Essentials Handbook vs Rad Onc Calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Essentials Handbook
This educational handbook provides essential information for physicians covering general hospital procedures, systems, patient care, and infection control. It serves as a comprehensive resource for medical professionals.
- General Ins & Outs
- Systems Information
- Patient Care Guidelines
- Infection Control Protocols
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The Center for Physician Education Essentials Handbook. This handbook includes General Ins & Outs, Systems, Patient Care and Infection Control.
Rad Onc Calc
A radiation oncology calculator and reference tool for medical professionals. It provides quick access to essential calculations and treatment constraints.
- Radiation oncology calculations
- Treatment constraints reference
- Quick access to essential data
- Comprehensive tool for professionals
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Comprehensive RadOnc calculator and constraints reference for radiation oncologists.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Essentials Handbook at 5.0 against Rad Onc Calc's 4.6. Rad Onc Calc's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Essentials Handbook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rad Onc Calc has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Essentials Handbook ships an update every 5 weeks, Rad Onc Calc every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Essentials Handbook | Rad Onc Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Center for Physician Education, LLC | Matthew Culbert |
Customer experience
Essentials Handbook
Rad Onc Calc
In-app purchases
Essentials Handbook
No in-app purchases
Rad Onc Calc
No in-app purchases
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