during critical moments

Requested features

10 requests
  • Multiple log storage with dates
  • More detailed code logging with event documentation (IO access, medications, rhythms)
  • End code button and pause compressions feature
  • Real-time log tracking for back-charting
  • LVAD algorithm inclusion
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  • Additional medication counters (bicarbonate, calcium)
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Free basic version with premium features behind paywall
  • Voluntary donation model instead of mandatory subscription
  • Actual time reflection in logs for accurate timekeeping

In-app purchases

None

AHA eBook Reader

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AHA ACLS

Subscriptions1
  • ACLS Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Year

Questions

Is AHA eBook Reader free?
AHA eBook Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AHA ACLS free?
AHA ACLS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AHA eBook Reader or AHA ACLS?
AHA ACLS is rated higher. AHA eBook Reader averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while AHA ACLS averages 4.9 from 277 ratings.
Do AHA eBook Reader or AHA ACLS have ads?
Neither AHA eBook Reader nor AHA ACLS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AHA eBook Reader or AHA ACLS?
AHA eBook Reader ships an update every 2 months, and AHA ACLS every 2 months. Most recently, AHA eBook Reader was updated on September 23, 2026 and AHA ACLS on September 24, 2026.

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