ASRA Timeout vs Block Buddy Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Pre-procedure timeout checklist
- Regional nerve block guidance
- Integration with ASRA Coags app
- Access to ASRA publication PDF
- Evidence-based checklist
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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.
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.
- Narrated video lessons
- Detailed descriptions and instructions
- Comprehensive illustrations and sonograms
- Offline access to content
- Personalized note-taking
- Drug comparison guide (Rx Guide)
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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!
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Verdict
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 iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.5). On rating, 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
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.
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.
ASRA Timeout ships an update every 26 months, Block Buddy Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASRA Timeout | Block Buddy Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.8 (75 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine | Block Buddy, LLC |
Customer experience
ASRA Timeout
Block Buddy Pro
Bugs and requests
ASRA Timeout
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Block Buddy Pro
Reported bugs
26 issues- App doesn't work
- Sections show nothing
- App kicks off or freezes
- Dropdown arrows don't open anything
- Blank pictures of anatomy
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- App crashes iPad
- No images or videos available
- No pictures shown
- Cannot create sign-in info
- Subscription no longer active after update
- Logs out frequently
- Cannot open app to create account
- Cannot log in
- JSON error on login
- Cannot finish setting up email account
- Downloaded HD photos don't show up
- Have to delete app to download more content
- No visuals at all
- Unable to access app after update
- Floating bar at the bottom follows scroll and covers content
- Trouble adding text after deleting
- Cannot add anything after going back to typed text
- No downloaded lessons show up
- Buggy interfaces
- Routinely get kicked to the login screen
- Poor integration of downloadable content
Requested features
15 requests- Fix app functionality
- Make app work offline
- Improve syncing behavior
- Provide customer service response
- Fix login issues
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- Allow users to stay logged in
- Add marketing and social media presence
- Offer a refund
- Allow users to create sign-in info
- Fix subscription issues after updates
- Improve offline functionality
- Add 'Download all' option for offline access
- Make the app more efficient
- Offer a one-time purchase option
- Improve the layout of the app
In-app purchases
ASRA Timeout
No in-app purchases
Block Buddy Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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