Comparison

i vs Perfusion Life

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Create professional profile
  • Bookmark job opportunities
  • Monitor on-boarding status
  • Integrated calendar
  • Access relief and full-time placements
  • Reduce travel ambiguity
Features
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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.

Screenshots

i4 screens
Perfusion Life3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
i versus Perfusion Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPerfusion Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings)4.9 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings763 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB19 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCourtland MenkePerfusion Life

Customer experience

i

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Perfusion Life

All ratings61 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%

In-app purchases

None

i

No in-app purchases

None

Perfusion Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i free?
i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Perfusion Life free?
Perfusion Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, i or Perfusion Life?
Perfusion Life is rated higher. i averages 3.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Perfusion Life averages 4.9 from 63 ratings.
Do i or Perfusion Life have ads?
Neither i nor Perfusion Life shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i or Perfusion Life?
i ships an update every 4 months, and Perfusion Life every 6 weeks. Most recently, i was updated on October 23, 2026 and Perfusion Life on October 24, 2026.

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