Comparison

Dossier ProFile vs The ABG App

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

Head to head
About

Dossier ProFile

Features
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Taking competence management as a starting point we improve quality and performance, reduce the risk of errors and ensure compliance.

About

The ABG App

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The ABG App is an educational analysis and learning tool for healthcare professionals and students with a relevant professional background. You enter a blood gas you have already obtained - by scanning the analyzer printout, pasting values, or typing them in - and the app shows how it is read: which acid-base disturbance the numbers describe, how the anion gap and compensation are calculated, which differential diagnoses the pattern is compatible with, and what cannot be determined from what was entered. The purpose is to teach the method. HOW IT WORKS - Scan the printout: point the camera at the paper printout from the blood gas analyzer and the values are read in automatically. - Or paste / type the values manually. - The app walks through the systematic method: primary disturbance, compensation, anion gap with albumin correction, delta assessment, and differential diagnoses. - Everything is calculated in the open - you see which formulas are used, which reference limits apply, and where they come from. WHAT THE APP EMPHASIZES - The method, not the answer key: the app shows the reasoning behind every step, the way an experienced colleague would explain it. - Honesty about uncertainty: when a value is missing, the app clearly states what cannot be assessed - it never fills in silent assumptions. - Serial gases: enter several gases from the same clinical course and see how the picture evolves over time. - Share and teach: export the analysis as slides or share a gas as a QR code for teaching. FOR WHOM Physicians, nurses, paramedics, and students who want to become more confident in systematic blood gas interpretation. IMPORTANT The app is not a medical device and is not approved by regulatory agencies (FDA/EMA or the Norwegian Medical Products Agency) for diagnostic purposes. It does not assess any patient and makes no clinical decision. All patient assessment must be done by qualified healthcare personnel exercising independent clinical judgment. All computation happens locally on the device. No patient-identifying data is sent to any server.

Screenshots

Dossier ProFile4 screens
The ABG App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dossier ProFile at Free against The ABG App's $14.99. The ABG App's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Dossier ProFile is free to download; The ABG App costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dossier ProFile ships an update every 3 months, The ABG App weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Dossier ProFile versus The ABG App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDossier ProFileThe ABG App
PriceFree โ€” better$14.99
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size35 MB169 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDossier Solutions ASCarl Wilhelm Haakenstad

In-app purchases

None

Dossier ProFile

No in-app purchases

None

The ABG App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dossier ProFile free?
Dossier ProFile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The ABG App free?
The ABG App costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dossier ProFile or The ABG App have ads?
Neither Dossier ProFile nor The ABG App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dossier ProFile or The ABG App?
Dossier ProFile ships an update every 3 months, and The ABG App weekly. Most recently, Dossier ProFile was updated on November 2, 2026 and The ABG App on November 10, 2026.

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