i vs Perfusion Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
i
This medical app assists clinical perfusionists and students with cardiac surgery calculations. It offers tools for patient volume, flow rates, drug information, and quizzes. Access common equations and perfusion news within the app.
- Adult and Pediatric Calculators
- SVR and PVR Calculator
- Oxygen Delivery and Consumption Calculator
- Pediatric Cannula Recommendations
- Searchable Drug Database
- Multiple Choice Quiz
- Common Equations and Normal Values
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The i-Perfuse mobile application is designed for clinical perfusionists, students and individuals who work in the realm of cardiac surgery. Features Include: -Adult and Pediatric Calculator (BSA, BMI, Patient Volume, Plasma Volume, Total Volume, HCT on CPB, Flow Rates) -SVR and PVR Calculator -Oxygen Delivery and Consumption Calculator -Pediatric Cannula Recommendations based on previous case experiences at our institution along with pressure/flow relationships -Searchable Drug Database with commonly used drugs that perfusionists are exposed to (Category, Description, Mechanism of Action, Site of Action, Cardiovascular Indications) -Multiple Choice Quiz -Common Equations and Normal Values -Perfusion News Feed
Perfusion Life
This app helps Perfusionists find and manage career opportunities, offering visibility into available positions and on-boarding status. It aims to reduce uncertainty in travel-related work by providing a structured system for job searching and tracking.
- Create professional profile
- Bookmark job opportunities
- Monitor on-boarding status
- Integrated calendar
- Access relief and full-time placements
- Reduce travel ambiguity
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This app was created to increase Perfusionist’s visibility of Perfusion Life opportunities, and help you take control of your career. With the ability to create your own profile by bookmarking opportunities you’re interested in, monitoring your on-boarding status, and using the app’s calendar. You create an easy system to limit the ambiguity travel can offer. Perfusion Life (PL) offers ONLY relief and full-time placement (head-hunting) services to hospitals and contracting groups. PL has been in business since September 2017 and has provided coverage in over 36 states utilizing ~30 perfusionist per day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Perfusion Life at 4.9 against i's 3.4. Perfusion Life also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (63 vs 7). i's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Perfusion Life holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Perfusion Life has 63 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
i ships an update every 4 months, Perfusion Life every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | i | Perfusion Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Courtland Menke | Perfusion Life |
Customer experience
i
Perfusion Life
In-app purchases
i
No in-app purchases
Perfusion Life
No in-app purchases
