Comparison

MedCalX vs QCPR Classroom

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

QCPR Classroom

This app facilitates CPR training for instructors and learners. Instructors can monitor up to 42 students simultaneously with real-time feedback on CPR quality. It also features a gamified learning experience called QCPR Race for high-tension scenarios.

Highlights
  • Virtual CPR classes
  • Instructor mode for up to 42 students
  • Real-time CPR feedback
  • QCPR Race gamified learning
  • Feedback on compression rate and depth
  • Feedback on ventilation volume
Features
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In Learner Mode, users can join a virtual CPR class with a classroom code generated from the Laerdal CPR Training Service, Anniewhere. In Instructor mode, the QCPR Classroom App lets CPR Instructors train Quality CPR to up to 42 students at the same time, with real-time feedback. Part of the QCPR Classroom App is the award-winning QCPR Race – a gamified learning experience for CPR in high-tension situations with adrenaline flowing – now for up to 12 students simultaneously. Download and seamlessly connect to your Little Anne QCPR Manikin now! To support Quality CPR, the app provides live and summative feedback on: o Compression rate o Compression depth o Full release o Ventilation volume o A score and one hint for improvement is shown for each Learner o QCPR Race Mode for Little Anne QCPR

Screenshots

MedCalX4 screens
QCPR Classroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MedCalX at 46% against QCPR Classroom's 0%. MedCalX also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (31 vs 10). QCPR Classroom's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 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. MedCalX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. QCPR Classroom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MedCalX holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of MedCalX's written reviews are positive against 0% of QCPR Classroom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MedCalX ships an update every 5 months, QCPR Classroom monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MedCalX versus QCPR Classroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedCalXQCPR Classroom
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (31 ratings) — better1.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB150 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperOssus GmbHLaerdal Medical AS

Customer experience

MedCalX

All ratings30 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral7.6%
Negative46.6%

QCPR Classroom

All ratings10 ratings
Positive10.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative90.0%

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

QCPR Classroom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MedCalX

One-time1
  • MedCalX Unlock$4.99
None

QCPR Classroom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MedCalX free?
MedCalX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QCPR Classroom free?
QCPR Classroom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MedCalX or QCPR Classroom?
MedCalX is rated higher. MedCalX averages 3.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while QCPR Classroom averages 1.8 from 10 ratings.
Do MedCalX or QCPR Classroom have ads?
Neither MedCalX nor QCPR Classroom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MedCalX or QCPR Classroom?
MedCalX ships an update every 5 months, and QCPR Classroom monthly. Most recently, MedCalX was updated on November 11, 2026 and QCPR Classroom on November 2, 2026.

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