Comparison

RN’s Study Guide vs MGH Nephrology Guide

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

Head to head
About

RN’s Study Guide

This app condenses essential nursing knowledge into manageable basics for students and professionals. It simplifies complex health problems with practical tips, medical terms, and precautions. Access comprehensive content offline after initial download.

Highlights
  • Condensed nursing knowledge
  • Simplified health problem explanations
  • Nursing tips and precautions
  • Medical terms and anatomy
  • Offline content access
  • SmartSearch technology
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. RN's Study Guide Nursing Essentials: Unlike other texts, it condenses vast amounts of knowledge into manageable basics RNís Study Guide: Nursing Essentials is a unique and user-friendly resource that presents students with need to know information to help them thrive on their path to becoming a nurse. Unlike other texts, it condenses vast amounts of knowledge into manageable basics to help nursing students and professionals understand difficult material, prepare for rigorous tests, and provide optimal care for patients and their families. With a concise and practical approach, RNís Study Guide: Nursing Essentials offers simplified introductions to the major health problems of different systems with important nursing tips and explanations. Also included are useful medical terms, anatomic pointers, points to consider, and precautions. Chapter 1 Hematologic & Immunologic Issues Chapter 2 Cardiovascular Issues Chapter 3 Respiratory Issues Chapter 4 Neurologic Issues Chapter 5 Sensory Issues Chapter 6 Endocrine Issues Chapter 7 Digestive Issues Chapter 8 Genitourinary Issues Chapter 9 Musculoskeletal Issues Chapter 10 Skin Issues 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: 1284115976 Content licensed from printed ISBN 13: 9781284115970 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): Vicky Li, RN, BA Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers,

About

MGH Nephrology Guide

A quick reference for diagnosing and managing kidney disease, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders. Developed by MGH experts, it offers over 150 topics with extensive tables, figures, and images. Stay updated with regular content delivery and access linked literature.

Highlights
  • 150+ topics in fast-read format
  • 320+ tables, charts, and figures
  • Detailed sections on dialysis and transplantation
  • Regular automatic updates
  • Highlighting and custom notes
  • Link to primary literature via Prime PubMed
  • Keyword search and bookmarking
Features
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The Nephrology Guide of the Massachusetts General Hospital is an up-to-date, quick reference for the diagnosis and management of patients with acute and chronic kidney disease as well as common electrolyte and acid-base disorders. It was developed for generalists—students, residents, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants—as well as nephrology fellows, attendings, and dialysis nurses. Over 150 topics are authored by nephrology experts at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and include more than 320 tables, charts, figures, images, and carefully organized lists. Hard to find information such as considerations for special populations (e.g., patients with diabetes, cancer, lupus, HIV) are also included. The Guide is fully integrated with Unbound Medicine’s Prime PubMed allowing users to link from literature references to full citations, abstracts, and full-text journal articles provided by the publisher. With the Guide you can:  * Consult more than 150 topics in bulleted, fast-read format * Review 320+ tables with quick synopses of clinical considerations * Find detailed sections on dialysis and kidney transplantation * Stay current with regular updates delivered automatically  * Highlight and make custom notes within topics * Link to the primary literature using Prime PubMed * Search by specific keywords to find topics fast * Bookmark 'Favorites' and organize them using popular tagging feature  Purchase includes a 1-year subscription with regular content updates. Your Nephrology Guide of the Massachusetts General Hospital subscription automatically renews at the current rate of $49.99 unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours prior to the conclusion of your current 1-year period, which can be done in account settings. This will ensure you receive all updates for the following year. Should you choose not to renew, you will be able to continue to use the content however will not receive updates. Editor: Eliot Heher, MD, Medical Director, MGH Kidney Transplant Program Powered by: Unbound Medicine Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

Screenshots

RN’s Study Guide4 screens
MGH Nephrology Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MGH Nephrology Guide at none against RN’s Study Guide's shown. MGH Nephrology Guide also leads on chart position (#185 vs unranked) and ratings volume (26 vs 4). RN’s Study Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RN’s Study Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MGH Nephrology Guide sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for RN’s Study Guide against 4.7 for MGH Nephrology Guide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MGH Nephrology Guide has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
RN’s Study Guide versus MGH Nephrology Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRN’s Study GuideMGH Nephrology Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings426 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#185 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB10 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSkyscape Medpresso IncUnbound Medicine, Inc.

Customer experience

RN’s Study Guide

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MGH Nephrology Guide

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RN’s Study Guide

One-time1
  • RN’s Study Guide$29.99
1 purchases

MGH Nephrology Guide

Subscriptions1
  • MGH Nephrology Guide$49.991 Year

Questions

Is RN’s Study Guide free?
RN’s Study Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MGH Nephrology Guide free?
MGH Nephrology Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RN’s Study Guide or MGH Nephrology Guide?
RN’s Study Guide is rated higher. RN’s Study Guide averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MGH Nephrology Guide averages 4.7 from 26 ratings.
Do RN’s Study Guide or MGH Nephrology Guide have ads?
RN’s Study Guide shows ads; MGH Nephrology Guide does not.
Which is updated more often, RN’s Study Guide or MGH Nephrology Guide?
RN’s Study Guide ships an update every 6 months, and MGH Nephrology Guide every 6 months. Most recently, RN’s Study Guide was updated on September 18, 2026 and MGH Nephrology Guide on September 27, 2026.

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