Comparison

Clinical Practice Guidelines vs Lipid Manager

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

Head to head
About

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Access endocrine society clinical practice guidelines directly on your device. Utilize interactive tools like risk calculators and diagnostic algorithms. Save important information, take notes, and share resources with colleagues.

Highlights
  • Point-of-care guideline access
  • Interactive risk calculators
  • Diagnosis and treatment algorithms
  • Medication charts
  • Bookmark and note-taking
  • Shareable PDFs
Features
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Access the Endocrine Society’s Clinical Practice Guidelines at the point of care and use interactive tools such as risk calculators, diagnosis and treatment algorithms, and medication charts. The app allows users to bookmark important pages, take notes on key information, and share the PDF with colleagues. The Endocrine Society develops clinical practice guidelines on a variety of topics related to endocrine conditions; the app currently includes the Society’s guidelines on diabetes and obesity.

About

Lipid Manager

This app offers three clinical decision support tools for healthcare professionals to manage patient triglycerides and LDL-C. It assists in determining lipid-lowering therapies, evaluating statin intolerance, and providing recommendations for hypertriglyceridemia management.

Highlights
  • LDL-C Lowering Therapy tool
  • Statin Intolerance evaluation
  • Hypertriglyceridemia management recommendations
  • Lifestyle intervention guidance
  • Pharmacological management guidance
Features
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The ACC Lipid Manager app provides two clinical decision support tools in one app to help clinicians manage a patient’s triglycerides and LDL-C from therapy initiation through treatment calibration with the goal of lowering ASCVD risk: •  Lipid Lowering Therapy tool: Supports selection of lipid‑lowering therapies and individualized goals to reduce ASCVD risk through targeted management of LDL-C and triglycerides (previously known as LDL-C Lowering Therapy) •  Statin Intolerance tool: Evaluate the patient for possible statin intolerance, and determine appropriate next steps The information and recommendations in this clinical decision support app are not meant to represent the only or best course of care nor replace clinical judgement. Therapeutic options should be determined after discussion between the patient and their care provider. Financial support for Lipid Manager was provided by Esperion. All content was independently developed with no sponsor involvement.

Screenshots

Clinical Practice Guidelines4 screens
Lipid Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Clinical Practice Guidelines at 448 against Lipid Manager's 3. Lipid Manager's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lipid Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clinical Practice Guidelines has 448 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clinical Practice Guidelines ships an update every 6 months, Lipid Manager every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Clinical Practice Guidelines versus Lipid Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClinical Practice GuidelinesLipid Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (448 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings448 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB114 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperThe Endocrine SocietyAmerican College of Cardiology

Customer experience

Clinical Practice Guidelines

All ratings448 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Lipid Manager

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Clinical Practice Guidelines

No in-app purchases

None

Lipid Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clinical Practice Guidelines free?
Clinical Practice Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lipid Manager free?
Lipid Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clinical Practice Guidelines or Lipid Manager?
Lipid Manager is rated higher. Clinical Practice Guidelines averages 4.8 out of 5 from 448 ratings, while Lipid Manager averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Clinical Practice Guidelines or Lipid Manager have ads?
Neither Clinical Practice Guidelines nor Lipid Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clinical Practice Guidelines or Lipid Manager?
Clinical Practice Guidelines ships an update every 6 months, and Lipid Manager every 5 months. Most recently, Clinical Practice Guidelines was updated on September 22, 2026 and Lipid Manager on June 19, 2026.

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