Comparison

Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia vs ApioMed

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

Head to head
About

Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia

This medical reference app provides quick access to critical information for pediatric care in emergency and operating room settings. It includes checklists for STAT situations, tips and reference material, and Broslow-based weight class data for vital signs, airway equipment, and fluid resuscitation.

Highlights
  • Critical Pathway Checklist for STAT situations
  • Case Pearls: tips and reference material
  • Broslow-based weight class data
  • Vital signs, airway equipment, and fluid resuscitation
  • Customizable calculation tool
  • Medication and infusion tracking
Features
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PediSafe is an excellent reference app! Designed to help keep pediatric care safe, thus Pedi Safe. In STAT situations our Critical Pathway Checklist is designed to help ensure attention to every step! Case Pearls is an ever-growing collection of tips, tricks and reference material for pediatric patients in the OR or Emergency Department. Physicians in the ER, OR or other parts of the hospital caring for pediatric patients will have quick reference facts for specific Broslow based weight classes. Typical vital signs, airway equipment, tube sizes, and fluid resuscitation is at your fingertips. You even have the ability to add specific medications, infusions or free text comments. The customizable calc is super helpful in the ED or operating room for double-checking your calculations. Paramedics, EMTs, Pediatricians, ER Doctors and Anesthesia providers (Physician Anesthesiologist, Nurse Anesthetist CRNA, Anesthesiology Assistants AA, Anesthesia Techs) will find this app invaluable as it has been designed specifically for you by two board-certified Anesthesiologists. - Dr. T. Michael Truxillo M.D. CPPS - Dr. William S Trask IV, D.O. SUBSCRIBE IN THE APP: The PediSafe 1-month subscription provides premium access to all weight classes and frequently updating Case Pearls for $0.99(USD) per month. Payment is charged to your iTunes account after confirmation of purchase. PediSafe 1-month subscription automatically renews within 24 hrs of the end of your subscription period for $0.99(USD) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hrs before the end of the subscription period. Please see https://www.ianesthesia.org/privacy-terms/ for the privacy policy and terms of use. The PediSafe 1-year subscription provides premium access to all weight classes and frequently updating Case Pearls for $9.99(USD) per year. Payment is charged to your iTunes account after confirmation of purchase. PediSafe 1-year subscription automatically renews within 24 hrs of the end of your subscription period for $9.99(USD) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hrs before the end of the subscription period. The subscription may be managed through your iTunes account. To turn off auto-renew, go to your iTunes account settings after purchase. Note that subscriptions cannot be canceled during the term of the subscription, but you can still turn off auto-renew to prevent the automatic renewal of your subscription. Note that any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. We hope you enjoy Pedi Safe!

About

ApioMed

Features
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Apio is a pediatric anesthesia reference for use at the bedside. Enter your patient's weight and age once, and the drug doses, crisis cards, and calculators use them throughout the app. If you're covering more than one room, you can keep a separate patient for each of up to four rooms and switch between them from any screen. CRISIS CARDS AND DOSING • Weight-based crisis cards for cardiac arrest, bradycardia, tachycardia/SVT, hypoxia, hypotension, bronchospasm, anaphylaxis, malignant hyperthermia, LAST, laryngospasm, hyperkalemia, massive hemorrhage, status epilepticus, venous air embolism, tension pneumothorax, transfusion reaction, and airway and OR fire. Sources are listed on each card. • A one-page code sheet with your patient's crisis doses, airway sizes, and fluids. Print it or share it as a PDF. • A weight check that compares the entered weight with CDC growth charts for the patient's age. If the number looks like pounds entered as kilograms or a misplaced decimal, Apio offers the corrected value. • Pediatric dosing and clinical notes for every drug in the library, free. • Procedure case cards with checklists and pearls. CALCULATORS • Local anesthetic solver: log what was given for the block and see how much is left for the surgeon to infiltrate, based on published pediatric limits, with adjustments for infants. • TEG/ROTEM interpretation with age-specific reference ranges for TEG 5000, TEG 6s, and ROTEM. You can enter your institution's own ranges. • Infusion calculator: convert between dose and mL/hr for common pediatric infusions at ASHP standard concentrations. • Fluids, allowable blood loss, and ABG analysis. • Equipment sizes (ETT, LMA, oral and nasal airways, vascular access), normal vital signs, and NPO times, with your patient's row highlighted. BARK: PERIOPERATIVE RISK (Basic) Enter what you know about the patient and Bark shows the published pediatric studies that apply: what each study compared, the rates it reported, and a link to the paper. Tap "See why" on any result to see where each number comes from. Assessments can be saved and exported. TRACE: AI ASSISTANT (Premium) Ask questions about the case you've set up. Trace points out considerations specific to that patient and procedure, including how any flags you've added affect the plan. It doesn't give drug doses (use the calculators for those), and its answers should be checked like any other reference. OTHER FEATURES • Home screen with your pinned patients, favorites, and one search across drugs, tools, and protocols • Each room keeps its own Trace conversation. Rooms not used for 24 hours are cleared automatically, which you can turn off in Settings. • Choose which sections appear on the tab bar • Case cards, notes, and favorites are backed up to your iCloud Apio is an educational reference for trained healthcare professionals. It is not medical advice and does not replace clinical judgment, institutional policy, or the primary literature. Verify doses before giving them. Do not enter patient identifiers. SUBSCRIPTION Apio Basic (monthly or yearly, auto-renewing) unlocks Bark, premium calculators, and all case cards. Apio Premium (monthly or yearly, auto-renewing) includes everything in Basic plus Trace. Lifetime is a one-time purchase of Basic content and does not include Trace. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://slicata.com/apio/legal#terms Privacy Policy: https://slicata.com/apio/legal#privacy

Screenshots

Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia4 screens
ApioMed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ApioMed at fortnightly against Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia's every 9 months. Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ApioMed sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia ships an update every 9 months, ApioMed fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia versus ApioMed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPedi Safe Pediatric AnesthesiaApioMed
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews7.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB23 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperiAnesthesia LLCScott Licata

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia

Subscriptions2
  • PediSafe 1-Month Subscription Auto-Renewal3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • PediSafe 1-Year Subscription$9.991 Year
5 purchases

ApioMed

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Trace Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
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  • Trace Yearly$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$199.99

Questions

Is Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia free?
Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ApioMed free?
ApioMed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia or ApioMed have ads?
Neither Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia nor ApioMed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia or ApioMed?
Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia ships an update every 9 months, and ApioMed fortnightly. Most recently, Pedi Safe Pediatric Anesthesia was updated on November 6, 2026 and ApioMed on November 8, 2026.

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