Comparison

Med Standards vs Burn Nav

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

Head to head
About

Med Standards

Access essential medical standards and tools for US Air Force, Army, and Navy special duty personnel. Includes medication lists, waiver guides, and flight medicine documents. Updates monthly.

Highlights
  • Aerospace Medicine Approved Medication List
  • Air Force Waiver Guide
  • Army Standards of Medical Fitness
  • Navy Aeromedical Reference Guide
  • DoD Medical Accession Standards
  • Altitude Oxygen Converter Calculator
Features
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This application presents the medical standards for special duty personnel of the United States Air Force, Army, and Navy as well as other useful tools and information for Aerospace Medicine professionals. AF Documents/Tools: - Aerospace Medicine Approved Medication List - AFI 48-123 Medical Examinations & Standards - AFI 48-133 Duty Limiting Conditions - Air Force Waiver Guide - Medical Standards Directory - MOD Approved Medication List - OTC Approved Medication List - Many other Flight-Medicine-Relevant AFI's & Documents - 13 RSV Sample Briefings - Altitude Oxygen Converter Calculator for Aeromedical Evacuations Army Documents: - AR 40-501 Standards of Medical Fitness - Flight Surgeon Checklist: Aeromedical Policy Letters & Technical Bulletins - Physical Examination Requirements Table Navy Documents: - Navy Aeromedical Reference & Waiver Guide - Navy ManMed Chapter 15 DoD/MHS Documents: - DoDI 6130.03 Medical Accession Standards - DoDI Occupational & Environmental Health - MOD 15 USCENTCOM Deployment Policy + Tabs Updates with new document versions will occur once per month. For questions, concerns, and/or suggestions, please email info@doc-apps.com. ***Effective 30 Jun 2025, marking 10 years of independently creating & maintaining this app, I will no longer be able to continue this service. If you have coding experience and are interested in taking ownership of Med Standards, please email the above address.

About

Burn Nav

This clinical decision support tool assists healthcare professionals in managing burn care for adult and pediatric patients. It calculates hourly fluid recommendations and monitors resuscitation, with data showing reduced complications and improved outcomes.

Highlights
  • Fluid resuscitation monitor and calculator
  • Hourly fluid recommendations
  • Training mode with example data
  • Burn resuscitation graphs
  • Clinical data and references
  • FDA 510(k) clearance
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Burn Navigator is a clinical decision support app for burn care clinicians. Burn Navigator is indicated for use in the care of adult patients with 20% or more Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) burned, or pediatric patients, 24 months old or older, weighing at least 10 kg with 15% or more TBSA burned, as a fluid resuscitation monitor and calculator for hourly fluid recommendations. Burn Navigator is intended to be used for burn patients of all ages, co-morbidities and weights from 1 to 400 kg as a fluid resuscitation monitor. Enter example patient data in Training Mode to receive hourly fluid recommendations and see unique burn resuscitation graphs. Burn Navigator has been used by leading U.S. burn centers since 2013. Retrospective clinical data shows: o 24 hour fluids given reduced from 6.5 to 4.2 mL/kg/TBSA(1) o 2.5 fewer ventilator days(1) o Acute Kidney Injury incidence reduced from 15% to 6% in first five days (p=.089)(2) Clinical references: 1. J Salinas et al, Computerized decision support system improves fluid resuscitation following severe burns: An original study. Crit Care Med 2011 39(9):2031-8 2. Sheaffer J et al, Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Computerized Decision Support System Guided Fluid Resuscitations, American Burn Association Oral Presentation, 24 March 2017 Burn Navigator has U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance and Health Canada regulatory license. More information about Burn Navigator is available at: www.arcosmedical.com/burnnav/ www.arcosmedical.com/burnnav/clinical-data

Screenshots

Med Standards4 screens
Burn Nav4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Burn Nav at none against Med Standards's 1. Burn Nav also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Med Standards's advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Med Standards sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Burn Nav asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Burn Nav holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Med Standards has 80 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Med Standards's written reviews are positive against 100% of Burn Nav's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Med Standards ships an update every 6 weeks, Burn Nav every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Med Standards versus Burn Nav: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMed StandardsBurn Nav
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (80 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings80 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB29 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperDoc Apps LLCArcos Inc

Customer experience

Med Standards

All ratings64 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%

Burn Nav

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Med Standards

Subscriptions1
  • Full access for one month1 Month trial$0.991 Month
None

Burn Nav

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Med Standards free?
Med Standards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Burn Nav free?
Burn Nav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Med Standards or Burn Nav?
Burn Nav is rated higher. Med Standards averages 4.5 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while Burn Nav averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Med Standards or Burn Nav have ads?
Neither Med Standards nor Burn Nav shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Med Standards or Burn Nav?
Med Standards ships an update every 6 weeks, and Burn Nav every 3 months. Most recently, Med Standards was updated on October 24, 2026 and Burn Nav on October 10, 2026.

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