MGH Nephrology Guide vs ProviderHub
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
ProviderHub
Access patient medical records 24/7, including labs, medications, and allergies. Create notes and sign orders efficiently from any location. Manage patient rounding lists and document visits on your mobile device.
- 24/7 patient medical record access
- Review labs, medications, and allergies
- Create notes and sign orders
- Filter patient rounding lists
- Document patient visits on-the-go
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The ProviderHub addresses the needs of physicians and advanced practice providers. With easy, 24-7 access to your Fresenius Medical Care patients’ medical record you can review labs, medications, allergies, create notes and sign orders whether you’re in a clinic, hospital, your office, or on-the-go. - Easily filter and view patient rounding lists by location, shift or notes completed that day. - Quickly review and sign all your orders from Fresenius Medical Care clinics in one place. - Document patient visits from your phone or tablet with complete control over when you start, update or complete your note. Compatible with iPhone and iPad running iOS 11+.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MGH Nephrology Guide at 4.7 against ProviderHub's 3.5. MGH Nephrology Guide also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%). ProviderHub's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. MGH Nephrology Guide sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. ProviderHub asks for nothing beyond the download.
MGH Nephrology Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of MGH Nephrology Guide's written reviews are positive against 33% of ProviderHub's.
MGH Nephrology Guide ships an update every 6 months, ProviderHub every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MGH Nephrology Guide | ProviderHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (27 ratings) — better | 3.5 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Unbound Medicine, Inc. | Fresenius Medical Care North America |
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MGH Nephrology Guide
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In-app purchases
MGH Nephrology Guide
- MGH Nephrology Guide$49.991 Year
ProviderHub
No in-app purchases
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