Comparison

ASTCT Practice Guidelines vs IPSS

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

Head to head
About

ASTCT Practice Guidelines

Access up-to-date practice guidelines, evidence-based reviews, and clinical calculators for blood, bone marrow transplantation, and cellular therapies. Developed by experts, this app aids clinical decision-making with immediate access to crucial information.

Highlights
  • Practice guidelines
  • Evidence-based reviews
  • Clinical calculators
  • HCT patient tools
  • Expert-developed content
  • Detailed references
Features
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ASTCT practice guidelines and clinical calculators for blood and bone marrow transplantation, and cellular therapies. The ASTCT Practice Guidelines application provides up to date access to practice guidelines, evidence-based reviews and position statements from the ASTCT Committee on Practice Guidelines. These documents are developed and updated by leading experts in the field of blood and bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy. In addition the app includes clinical calculators relevant to HCT patients. These tools will allow immediate access to information that can help guide clinical decision making. Topics covered include: • General guidelines • Conditioning regimens • Stem cell collection and mobilization • Graft-Versus-Host disease • HCT for Malignant and non-Malignant Hematologic Diseases, including pediatric and adult patients • Supportive Care • Survivorship Detailed references and full access to source papers is also provided. The American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) is an international professional membership association of physicians, investigators and other health care professionals, dedicated to improving the application and success of blood and marrow transplantation and related cellular therapies.

About

IPSS

Features
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The IPSS-M Risk Calculator is the newest MDS prognosis calculator that combines genomic profiling with hematologic and cytogenetic parameters, improving the risk stratification of patients with MDS. This is a valuable tool for clinical decision-making, offering the prospect of tailoring diagnosis and therapeutic interventions to each patient’s molecular profile.

Screenshots

ASTCT Practice Guidelines4 screens
IPSS2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IPSS at every 10 days against ASTCT Practice Guidelines's every 2 months. IPSS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ASTCT Practice Guidelines ships an update every 2 months, IPSS every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ASTCT Practice Guidelines versus IPSS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASTCT Practice GuidelinesIPSS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB23 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperASBMTMDS Foundation, Inc

In-app purchases

None

ASTCT Practice Guidelines

No in-app purchases

None

IPSS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ASTCT Practice Guidelines free?
ASTCT Practice Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IPSS free?
IPSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ASTCT Practice Guidelines or IPSS have ads?
Neither ASTCT Practice Guidelines nor IPSS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ASTCT Practice Guidelines or IPSS?
ASTCT Practice Guidelines ships an update every 2 months, and IPSS every 10 days. Most recently, ASTCT Practice Guidelines was updated on October 13, 2026 and IPSS on September 17, 2026.

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