CKD Care vs NephRef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CKD Care
This medical app provides healthcare professionals with eGFR calculators to estimate kidney function. It also offers care guidelines for managing kidney disease. Developed by the National Kidney Foundation, it aims to support professionals in treating patients at risk or living with kidney disease.
- eGFR calculators
- Kidney function estimation
- Care guidelines
- Medical professional tool
- Kidney disease awareness
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From the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), this application allows medical professionals to estimate kidney function using an eGFR calculators and provides care guidelines. The National Kidney Foundation is the leading organization in the U.S. dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease for hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals, millions of patients and their families, and tens of millions of Americans at risk. By supporting the National Kidney Foundation, you directly influence and positively impact the lives of those at risk for kidney disease, those living with chronic kidney disease, and those who care for and about them. Learn more at www.kidney.org 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 www.kidney.org 800-622-9010
NephRef
This medical reference tool aids physicians and advanced practitioners in managing patients with kidney disease. It provides quick access to educational resources and guidance on patient referral, urgency, and interval management.
- Kidney disease patient care guidance
- Referral management
- Urgency assessment
- Interval management
- Educational resources access
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NephRef is both a reference and referral tool designed to educate and empower physicians and advanced practitioners in their care and referral of patients with kidney disease. Conceived and developed by the Section of Nephrology in the Department of Medicine at West Virginia University School of Medicine, NephRef offers a quick and easy link to educational resources and provides information about urgency and interval management of patients referred for specialty consultation. NephRef is an educational tool only. Not for individual patient diagnosis or treatment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NephRef at 5.0 against CKD Care's 2.6. NephRef also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). CKD Care's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
NephRef holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CKD Care has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CKD Care ships an update every 2 months, NephRef every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CKD Care | NephRef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | National Kidney Foundation | Media Foundations LLC |
Customer experience
CKD Care
NephRef
In-app purchases
CKD Care
No in-app purchases
NephRef
No in-app purchases
