Comparison

PedsGuide vs AAP Books Reader

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

Head to head
About

PedsGuide

This app provides evidence-based pediatric clinical support guidelines for healthcare providers. It offers interactive, step-by-step decision support for managing acute childhood illnesses, designed by a clinical team for efficient care management.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based pediatric clinical guidelines
  • Interactive step-by-step decision support
  • Reference material and contextually relevant information
  • Designed by interdisciplinary clinical team
  • Human Factors methodology for efficient interface
  • Quick-call feature for Children's Mercy Contact Center
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In our commitment to creating a world of well-being for all children, Children’s Mercy Kansas City has created PedsGuide as a means for evidence-based pediatric clinical support guidelines to be available to health care providers. PedsGuide is a multi-module pediatric clinical support tool intended for use only by professional health care providers and emergency personnel for informational and educational purposes. *Each module provides users with a step-by-step interactive clinical decision support process, including reference material and/or contextually relevant information based on evidence-based practice and expert opinion routinely used in clinical practice, to assist in management of various acute illnesses in children. The modules have been designed and optimized by an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, pharmacists, medical librarians, Human Factors scientists, and innovations professionals. Human Factors methodology was leveraged to guide interfaces that provide rapid access to information and assessment tools, which facilitate an efficient aid for care management while decreasing cognitive load for the user. Additionally, for users who seek care for patients at The Children’s Mercy Hospital, PedsGuide features a quick-call feature to contact the Children’s Mercy Contact Center and Critical Care Transport Team in our service area. *While PedsGuide is a helpful tool, it is not intended to replace the independent judgment and evaluation of health care providers and emergency personnel. Healthcare providers and emergency personnel should not rely primarily on the tool to make a clinical diagnosis or treatment decision. Children's Mercy is not responsible for the correctness of any action you take based upon your use of PedsGuide.

About

AAP Books Reader

Features
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Access your American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) eBooks on the go, offline, or anytime. Download eBooks from the leading pediatric publisher, covering all areas of health care for children. AAP eBooks can be searched, browsed, and read by professionals looking for best practices when diagnosing, treating, and managing clinical conditions; as well as parents and patients looking for answers. Over 130 titles are available; log in to your AAP account to access titles offered by your institution, membership, etc. FEATURES: ● Access your AAP eBooks at any time, even offline ● Rapidly search across the individual titles or the entire collection. ● Full text, visuals, and data tables. BENEFITS: ● Find proven clinical and parenting solutions faster ● Spend less time researching vital reference information. ● Stay up-to-date via automatic access to new AAP editions and titles as they appear. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the leading pediatric publisher. With titles in both print and electronic formats, covering all areas of health care for children, AAP Publications are among the most respected and frequently referenced in the world. Throughout the last quarter-century, AAP Publications have been impacting the practice and clinical application of pediatric medicine worldwide.

Screenshots

PedsGuide4 screens
AAP Books Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

PedsGuide and AAP Books Reader are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PedsGuide versus AAP Books Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedsGuideAAP Books Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB98 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperChildren's Mercy HospitalAmerican Academy of Pediatrics

In-app purchases

None

PedsGuide

No in-app purchases

None

AAP Books Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PedsGuide free?
PedsGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AAP Books Reader free?
AAP Books Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PedsGuide or AAP Books Reader have ads?
Neither PedsGuide nor AAP Books Reader shows ads.

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