MedCalX vs eBroncho SPLF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MedCalX
This medical calculator app provides healthcare professionals with a comprehensive tool for complex medical formulas, scores, and classifications. It offers an extensive library of over 300 medical calculations, patient management features, and sharing capabilities.
- Extensive medical formula library (300+)
- Patient management and data saving
- Customizable workflows
- Multiple result sharing options
- Detailed information and references
- US and SI unit support
- iCloud synchronization for favorites
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MedCalX is a tool that enables medical professionals to easily use complicated medical formulas, scores and classifications. 25 years of experience developing this tool for mobile platforms makes MedCalX the leading medical calculator, with an unparalleled user interface and powerful features. MedCalX is free to download and use, but you have access only to a subset of formulas. In-app purchase lets you unlock the whole range of formulas that MedCalX has to offer; more than 300 in total! Main features: • A very large selection (more than 300) of relevant formulas, scores, scales and classifications. • Workflows: create your own series of formulas, text, links and images • Many different ways to share results (and data): copy to clipboard, email report, print via AirPrint, save to patient database... • Exclusive patient management feature for saving and accessing results, as well as images and notes. Results can be exported to the desktop as CSV files and shared between your and your colleaugues iOS devices. • Detailed information and bibliographic references for each formula. • Support for US and SI units, with easy switching from the keypad. • Search for entries by name, keywords and categories. • Takes advantage of iOS 9 – you can now use Spotlight to search for formulas • Customizable list of favorite equations, synchronized via iCloud. • Ability to add notes to individual formulas. • Full support for external (hardware) keyboards Formulas, scores and classifications include, amongst others: • Anesthesiology (ASA, Bromage, Charlson, Cormack, Dermatome, Goldman) • Cardiology (CC/AHA ASCVD, CHADS, EuroSCORE, GRACE, HAS-BLED, Killip, PROCAM, QT-c, TIMI) • Electrolytes (Corrected Ca, Corrected Na, FENa, Osmolal gap) • Evidence-Based Medicine (NNT, Odds, Sample size, Two-way table) • ICU (ABCD2+3, APACHE, CAM-ICU, GCS, Parkland, SAPS, many PE-criteria and trauma scores) • Neurology (AMTS, Aphasia, Canadian rules, NIHSS, WFNS) • Obstetrics (APGAR, Bishop, Malinas, Pregnancy Wheel) • Pediatrics (Age, Target Height, Centor and McIsaac, PRAM, WETFAG) • Respiratory (BODE, Epworth, GOLD, SMART-COP, Spirometry, Thoracoscore) • Renal (Cockcroft, MDRD and more Creatinine/GFR calculators, KDIGO and RIFLE) • ABG analyzer worth $5 in other apps • Complete infusion management tool, great for ICU nurses • Complicated scores (CAM-ICU, CDAI, APACHE, POSSUM, SAPS, Euroscore) If you like MedCalX, we’d appreciate it if you took the time to give us a nice review.
eBroncho SPLF
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eBroncho – Le thésaurus bronchoscopique de la SPLF eBroncho est l'application officielle de la Société de Pneumologie de Langue Française (SPLF), conçue en partenariat avec le Groupe d'Endoscopie de Langue Française (GELF). Elle propose une terminologie restreinte, consensuelle et de référence pour décrire, coder et illustrer l'ensemble des aspects observés en endoscopie bronchique. Le terme juste en bronchoscopie est le pari de cet atlas : illustrer les mots par l'image pour offrir un langage commun aux praticiens expérimentés comme aux endoscopistes en formation, et standardiser la transmission, le codage et l'archivage de l'information. UN CONTENU RIGOUREUX ET ENRICHI 258 descripteurs organisés en 5 sections : Techniques en bronchoscopie, Anatomie de l'arbre trachéobronchique, Aspects observés, Prélèvements et interventions, Diagnostics fréquemment évoqués. Codage international : chaque descripteur et précision s'associent à leurs codes SNOMED 3.5 et SNOMED CT pour faciliter l'informatisation des comptes-rendus et les échanges internationaux. Photothèque HD : 218 photographies d'endoscopie en haute définition. Vidéothèque SPLF : 64 vidéos pédagogiques classées par section et sous-section. Atlas et index : atlas anatomique et index complet des codes SNOMED. FONCTIONNALITÉS ET ERGONOMIE Recherche instantanée : moteur performant par terme, code SNOMED ou synonyme (insensible aux accents). Filtres avancés : photothèque et vidéothèque filtrables par section. Synchronisation : favoris synchronisés entre l'application et le site ebroncho.fr. Navigation fluide : parcours « précédent / suivant » entre les descripteurs, respectant l'ordre de l'ouvrage de référence. ACCÈS ET CONFIDENTIALITÉ Application réservée aux professionnels de santé. La connexion s'effectue simplement via votre adresse e-mail et le code d'accès communiqué par la SPLF. Aucun cookie publicitaire ni traceur de suivi n'est utilisé. Développé sous l'égide de la SPLF et du GELF, avec le soutien institutionnel des laboratoires Pulmonx et Boston Scientific.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eBroncho SPLF at none against MedCalX's 3. eBroncho SPLF also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). MedCalX's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 12 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
Both are free to download. MedCalX sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. eBroncho SPLF asks for nothing beyond the download.
MedCalX ships an update every 5 months, eBroncho SPLF every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MedCalX | eBroncho SPLF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (30 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ossus GmbH | SOC PNEUMOLOGIE LANGUE FRANCAISE |
Bugs and requests
MedCalX
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes on startup
- App crashes when taking patient photos
- App fails to open or becomes unresponsive
- Unable to restore previous purchases
- Doximity unlock feature not working
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- Spotlight search functionality broken
- NIH scale interface poorly designed
- Parameter value limits prevent calculations for severe patients
- Data migration issues between app versions
- Preferences not carried over during upgrades
Requested features
17 requests- SCORE2 and other modern cardiovascular risk scores
- TRiP(cast) score
- Valve disease calculations
- Pediatric medication dosing calculators
- Electrolyte and fluid replacement calculations
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- ICU-specific calculations and AHI calculation
- GUPTA, AWOL, and CAM traditional scores
- Dermatology scales and classifications
- RESP and PRESET scores
- Psychological assessment scores (depression, alcoholism ratings)
- Gail model and cancer risk calculations
- Pediatric weight percentiles by age
- Custom formula creation
- Unit conversion tool
- Personal formula addition feature
- Forrester classification
- MMSE and other copyrighted scales
eBroncho SPLF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MedCalX
- MedCalc 3 UpgradeFree
- Doximity RegistrationFree
- MedCalX Unlock$4.99
eBroncho SPLF
No in-app purchases









