Comparison

Impella App vs Teleflex Academy

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

Head to head
About

Impella App

This app offers healthcare professionals immediate access to essential resources for Impella heart pump procedures. It provides step-by-step videos, calculators, and instructions for use, ensuring critical information is available at the point of care, even offline.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step setup and insertion videos
  • Personalized experience by role
  • Procedure calculators (heparin rate, CPO, PAPi, AKI)
  • Interactive patient selection checklist
  • Impella instructions for use (IFUs)
  • 24/7 Clinical Support Center access
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The Impella® App provides key resources health care professionals can access pre- and post-procedure at the point of care from the cath lab, ICU, OR or while in transport to improve patient outcomes. When patient care is critical, minutes matter. Offline content mode ensures cardiologists, surgeons, nurses, advanced practice providers and medical technicians always have access to the videos, content and algorithms they need. This app provides: - Step-by-step videos on the setup and insertion of Impella heart pumps - Personalized experience based on role and specialty - Calculators such as heparin rate, CPO, PAPi and AKI - Interactive Protected PCI patient selection checklist - Impella instructions for use (IFUs) - Click-to-call access to Abiomed’s 24/7 Clinical Support Center

About

Teleflex Academy

Access a vast collection of free online learning materials covering various medical specialties. Progress through dynamic content at your own pace, with many programs offering complimentary contact hours.

Highlights
  • Free eLearning content
  • Multiple clinical specialties
  • Free contact hours offered
  • Self-paced learning
  • Dynamic platform
Features
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Build your clinical expertise with free eLearning content from Teleflex. Access an incredible library of free eLearning content across a variety of clinical specialties. Many programs offer free contact hours, and our dynamic platform lets you proceed at your own pace, on your own time.

Screenshots

Impella App4 screens
Teleflex Academy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Teleflex Academy at 4.6 against Impella App's 3.8. Teleflex Academy also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%). Impella App's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

Teleflex Academy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Impella App's written reviews are positive against 67% of Teleflex Academy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Impella App ships an update every 2 months, Teleflex Academy every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Impella App versus Teleflex Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImpella AppTeleflex Academy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (11 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB55 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAbiomed, Inc.Teleflex Incorporated

Customer experience

Impella App

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Teleflex Academy

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Impella App

No in-app purchases

None

Teleflex Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Impella App free?
Impella App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Teleflex Academy free?
Teleflex Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Impella App or Teleflex Academy?
Teleflex Academy is rated higher. Impella App averages 3.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Teleflex Academy averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Impella App or Teleflex Academy have ads?
Teleflex Academy shows ads; Impella App does not.
Which is updated more often, Impella App or Teleflex Academy?
Impella App ships an update every 2 months, and Teleflex Academy every 20 months. Most recently, Impella App was updated on November 1, 2026 and Teleflex Academy on November 3, 2026.

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