Comparison

ASRA Timeout vs Block Buddy Pro

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

Head to head
About

ASRA Timeout

This app facilitates pre-procedure timeouts to minimize errors in complex medical tasks. It guides users through an evidence-based checklist for regional nerve blocks, ensuring patient safety and procedure accuracy.

Highlights
  • Pre-procedure timeout checklist
  • Regional nerve block guidance
  • Integration with ASRA Coags app
  • Access to ASRA publication PDF
  • Evidence-based checklist
Features
Currently charting
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The ASRA TIMEOUT app provides a quick and easy way to execute a pre-procedure timeout. Timeouts have repeatedly been shown to reduce human error prior to performing complex tasks. In regional anesthesia, it is imperative that we perform the correct block on the correct limb for the correct patient every time. The app is based on the 2014 ASRA publication, A Checklist for Performing Regional Nerve Blocks, and was built in collaboration with ASRA to stay consistent with the evidence-based checklist described in that publication. The ASRA TIMEOUT app checklist provides in-line app switching to the ASRA Coags app when the verification of patient anticoagulant status needs to be checked off. The ASRA Coags app allows the user to verify the appropriateness of the patient’s anticoagulation status based on the most recent published ASRA guidelines on regional anesthesia for patients on anticoagulant and antithrombotic medication. In addition, the user has access to the full PDF publication from Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine built right into the app. Project developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Code written by Mustard Seed Software LLC.

About

Block Buddy Pro

This app provides comprehensive guidance for ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks, point-of-care ultrasound, and non-surgical pain management. It features narrated videos, detailed descriptions, illustrations, and ultrasound images to teach users how to perform these procedures effectively. Access lessons and videos offline on various devices for continuous learning.

Highlights
  • Narrated video lessons
  • Detailed descriptions and instructions
  • Comprehensive illustrations and sonograms
  • Offline access to content
  • Personalized note-taking
  • Drug comparison guide (Rx Guide)
Features
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The NEW and IMPROVED Block Buddy Pro app is your ultimate resource for Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks, Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), and Non-surgical Pain Management (NSPM). With its newly-updated interface and powerful features, Block Buddy Pro teaches you how to perform ultrasound-guided nerve blocks with narrated videos, detailed descriptions, comprehensive illustrations, and ultrasound images. Whether you're a student or an experienced medical professional, this app is any anesthesia provider’s best friend! * Download full app to access lessons and videos wherever and whenever you need them, regardless of internet connection. * Explore comprehensive lessons on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. * Watch narrated videos and view ultrasound images of nerve blocks. * Instantly learn detailed descriptions and step-by-step instructions. * Quickly review medical illustrations and sonograms when you need to. * Easily add helpful, personalized notes on important lessons. * Discover and compare the most effective drugs for your patient with our handy Rx Guide. Continue your education for safely and efficiently performing Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks, Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), and Non-surgical Pain Management (NSPM) all in ONE app. Download now and experience Block Buddy Pro for yourself!

Screenshots

ASRA Timeout4 screens
Block Buddy Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Block Buddy Pro at Free against ASRA Timeout's $1.99. Block Buddy Pro also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 26 months) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). ASRA Timeout's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (3.0 vs 2.8). On 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

Block Buddy Pro is free to download; ASRA Timeout costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ASRA Timeout holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Buddy Pro has 75 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of ASRA Timeout's written reviews are positive against 20% of Block Buddy Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ASRA Timeout ships an update every 26 months, Block Buddy Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
ASRA Timeout versus Block Buddy Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASRA TimeoutBlock Buddy Pro
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better2.8 (75 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews20.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings275 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#191 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB20 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAmerican Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain MedicineBlock Buddy, LLC

Customer experience

ASRA Timeout

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Block Buddy Pro

All ratings75 ratings
Positive42.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative56.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

ASRA Timeout

No in-app purchases

None

Block Buddy Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ASRA Timeout free?
ASRA Timeout costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Block Buddy Pro free?
Block Buddy Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ASRA Timeout or Block Buddy Pro?
ASRA Timeout is rated higher. ASRA Timeout averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Block Buddy Pro averages 2.8 from 75 ratings.
Do ASRA Timeout or Block Buddy Pro have ads?
Block Buddy Pro shows ads; ASRA Timeout does not.
Which is updated more often, ASRA Timeout or Block Buddy Pro?
ASRA Timeout ships an update every 26 months, and Block Buddy Pro every 4 months. Most recently, ASRA Timeout was updated on September 20, 2026 and Block Buddy Pro on September 18, 2026.

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