LifeMed Alaska vs STAT EM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LifeMed Alaska
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LifeMed Alaska is an app that provides quick offline access to the LifeMed protocols, policies and supporting materials. Features include: •Quick indexed lookup of protocols in a matter of seconds •Search titles and text •Favorites tab for quick access of what's important to you •Updated shortly after new protocols are posted online making it more up-to-date than most printed protocol manuals •Customizable hospital contact information and mapping •Customizable notes for each individual protocol entry •Always with you as long as you have your device and never fades or tears
STAT EM
This medical app provides medication calculations for patients from neonates to adults, featuring updated evidence-based algorithms and emergency medication dosing. It includes pediatric oral antibiotic guidelines, neonatal resuscitation management, and an augmented reality feature for weight estimation. Future updates will allow users to save favorite content.
- Medication calculations (neonates to adults)
- Pediatric oral antibiotic guidelines
- Updated evidence-based algorithms
- Neonatal resuscitation management
- Adult emergency medication calculations
- AR weight estimation feature
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We’re excited to offer STAT EM, an enhanced version of Pedi STAT, providing medication calculations for neonates to adults. To keep giving you the most up to date content, we’ve moved to a subscription model to keep our app free of advertising. This new version contains pediatric oral antibiotic guidelines and dosing, updated evidence-based algorithms, and neonatal resuscitation management. It also includes adult emergency medication calculations including both weight-based and fixed dosing volumes. We’ve added an AR feature allowing you to use your device to measure the length of child to assist in weight estimations. Finally, you will soon have the ability to save favorites to assist you in finding the content you use most frequently. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LifeMed Alaska at none against STAT EM's 2. STAT EM's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#143 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. STAT EM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. LifeMed Alaska asks for nothing beyond the download.
LifeMed Alaska ships an update every 4 months, STAT EM every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LifeMed Alaska | STAT EM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #143 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Acid Remap LLC | James M Kempema MD PA |
In-app purchases
LifeMed Alaska
No in-app purchases
STAT EM
- STAT EM Monthly$0.991 Month
- STAT EM Annual$7.991 Year
