Comparison

PICU Essentials vs PulmoLogic Clinical RT

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

Head to head
About

PICU Essentials

A practical handbook for medical professionals in pediatric intensive care units, drawing on 20 years of experience. Content is peer-reviewed and updated regularly, applicable across various settings. Proceeds support app maintenance and development.

Highlights
  • Practical handbook for PICU professionals
  • Based on 20 years of PICU practice
  • Peer-reviewed content
  • Regular content updates
  • Applicable in most settings
  • Supports app development
Features
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This app was designed to be used as a practical handbook for rotating residents, advanced practice providers, and fellows. It is based upon 20 years of PICU practice, and while much of the content describes practice or protocols here at UFHealth/Shands Children’s Hospital, it could be applied in most settings. This app is now in use in over 50 countries. All content is peer-reviewed, and content is reviewed for currency every 1-2 years and as needed. All proceeds from this app go toward maintaining and developing the app itself. Privacy Policy: https://skywave.io/picu-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://skywave.io/picu-terms-of-use/

About

PulmoLogic Clinical RT

This educational app provides respiratory care students and clinicians with a mobile reference for concepts, formulas, and educational materials. It covers adult and neonatal respiratory care, ABG interpretation, ventilator troubleshooting, and clinical calculations.

Highlights
  • Adult respiratory assessment education
  • NICU and PICU respiratory care references
  • ABG interpretation education
  • Ventilator troubleshooting
  • Clinical calculation tools
  • Respiratory disease education
Features
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PulmoLogic Clinical RT is an educational respiratory care reference designed for respiratory therapy students, new graduates, and practicing clinicians who want to review respiratory concepts in a convenient mobile format. Features include: • Adult respiratory assessment education • NICU and PICU respiratory care references • ABG interpretation education and practice • Ventilator troubleshooting references • Clinical calculation tools, including P/F ratio, A–a gradient, ideal body weight, and more • Laboratory reference ranges • Respiratory disease education and differential considerations • Oxygen therapy reference information • Weekly Clinical Pearls • Monthly respiratory care education updates • Additional respiratory care learning resources PulmoLogic organizes respiratory care concepts, formulas, and educational reference material for quick review. The application does not diagnose conditions, recommend patient-specific treatment, or independently direct clinical care. All features and educational content are available free of charge. PulmoLogic does not offer a premium tier, paid subscription, or in-app purchases. Important: PulmoLogic Clinical RT is intended for education and general reference only. It is not a substitute for direct patient assessment, independent clinical judgment, physician or authorized provider orders, institutional policies, or professional medical advice. Users must verify information and follow their organization’s current protocols. No patient information is stored within the application. Created for respiratory therapists, respiratory therapy students, and other healthcare professionals seeking an accessible respiratory care learning resource.

Screenshots

PICU Essentials4 screens
PulmoLogic Clinical RT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PulmoLogic Clinical RT at none against PICU Essentials's 1. PICU Essentials's advantage is ratings volume (125 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. PICU Essentials sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. PulmoLogic Clinical RT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PulmoLogic Clinical RT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PICU Essentials has 125 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PICU Essentials versus PulmoLogic Clinical RT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPICU EssentialsPulmoLogic Clinical RT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (125 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings125 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB17 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAtmosphere Apps, Inc.Alexander Jerez

Customer experience

PICU Essentials

All ratings124 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

PulmoLogic Clinical RT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PICU Essentials

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

PulmoLogic Clinical RT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PICU Essentials free?
PICU Essentials is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PulmoLogic Clinical RT free?
PulmoLogic Clinical RT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PICU Essentials or PulmoLogic Clinical RT?
PulmoLogic Clinical RT is rated higher. PICU Essentials averages 4.8 out of 5 from 125 ratings, while PulmoLogic Clinical RT averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PICU Essentials or PulmoLogic Clinical RT have ads?
Neither PICU Essentials nor PulmoLogic Clinical RT shows ads.

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