Comparison

Blood Components vs MedClerk

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

MedClerk

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Blood Components4 screens
MedClerk4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MedClerk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blood Components asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Blood Components versus MedClerk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlood ComponentsMedClerk
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNHSATIF ELNIL

In-app purchases

None

Blood Components

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MedClerk

One-time1
  • MedClerk — Full Access$14.99

Questions

Is Blood Components free?
Blood Components is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MedClerk free?
MedClerk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Blood Components or MedClerk have ads?
Neither Blood Components nor MedClerk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blood Components or MedClerk?
Blood Components ships an update every 19 months, and MedClerk every 4 days. Most recently, Blood Components was updated on October 8, 2026 and MedClerk on October 5, 2026.

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