# BiliCalc — user reviews > 58 indexed App Store user reviews of BiliCalc by Jacob Beniflah, MD, rated 2.80/5 from 28 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bilicalc/id432749899/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bilicalc/id432749899.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 10 ## Newest reviews (10 of 58) ### 3/5 — Not up to date guidelines *2024-10-25, version 2.8* It’s a great app and easy to use but needs to be updated to the 2022 guidelines. ### 3/5 — Updated guidelines 2022 *2023-09-26, version 2.8* I recently bought the app not realizing that it does not have the updated 2022 guide limes , can the app be updated ? ### 2/5 — Needs updated to 2022 guidelines *2023-08-18, version 2.8* Currently outdated. Loved the app when it was up to date. ### 2/5 — Needs 2022 update *2023-07-25, version 2.8* Great app back in the day. Can’t use any Ire as it is based on 2004 guidelines, not the updated guidelines. ### 3/5 — Updated guidelines *2023-02-24, version 2.8* Can the app be updated to be based on the new 2022 guidelines? ### 4/5 — Needs update *2022-10-07, version 2.8* Excellent app just needs an update to reflect the new AAP guidelines. ### 3/5 — Discrepancy *2017-02-06, version 2.8* I just used the calc and got a LR. Cross referenced it with BiliTool and they showed HIR. That can't be good. ### 3/5 — Md *2014-09-22, version 2.6* l'idée est bonne mais erreur sur le graphique. Je retourne à la version papier... ### 3/5 — Inaccuracies *2013-02-11, version 2.5.1* In comparing this app to BiliTool.org I noticed some differences that are minute but still different. Specifically if you put a bili level of 15.5 at 109 hours you get LIR. Bilitool.org says this is HIR. I know the sources are different but it's hard to trust an app made by one person in the medical field especially when peer review is difficult to perform. ### 5/5 — Love the app but... *2012-06-05, version 2.0.1* Would love it even more if it included nomograms for *transcutaneous* measurements as well! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Outdated *2026-08-04, version 2.8* This app is now outdated. This was written to the 2004 guidelines and bili standards were updated in 2022. There are other tools that are based off of 2022 guidelines. Don’t buy this one! ### 1/5 — Used to be a 5star app *2024-08-28, version 2.8* The app still uses the old 2004 AAP guidelines and has not been updated to the 2022 guidelines. It appears to be effectively abandoned by the owner. There are other alternatives on the App Store. Is the app still functional? Yes… but it is no longer pertinent ### 1/5 — Out of date *2024-01-27, version 2.8* This was a great tool, but unfortunately now completely out of date. Would be great if updated but appears the creator hasn’t changed it in 9 years ### 1/5 — Not updated *2023-02-10, version 2.8* Needs to update to 2022 guidelines ### 1/5 — Outdated *2022-11-08, version 2.8* Not updated to 2022 guidelines. ### 1/5 — Bili Tool *2022-11-04, version 2.8* Not yet updated with the current guideline??? ### 1/5 — Wish the app would update based on most recent bili guidelines *2022-09-16, version 2.8* Or at least send a notice out that they’re working on it ### 1/5 — Inaccurate *2019-04-04, version 2.8* Intermittently inaccurate plotting of bili values on graphs. Dangerous if you don’t realize it b/c app plots bili at lower than value entered. ### 1/5 — No longer accurately plotting risk *2018-02-28, version 2.8* Using iOS 11. Do not use this app, it is no longer accurate. ### 1/5 — DO NOT USE! Graphs wrong when on phone call. *2014-07-06, version 2.5.1* If you use this app while you are talking on the phone on iPhone 5, it places the crosshair on the wrong spot on the graph making to bili look lower risk than it really is. Even after you hang up and enter other Billy Rubin levels, the error in placement process unless you close out the app from your memory. Most of the time that I need to look up nomogram, it is on the phone when I am on call, when a nurse or parent calls me with a bili. Therefore this app is useless to me, and can lead to bad decisions. The developer of this app has been unable to fix this in the last six months. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Please update to new AAP guidelines!! *2022-10-16, version 2.8* Love love love this app but please update! ### 5/5 — Excellent app, update due *2022-09-26, version 2.8* This excellent resource needs to be updated to reflect the recent guidelines for managing hyperbilirubinemia in infants 35 weeks gestation and older ### 5/5 — Wonderful! *2013-07-01, version 2.5.1* Keeps time in newborn nursery and clinic at a minimum. So easy to use! ### 5/5 — Dr GK *2013-03-21, version 2.5.1* Very user friendly, I especially like that you can swipe and see the graphical representation as well. I'll definitely use this as a wards reference. ### 5/5 — Great app for pediatricians/future pediatricians *2013-03-07, version 2.5.1* Well-designed, easy to use, and evidence-based. You can input values by patient age or by birth time/lab time to save you some math when your brain is fried on night float. I don't have the neurotoxicity risk factors memorized yet so it's nice that they're easy to get to. When compared to BiliTool.org some of the recommendations may differ when the patient is right on the risk stratification line, but as attendings like to say, there's no substitute for training and clinical judgment. ### 5/5 — Simple and Helpful *2013-02-06, version 2.5.1* Easy to use. Very simple design gets you the info you need fast. ### 5/5 — Best $ spent *2012-12-19, version 2.5.1* Best $2 I've spent in a long time. Great job. ### 5/5 — MUST HAVE for any Pediatrician, Pediatric Resident or Med Student *2012-12-09, version 2.5.1* Incredibly useful; simple and easy to use, this app pretty much does it all with regards to calculations for Bilirubin levels. The most helpful element is the Nomogram with live plotting; in the past I would have to use the paper nomograms, this app does all the hard work for me. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for anyone who spend times with infants in the nursery, NICU, or pediatrician for early newborn followup. ### 5/5 — Very Useful *2012-11-26, version 2.5* Bilicalc is easy to use and very useful for any general pediatrician. ### 5/5 — Loved by Canadian midwife *2012-07-06, version 2.0.1* Easy to use and converts to metric and imperial units. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*