Comparison

Pocket Emergency Paediatric vs Red Book®

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Emergency Paediatric

Features
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""Try before you buy"" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. Pocket Emergency Paediatric Care, 1st Ed. provides mobile healthcare practitioners with the latest in trusted clinical information for more accurate, confident and informed decision-making at point-of-care. This invaluable resource provides instant information on management of infants and children in emergency situations. From recognition of the sick child to dealing with life threatening trauma, it covers all the major conditions likely to be encountered in the emergency department or at the site of an accident. In addition, the basics of neonatal and paediatric life support are included, in line with the internationally adopted procedures of the Advanced Paediatric Life Support courses. Key Features * Contains the information needed immediately when confronted with a critically ill or injured neonate, baby or child. * Covers, in a well presented format, all of the information relevant to clinical management within the first 1-2 hours after presentation. * Most information within this resource is applicable anywhere in the world. * Designed in a way that ensures easy access in an emergency, No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard to spell medical terms. Content licensed from printed ISBN 10: 727917013 Content licensed from printed ISBN 13: 978-0727917010 If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author(s): Shafique Ahmad, David Southall and Child Advocacy International Publisher: John Wiley & Son Inc. and its affiliates

About

Red Book®

This app provides the latest information on pediatric infectious diseases from the American Academy of Pediatrics. It includes immunization schedules, vaccine status, influenza resources, and new chapters on COVID-19 and Mpox. Features like note-taking and enhanced search aid quick access to essential medical data.

Highlights
  • Immunization schedules
  • Vaccine status table
  • Influenza resources
  • COVID-19 and Mpox chapters
  • Note-taking and highlighting
  • Enhanced search functionality
Features
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** The Red Book is the foundational resource on pediatric infectious disease** Featuring content from the latest edition, the Red Book: 2024–2027 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides the most up-to-date information on a wide variety of infectious diseases that physicians encounter in children. Written and edited by leading experts in the field, along with contributions from the CDC, the FDA, and hundreds of other professionals, this resource stands as the most authoritative and comprehensive available. The Red Book features: * Immunization Schedules - Recommended immunization and catch-up schedules for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. * Vaccine Status Table - Current information about recently submitted, licensed, and recommended vaccines and biologics, including status of the FDA licensure process and related AAP/CDC recommendations. * Influenza Resources - A comprehensive collection of information on influenza, serving as a centralized reference for vaccine guidance, prevention, treatment, payment policies, news, and other relevant details for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. * Standardized approaches to disease prevention through immunizations, antimicrobial prophylaxis, and infection-control practices have been updated throughout the Red Book. * Two new chapters on Covid-19 and Mpox have been added. * The System-Based Treatment Table has been reordered so that the grouped recommendations by body system are more easily and quickly accessed. * Greatly expanded tables, figures and algorithms enable quick access to essential information. * The Breastfeeding and Human Milk chapter was updated to align with information from the latest AAP policy statement on breastfeeding. * The listing of Codes for Commonly Administered Pediatric Vaccines, Toxoids, and Immune Globulins has been expanded. * Reference to evidence-based policy recommendations have been updated throughout the Red Book. Unbound Medicine Features: * Highlighting and note-taking within entries * “Favorites” for bookmarking important topics * Enhanced Search to find topics quickly * Prime PubMed links to the primary literature Author: Committee on Infectious Diseases Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics Editor: David W. Kimberlin, MD, FAAP; Associate Editors: Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP, Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; and Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP Powered By: Unbound Medicine Unbound Medicine Privacy Policy: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Medicine Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

Screenshots

Pocket Emergency Paediatric4 screens
Red Book®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Red Book® at none against Pocket Emergency Paediatric's shown. Pocket Emergency Paediatric's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Pocket Emergency Paediatric sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Red Book® sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Emergency Paediatric ships an update every 8 months, Red Book® every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pocket Emergency Paediatric versus Red Book®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Emergency PaediatricRed Book®
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (71 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—71 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB10 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSkyscape Medpresso IncUnbound Medicine, Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pocket Emergency Paediatric

One-time1
  • Pkt Emergency Paediatric Care$35.99
2 purchases

Red Book®

One-time2
  • Red Book 32e$99.99
  • Red Book$99.99

Questions

Is Pocket Emergency Paediatric free?
Pocket Emergency Paediatric is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red Book® free?
Red Book® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pocket Emergency Paediatric or Red Book® have ads?
Pocket Emergency Paediatric shows ads; Red Book® does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Emergency Paediatric or Red Book®?
Pocket Emergency Paediatric ships an update every 8 months, and Red Book® every 6 months. Most recently, Pocket Emergency Paediatric was updated on November 6, 2026 and Red Book® on November 7, 2026.

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