BiliBuddy vs CraniCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BiliBuddy
This app helps healthcare professionals determine the need for phototherapy or exchange therapy in newborns based on their age, bilirubin levels, and risk factors. It utilizes the latest American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines and displays results on interactive nomograms. The app also tracks infant data and provides links to relevant research.
- Calculates phototherapy threshold
- Displays on nomograms
- Calculates infant age
- Views risk factors
- Supports US and SI units
- Tracks bilirubin measures
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BiliBuddy supports clinicians assessing neonatal jaundice in infants born at 35 weeks of gestation or later. Use Quick Check to compare a total serum bilirubin reading with American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2022 phototherapy, escalation-of-care, and exchange-transfusion thresholds. Enter age in hours, gestation, and additional neurotoxicity risk factors. View the result and threshold charts in mg/dL or µmol/L. Track infants locally to review reading history, plot trends, and calculate the rate of rise. A date-and-time calculator helps determine age at measurement. Share a text result summary using the device's share sheet. The 2022 guideline is selected by default. An optional legacy AAP 2004 pathway is available in Settings, with its supported chart range clearly identified. Reference material and links to source guidelines are included. Clinical entries are stored on the device. Usage analytics is optional and off by default. Advertising and crash diagnostics use third-party services described in the in-app Privacy Notice. An in-app purchase removes ads, and Restore Purchases restores an eligible prior purchase. For clinician use. BiliBuddy does not replace clinical judgment, clinical assessment, or consultation of the source guideline. It is not an electronic health record. Do not use outside the supported age and gestation ranges.
CraniCalc
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CraniCalc brings PECARN and the pediatric Brain Injury Guidelines (pBIG) together in a native, offline calculator for clinicians caring for children with head injuries. PECARN helps guide the initial head CT decision after minor blunt head trauma. Age-specific questions follow the published decision tree and show the recommendation, the findings behind it, and the risk reported in the study. Study-group percentages are not individualized risk estimates. pBIG classifies traumatic findings identified on head CT and presents the corresponding care plan. A concise patient summary makes it easy to review the entered findings and reopen them for editing. Features include an age-specific Glasgow Coma Scale calculator, clinical references, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and calculation methodology explaining implementation decisions. Calculations run on your device without an account or internet connection. Entries are saved locally and cleared after 24 hours without activity. CraniCalc is intended for clinical decision support. It does not replace clinical judgment, and results should be interpreted in the context of the individual patient.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CraniCalc at none against BiliBuddy's 1. CraniCalc also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. BiliBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CraniCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | BiliBuddy | CraniCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (258 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 258 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Covenant Data Systems, LLC | Jacob Beniflah, MD |
Bugs and requests
BiliBuddy
Reported bugs
4 issues- Video/audio ads won't shut off
- App crashes
- Text boxes sometimes don't respond
- Link to further information doesn't work
Requested features
3 requests- Add or manage hours of phototherapy treatment
- Make scrolling between risk levels more obvious (e.g., more dots)
- Display low, intermediate, and high intermediate risk zones
CraniCalc
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BiliBuddy
- Remove Ads$6.99
CraniCalc
No in-app purchases









