CVD Risk Estimator Plus vs ClinCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CVD Risk Estimator Plus
This clinical decision support app provides comprehensive cardiovascular disease risk assessments for clinicians. It unifies two major risk calculators, incorporating traditional ASCVD modeling with modern kidney and metabolic health measures for personalized patient care.
- Combines ASCVD and PREVENT calculators
- Calculates 10-year and lifetime CVD risk
- Incorporates kidney and metabolic health
- Provides risk category classification
- Exports results for documentation
- Includes clinician and patient resources
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This clinical decision-support app is intended for use by healthcare professionals and unifies two cardiovascular prevention tools: the 2013 ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations (previously known as the ASCVD Risk Estimator) and the American Heart Association’s PREVENT™ Calculator. Combining traditional ASCVD risk modeling with modern cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM)-inclusive risk equations, CVD Risk Estimator Plus supports comprehensive, personalized cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and clinician-guided decision-making. The results and recommendations provided by this application are intended to inform but do not replace clinical judgment. Therapeutic options should be individualized and determined after discussion between the patient and their care provider. CVD Risk Estimator Plus computes risk estimates using: • 2013 ASCVD Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE), which calculate 10-year and lifetime risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease using age, sex, race, blood pressure, cholesterol profile, diabetes status, and smoking status. • 2023 PREVENT™ Equations, which estimate 10- and 30-year risk for total CVD, ASCVD, and heart failure (HF), incorporating kidney and metabolic health measures such as BMI and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and supporting optional predictors including urine albumin creatinine ratio (UACR), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and social deprivation index (SDI). Clinicians can toggle between Pooled Cohort and PREVENT™ risk trajectories to support guideline-aligned prevention discussions. This clinical decision support app provides: • Risk category classification (low, borderline, intermediate, high). • Personalized guidance informed by published guidelines, including statin therapy considerations, lifestyle interventions, and risk-enhancing clinical factors. • Export functionality supporting print and email of results for documentation and patient communication. • Resources page with related tools and informational materials for clinicians and patients, including links to source guidelines and reference documents.
ClinCalc
This medical app assists in calculating daily energy and protein requirements based on user height and weight. It also incorporates age-specific calculations for comprehensive nutritional assessment.
- Energy needs calculation
- Protein needs calculation
- Height and weight input
- Age-based calculations
- Nutritional assessment tool
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This is an app to help calculate energy and protein needs by utilizing height and weight. Also includes additional calculations based utilizing age.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ClinCalc at monthly against CVD Risk Estimator Plus's every 4 months. ClinCalc also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). CVD Risk Estimator Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CVD Risk Estimator Plus against 5.0 for ClinCalc. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
CVD Risk Estimator Plus ships an update every 4 months, ClinCalc monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CVD Risk Estimator Plus | ClinCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American College of Cardiology | Peter Weiss |
Customer experience
CVD Risk Estimator Plus
ClinCalc
In-app purchases
CVD Risk Estimator Plus
No in-app purchases
ClinCalc
No in-app purchases
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