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Guideline Central (Legacy)

Guideline Central (Legacy)

Medical Guidelines Reference

28 ratings
57 reviews
#189 in top-grossing Medical
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • April 5, 2013
  • July 1, 2026

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Developer

International Guidelines Center, Inc
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About

Access a vast repository of clinical practice guidelines and decision-support tools for healthcare professionals. Quickly find condensed recommendations, pocket guides, calculators, drug information, and clinical trial data to improve patient care and support clinical decisions.

✓Clinical practice guideline summaries
✓Guideline pocket guides
✓Clinical calculators
✓Drug information
✓Clinical trials search
✓USPSTF preventive services
✓MEDLINE/PubMed search
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Guideline Central (Legacy). Based on 28 reviews and a 3.0/5 average, it highlights the 11 positives and 15 negatives reviewers mention most about this Medical app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Fast search
  • 👍Easy to use
  • 👍Great interface
  • 👍Comprehensive information
  • 👍Useful for clinicians
  • 👍Quick access to guidelines
  • 👍Good customer support
  • 👍Modern visual aesthetic
  • 👍Helpful for quick refreshers
  • 👍Good layout
  • 👍Informative and objective

Negative things

  • 🐛Poorly executed
  • 🐛Sluggish performance
  • 🐛Unreadable tables
  • 🐛Incomplete sections
  • 🐛Useless app
  • 🐛Old guidelines
  • 🐛Low quality figures
  • 🐛Buggy app
  • 🐛Freezes up
  • 🐛Unintuitive UI
  • 🐛Slow loading times
  • 🐛Crashes frequently
  • 🐛App is not finished
  • 🐛Delayed response
  • 🐛Not much for specific specialties
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What's New in Guideline Central (Legacy)

6.1.1

July 1, 2026

This app is now named Guideline Central Legacy. Please download the new Guideline Central app for the latest experience.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

All Pocketguides Subscription

Yearly subscription to all pocketguides

$169.991 Year
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Last updated on October 12, 2026.

User reviews

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So Poorly Executed

This app doesn’t even seem finished? The search-by-specialty and by-organization areas are blank with no options to select. When you do find a guideline, it’s poorly reproduced from the versions you’d find online (hosted on Guideline Central’s own website). Tables are unreadable. Sections sometime just cut off in the middle and you can’t read the rest.
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BeeeeetlejuiceBeeeeetlejuice

Useless app

Useless app.
mei2211mei2211

App is sluggish compared to website

Website significantly better experience at this point compared to website. App response is delayed and sluggish
cfannypackcfannypack

Great update!

The new interface looks and feels great. Search is now very very fast! This app is so useful and so easy to use.
K2RMAK2RMA

The new update is a breakthrough

The new version makes this clinical guideline app much more stable.
Non Medicine like HopeNon Medicine like Hope
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Developer apps

Guideline Central
Guideline Central

by International Guidelines Center, Inc

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User experience

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Reported Bugs

30 issues

Search-by-specialty and by-organization areas are blank

Bug

Guidelines poorly reproduced

Bug

Sections cut off

Bug

Unable to open app

Bug

Cannot open content

Bug

App freezes when going to library

Bug

Force closes library section

Bug

Guidelines take minutes to load

Bug

App crashes when loading guidelines

Bug

My library has random items that can't be deleted

Bug

Doesn't show purchased guidelines

Bug

App freezes a lot

Bug

Guidelines take countless minutes to upload

Bug

App crashes sometimes

Bug

Won't load content

Bug

App freezes most of the time

Bug

White background with a few lines crossing the screen

Bug

Very slow to load and freezes

Bug

Figures are low quality when zooming

Bug

Crashed multiple times in a row

Bug

Updated version is extremely buggy

Bug

Sudden freezing

Bug

Terrible loading time

Bug

Deleted library after update

Bug

Requires sign in

Bug

Feels like a PDF, not a pocketcard

Bug

Critical memory message

Bug

Back arrow takes to beginning

Bug

Performance enhancements needed

Bug

App inflates in size significantly

Bug
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Requested Features

8 requests

Allow deletion of guidelines from library

Feature

Add enhancements periodically

Feature

Improve search to find obvious things

Feature

Ability to add own guidelines

Feature

Links to full text guidelines

Feature

Choice of which guidelines to store locally

Feature

iPad version needed

Feature

Allow landscape mode

Feature

FAQ

What is Guideline Central?

Guideline Central is a mobile application that serves as a large repository of clinical practice guidelines and clinical decision-support tools. It provides healthcare professionals with quick access to thousands of resources designed to improve patient outcomes and aid in clinical decision-making.

What kind of medical information does Guideline Central offer?

The app offers official society guidelines from various medical specialties, condensed into practical formats like guideline summaries and pocket guides. It also includes clinical calculators, up-to-date drug information, clinical trial search capabilities, USPSTF preventive service recommendations, and MEDLINE/PubMed search functionality.

Is Guideline Central free to use?

The application is free to download and offers a wealth of information. However, it does have in-app purchases, suggesting that some premium features or content may require payment.

Who can benefit from using Guideline Central?

The app is beneficial for a wide range of health sciences professionals, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, allied clinicians, medical students, clinical educators, quality managers, coding and billing professionals, and healthcare administrators. It supports various uses such as point-of-care reference, clinical decision support, teaching, and research.

Can I use Guideline Central offline?

Yes, the app offers online and offline functionality, allowing users to access frequently accessed guidelines, store notes, and utilize other features even without an internet connection.