EM Logbook vs dotKid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EM Logbook
Easily record medical procedures performed in Emergency Medicine. Log patient demographics, case complexity, and time taken for each procedure. Export your personal procedure list for ARCP time.
- Log medical procedures
- Record patient demographics
- Track case complexity
- Note procedure time
- Export procedure list
- ARCP time preparation
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EM logbook helps record all the procedures performed in Emergency Medicine. The straight forward set-up allows you to easily and quickly log procedures done (including USS). You can record simple patient demographics, case complexity and time taken for the procedure. You can then export your personal procedure list for ARCP time!
dotKid
This medical app provides essential tools for training and teaching in paediatric and neonatal care. It offers various calculators and exportable logs to support safer delivery practices.
- APLS/NLS exportable logs
- Centile calculators and graphs
- Neonatal jaundice calculators
- Paediatric hypertension calculator
- Fluids requirement calculators
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The essential tool for teaching and training, helping to ensure safer delivery of paediatric and neonatal care. Featuring: - APLS/NLS exportable logs - Centile calculators and graphs - Neonatal jaundice calculators and graphs - Paediatric hypertension calculator - Fluids requirement calculators ... and way more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: dotKid at 100% against EM Logbook's 67%. dotKid also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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.
EM Logbook ships an update every 3 weeks, dotKid every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EM Logbook | dotKid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mathew DeLong | Charles van Lennep |
Customer experience
EM Logbook
dotKid
In-app purchases
EM Logbook
No in-app purchases
dotKid
No in-app purchases
