Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests vs Lab Values Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests
This app provides comprehensive guidance on hundreds of diagnostic tests, including interpretation of results, patient preparation, and post-test care. It's designed for nurses and healthcare professionals to understand and implement critical test procedures effectively.
- Over 400 lab and diagnostic test monographs
- Subspecialty test coverage
- Nursing implications and clinical judgment sections
- Cross-reference links to related tests
- Patient preparation and specimen collection guides
- Advanced search and favorites functionality
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**Featuring Content from the latest Edition** * Easy-To-Understand Guidance for Before, During, and After Every Test * ABOUT DAVIS’S LABORATORY & DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Davis’s Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests contains hundreds of diagnostic test descriptions to help understand and implement critical test procedures. Each entry delivers details on test function, accurately interpreting normal and abnormal results, and preparing your patients. With recommendations on pretest requirements, intratest procedures, and post-test care, this mobile resource is the perfect companion for practicing nurses, nursing students, and other health care professionals. FEATURES • Up-to-date monographs of over 400 laboratory and diagnostic tests • Unique coverage of laboratory and diagnostic tests for subspecialties, such as maternity, therapeutic drug monitoring, nutrition and sensory • New coverage of sensitive issues that nurses encounter in real-life practice such as patient decisions on childhood vaccinations, caring for victims of sexual assault, and how to describe maternal markers to screen for generic defects • Emphasis on Clinical Judgment with “Nursing Implications, Nursing Process, Clinical Judgment” sections added to draw attention to the clinical judgment aspect of care • Cross-reference links to related tests • Common Use sections with everyday language descriptions of what the test is for • Useful appendices including Critical Findings, Procedural Checklists, Patient Prep and Specimen Collection • Interfering Factors listing anything that may interfere with the results of the test • Highlight and make notes within any entry • Advanced Search helps find topics quickly • “Favorites” for bookmarking important entries Authors: Anne M. Van Leeuwen, MA, BS, MT (ASCP); Mickey L. Bladh, RN, MSN Publisher: F.A. Davis Powered by: Unbound Medicine
Lab Values Pro
This app provides a clear and structured overview of common laboratory blood values, their standard ranges in both old and SI units, and potential causes for increases or decreases. It's designed for quick navigation and understanding for both medical professionals and laypeople.
- Overview of routine lab parameters
- Causes of increased/decreased values
- Standard values in old and SI units
- Alphabetical and category-based navigation
- Search bar for specific values
- Generally understandable information
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With Laboratory values Pro, you can quickly and easily find out about blood laboratory values. This laboratory app gives physicians and non-medical professionals a generally understandable, quickly navigable and clearly structured overview of the most important routine laboratory parameters and possible causes of their increase and decrease. The laboratory values can be found alphabetically in menu item A-Z as well as under the respective categories. The standard values are given in both the old units and SI units. The content presented here is for neutral information and general education only and in no case replaced personal consultation, examination or diagnosis by a licensed physician. No medical decision may only be based on results and information of this program - Laboratory Values Pro App. We point out that neither remote diagnosis nor therapy suggestions are made for the individual case. For each laboratory value a short information can be queried quickly. The individual brief information is formulated in a generally understandable way and provides an overview of the indication, function and task of the respective laboratory value. For each laboratory value numerous possible causes of their increase and decrease will be indicated. Laboratory Pro gives the user an overview of the most important routine laboratory parameters including hematology, differential blood counts, clinical chemistry, blood clotting, Quick, INR, electrolyte balance, tumor markers and blood gas analysis. In addition to classic scrolling, the program enables quick navigation between laboratory name, abbreviation of laboratory value, standard value, differential diagnostic interpretation of increase and decrease in value (especially for physicians, medical students, interested lay people). An additional search bar allows the targeted search for the desired laboratory value. Category: Exhaustion / fatigue Hair loss check Thyroid check trace elements Stress check Toxic elements Atherosclerosis indicators Cardiac diseases Diabetes check Carbohydrate metabolism Bone metabolism electrolyte balance Nierenparamter Inflammation paramters Iron metabolism Leberserologie Lipid Metabolism hematology
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests at 50% against Lab Values Pro's 0%. Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.7 vs 4.0). Lab Values Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads 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
Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests is free to download; Lab Values Pro costs $0.99 up front. Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Lab Values Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests has 84 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lab Values Pro's.
Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests ships an update every 9 months, Lab Values Pro every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests | Lab Values Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (84 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #198 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Unbound Medicine, Inc. | Dr. Steve Müller |
Customer experience
Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests
Lab Values Pro
In-app purchases
Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests
- Davis's Labs & Dx Tests$49.99
- Davis's Lab and Dx Tests$49.99
Lab Values Pro
No in-app purchases
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