Blood Components vs MedClerk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blood Components
This app provides clinicians with a summary of national guidelines for the appropriate use of blood components. It facilitates robust documentation of transfusion indications, referencing key medical guidelines.
- Summarizes national blood transfusion guidelines
- Facilitates appropriate blood use
- Enables documentation of transfusion indications
- References NBTC, BSH, and NICE guidelines
- Acts as a clinical reference tool
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Blood Components App summarises relevant national guidelines to act as a guide for clinicians to facilitate appropriate use of blood and enable robust documentation of indications. The App has been updated and is based on the National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC) Indication Codes for Transfusion (2020), the British Society of Haematology (BSH) Guideline on transfusion for foetuses, neonates and older children (2016) and The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Blood transfusion [NG24] guidelines . The App should be used in conjunction with the full guidelines.
MedClerk
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MedClerk — 34 evidence-based acute medicine clerking guides for foundation doctors and medical students on the take. FREE TO TRY — no purchase needed: - Chest Pain — ACS · PE · Dissection · Pneumothorax - Shortness of Breath — PE · Asthma · COPD · LVF - Collapse / Syncope — Cardiac · Reflex · Orthostatic · Seizure FULL ACCESS — £14.99 one-time purchase: Unlocks all 34 conditions including: - Headache, Acute Confusion, Stroke/Weakness - Sepsis, UTI, Meningitis - DKA/HHS, AKI, Electrolyte emergencies - Upper and Lower GI Bleed, Pancreatitis - Paracetamol overdose, Adverse drug reactions - Falls, DVT, Anaemia, Haemoptysis - Hypertensive emergency, Limb ischaemia - And many more Each condition includes structured history, examination findings, investigations and management with NICE, BSG, ESC and international guideline citations. One-time purchase. No subscription. Works fully offline. For clinical decision support only. Always apply clinical judgement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blood Components at none against MedClerk's 1. MedClerk's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 19 months). 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. MedClerk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blood Components asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blood Components ships an update every 19 months, MedClerk every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blood Components | MedClerk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NHS | ATIF ELNIL |
In-app purchases
Blood Components
No in-app purchases
MedClerk
- MedClerk — Full Access$14.99
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