Comparison

NIH Score & stroke tools vs Emory ECMO

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

Head to head
About

NIH Score & stroke tools

This medical app provides physicians with essential tools for acute stroke management. It includes calculators for NIHSS, ABCD2, CHA2DS2-VASc, and ASPECTS scores, along with guideline summaries for thrombolysis and thrombectomy. A time manager helps track critical door-to-needle times.

Highlights
  • NIHSS calculator
  • Stroke guideline summaries
  • Time manager for door-to-needle
  • ABCD2 score calculator
  • CHA2DS2-VASc score calculator
  • Modified Rankin Scale
  • ASPECTS score
Features
Currently charting
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***NEW APP FOR iOS14+ USERS*** This application helps physicians who manage patients at the acute phase of stroke. It contains: - NIHSS calculator - AHA and ESO Guidelines for thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy, late thrombectomy, wake up stroke, etc... - Time manager: specify the hour of symptoms onset and hospital admission to get an automatic determination of door-to-needle time - ABCD2 score to calculate stroke risk for patients presenting with transient ischemic attacks - CHA2DS2 VASc score to calculate stroke risk for patients with non valvular atrial fibrillation - Modified Rankin Scale - ASPECTS score **** On Apple Watch **** - ABCD2 Score - CHA2DS2 VASc Score - Modified Rankin Scale - ASPECTS score This app is dedicated to physicians working in the field of neurology or emergency. It can also be helpful for residents and medical students.

About

Emory ECMO

Features
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The Emory ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) Center proudly provides advanced life-support services, both within the Emory Healthcare system and remotely within the greater Southeast United States region. The Emory ECMO app gives medical professionals working with patients with respiratory or heart failure criteria for respiratory ECMO and cardiac ECMO at Emory ECMO Center, interactive evaluation aids incorporating the RESP, PRESET, SAVE and Bova scoring methods, and easy contact for reaching the ECMO Center. The interactive evaluation aids include links to reference articles.

Screenshots

NIH Score & stroke tools4 screens
Emory ECMO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Emory ECMO at Free against NIH Score & stroke tools's $0.99. NIH Score & stroke tools's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 15 months) and chart position (#97 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Emory ECMO is free to download; NIH Score & stroke tools costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NIH Score & stroke tools ships an update every 5 months, Emory ECMO every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
NIH Score & stroke tools versus Emory ECMO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNIH Score & stroke toolsEmory ECMO
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (69 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#97 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB15 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMikael CohenEmory University

In-app purchases

None

NIH Score & stroke tools

No in-app purchases

None

Emory ECMO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NIH Score & stroke tools free?
NIH Score & stroke tools costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emory ECMO free?
Emory ECMO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NIH Score & stroke tools or Emory ECMO have ads?
Neither NIH Score & stroke tools nor Emory ECMO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NIH Score & stroke tools or Emory ECMO?
NIH Score & stroke tools ships an update every 5 months, and Emory ECMO every 15 months. Most recently, NIH Score & stroke tools was updated on September 14, 2026 and Emory ECMO on September 17, 2026.

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