Comparison
Anesthesia case log apps, named and compared.
An anesthesiology resident usually weighs the ACGME's own app, a spreadsheet, and apps such as Capnolog, Anesto, and Follie. This page compares them from each app's own listing, including the rows Capnolog loses.
Where Capnolog fits
Capnolog is a phone case log for anesthesiology residents, built by a current anesthesiology resident. Each case counts against the ACGME categories as you log it, and spoken case detail is parsed on the phone. A Chrome extension then fills the ACGME form for you to check and submit. The same app carries five anesthesiology fellowships, in beta, and logs neurological surgery.
Why residents choose Capnolog
Six differences, each one checkable against the other apps' own pages, which are linked further down.
Built by a resident still filing this log.
Capnolog is built by a current anesthesiology resident who files the same ACGME log, against the same minimums, as you. Anesto's listing says it was built by a practicing cardiac anesthesiologist.
What you say about a case stays on your phone.
Capnolog parses what you say about a case on the phone itself. Anesto's listing says its case text is read by Anthropic's Claude and its voice by Groq, once you agree. Its privacy policy keeps case descriptions in its cloud for up to 12 months.
The national average, not only the minimum.
Every category shows the ACGME minimum and the national average from the ACGME's own report. Anesto's listing describes minimums and pace. Follie's listing does not mention the ACGME.
One case counts everywhere it belongs.
A pediatric case under three months credits every pediatric line it belongs to at once. A total can look healthy while a nested category sits at zero, and Capnolog shows the nested line.
The log and the OR day in one app.
Plan tomorrow's board the night before, keep each attending's preferences, and log the planned case in a tap. Anesto's listing describes no planner. Follie generates anesthetic plans and keeps preference cards, and its listing never mentions the ACGME.
You press Submit, every time.
File from your phone or your computer: Capnolog fills the ACGME form and stops, because the ACGME record is yours to attest to. Anesto's app presses Submit itself, from the phone. That is quicker, and it is a different choice about who presses the button.
Side by side
| Capability | CapnologA phone logger that counts against the ACGME categories as you log. Free to log and export. | ACGME Case LogsThe system of record, on the web and in the ACGME's own app. What you enter there is submitted. | AnestoAn iPhone case log built by a cardiac anesthesiologist. Free for residents and fellows. | FollieAn anesthesia reference app with a case log inside. Full access is a subscription. | A spreadsheet or notes appWhatever you build in it, often on a laptop, and often at the end of the week. |
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| Case detail parsed on the phone | Yes. Voice parses on-device. The words you say about a patient never leave the phone. | No. There is no dictation; you fill the form yourself. | No. Text goes to Anthropic's Claude and voice to Groq, once you agree. You can turn that off. | No. The listing does not describe spoken case entry. | No. A sheet takes no dictation of its own. |
| The national average beside the minimum | Yes. Two lines per category, from the ACGME's own published report. | Partly. Published nationally, not next to your own count. | No. The listing describes minimums and pace, not the national average. | No. The listing does not mention the ACGME. | No. Two numbers you would keep by hand. |
| Gets the case into the ACGME Case Log | Yes. A Chrome extension on a computer fills the form; you check it and press Submit. | Yes. You type each case into it directly. | Yes. From the phone: the app fills the form, submits it, and checks it landed. | No. A CSV export; the listing describes no ACGME filing. | No. Every case re-keyed by hand. |
| Free for a resident, filing included | Partly. Logging and export are free. Form fill is free for your first 50 filed cases, then Premium. | Yes. Nothing for a resident to buy. | Yes. Everything is free for residents and fellows, ACGME sending included. | Partly. Free to download; full access is $7.99 a month, $49.99 a year, or $99.99 once. | Yes. The file costs nothing. |
| Case planning and attending preferences | Yes. Plan tomorrow's board the night before, then log each case in a tap. | No. Submission only. | No. The listing describes neither. | Yes. An anesthetic plan generator, and preference cards for surgeons and teams. | Partly. Whatever you build in it. |
What the marks mean
- Yes
- Partly
- No
The apps on this page, from their own pages
Each fact below is what the app's own listing, site, or policy says. Follow the links and read them yourself.
ACGME Case Logs
The ACGME's own Case Log System, on the web and in the ACGME Case Logs app for iPhone and Android. It is the system of record, so what you enter there is submitted.
Sources: ACGME: Case Log System · App Store: ACGME Case Logs
Anesto
An iPhone case log from Pierogi Labs, built by a practicing cardiac anesthesiologist. Residents and fellows get everything free, including sending cases to the ACGME from the phone. Case text is read by Anthropic's Claude and voice by Groq, once you agree. Its privacy policy keeps case descriptions in its cloud for up to 12 months, and its listing says it never asks for patient names or MRNs.
Sources: App Store: Anesto · Anesto: privacy policy
Follie
An anesthesia reference app from Attuned Labs, with a case log that tracks procedure, anesthetic, technique, rotation, and role. The log exports to CSV, and the app also generates anesthetic plans and keeps preference cards. Full access is $7.99 a month, $49.99 a year, or $99.99 once, after a 7-day trial. Its listing does not mention the ACGME.
Sources: App Store: Follie
Read from each app's own pages on September 30, 2026. A “no” means the listing does not describe the feature. Apps change, so check before you choose.
What to check before you choose
Where the spoken case goes
If an app takes dictation, ask whether it is parsed on the phone or sent to a service. Read the privacy policy before you say a case into it.
Which target is shown
Some apps show only the required minimum. The national average is often far above it, and the gap between the two is the number worth knowing.
What happens at the Submit button
The ACGME record is yours to attest to. Ask whether an app presses Submit itself or stops at the form, and choose the one you want.
What it costs once the trial ends
Check what logging, filing, and export each cost after any trial or free allowance, and whether a resident price needs proof of training.
Where it lives after graduation
Ask where the record sits once your training account closes, who holds the backup, and what it costs to keep reading it.
Where Capnolog stands
- Phones only, no web appAvailable
Capnolog runs on iPhone and Android, from one codebase. There is no web app. The iPhone app is on the App Store; Android is a signed build we send.
- Logging and export are freeAvailable
Every category, every published minimum, and the whole capture flow cost nothing. Export is a CSV, where your specialty module supports it.
- The layers on top are PremiumAvailable
Case planning, notes, and templates beyond the free allowance, ACGME Case Log form fill, and calendar schedule import are Premium. Premium is a subscription in the app; the pricing page has the figure.
- The form fill runs in ChromeAvailable
The extension runs in Chrome and Edge, on a computer, one case at a time. It fills the fields and stops there; you review every one and press Submit.
Capnolog is on the App Store.
Free to log. iOS 17 or later. Android is by invite for now.
Free to log. iOS 17 or later.