Steth IO vs eMurmur®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steth IO
Record and visualize biological sounds using specialized hardware. This application transforms your device into a tool for capturing and analyzing bodily acoustics.
- Record biological sounds
- Visualize sound data
- Compatible with Steth IO hardware
- Analyze bodily acoustics
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When used with the Steth IO hardware, the Steth IO app allows you to record and visualize biological sounds.
eMurmur®
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Use eMurmur to elevate your auscultation practice in every interaction. eMurmur enables you to screen, monitor, and consult on heart, lung, and bowel health, whether in clinic, hospital, or home settings. The platform supports multiple digital stethoscopes, delivering maximum efficiency and flexibility to you. Key features * App-based heart and lung audio listening & visualization * App-based audio playback incl. visualization * HIPAA & GDPR compliant * End-to-end encryption * Browser and cloud integration * Secure storage of auscultation & patient data * 24/7 web-based access to stored data * Patient encounter capture & reporting * Auscultation location & posture capture * Provider findings capture * Web-based audio playback & visualization * Web-based side by side playback of historic recordings * Asynchronous sharing for remote consultation * Tele-auscultation: provider to provider live stream * Tele-auscultation: patient-at-home to provider live stream * Customizable adjustment of live stream audio * Remote recording of auscultation sounds * Remote annotation of auscultation session * Tele-auscultation encounter capture & reporting Join the world’s leading enterprise-level, open platform for advanced digital auscultation now. Download the app and check it out for free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Steth IO at 11.0 against eMurmur®'s 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Steth IO ships an update every 2 months, eMurmur® every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steth IO | eMurmur® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | StratoScientific, Inc. | CSD Labs |
In-app purchases
Steth IO
No in-app purchases
eMurmur®
No in-app purchases
