Vetcalculators vs Plumb's | Standards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vetcalculators
This app provides veterinarians and staff with a comprehensive suite of calculators for drug dosages, medical measurements, and patient assessments. It also includes a wide range of veterinary references for quick access to essential information.
- Drug dose calculators
- Emergency drug dosages
- Fluid therapy rates
- Toxicity calculators
- Pet age calculator
- Veterinary references
- Unit conversion
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The Ultimate Veterinary Calculator App Vetcalculators is a Monthly Subscription. First Month is Free Vetcalculators is the number one Veterinary Calculator App for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and staff. With Vetcalculators, one can quickly and easily calculate a variety of veterinary dosages and measurements. Vetcalculators includes calculators for: • Popup Drug Dose Calculator with ~200 veterinary drugs included • Emergency Drug dosage calculator • Anesthetic, Antibiotic and General drug dosage calculators • CRI (constant rate infusions) calculators • Fluid therapy rates • Blood glucose curve generator • Canine and Feline Calorie calculator • Pain score calculators • Chocolate toxicity • Rodenticide toxicity • Xylitol toxicity • Poisonous Plants • Blood transfusion volumes • Pet age and pregnancy calculator • Blood pressure • Trauma Triage scores • Modified Glasgow Coma score • Cushing diagnostic score • Unit conversion Vetcalculators also includes a variety of veterinary references, including: • Drug labels • IRIS stages • Pain scales • Normal lab values • Heartworm treatment protocols • Lab test protocols • Microchip lookup • Vertebral heart score • Body condition score charts • ACVIM Mitral Valve Disease 2019 Consensus Guidelines • ACVIM Feline Cardiomyopathy 2020 Consensus Guidelines • Dental charts • Feline and Canine AAHA Vaccination Guidelines • Flea and tick product information • Dog and cat breed search • RECOVER Guidelines • Document and QR code scanning Designed for Veterinarians by a Veterinarian, Vetcalculators is a valuable resource for all veterinarians, veterinary technicians, nurses, and staff. It can be used to calculate a variety of veterinary drug dosages, medical calculations, and measurements quickly and easily. The app also includes a variety of veterinary medical references. Download Vetcalculators today and start providing the best possible care for your patients! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Plumb's | Standards
This app provides trusted veterinary clinical decision support, integrating comprehensive drug information and treatment guidance. It offers tools for diagnosis, treatment, and client education, designed for veterinary professionals.
- Veterinary drug and dosing information
- Drug interaction checker
- Conversion calculator
- Diagnosis and treatment monographs
- Management algorithms
- Differential diagnosis lists
- Client education handouts
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Welcome to Standards of Care, the veterinary clinical decision support tool from the team behind Plumb’s and Clinician’s Brief, with Plumb’s built in. Subscribed to Plumb’s? If you’re subscribed to the veterinary drug reference, Plumb’s, you can access all your prescribing information and tools in this app. Included in Plumb’s: - Comprehensive, continually updated veterinary drug and dosing information - Veterinary drug interaction checker with animal-specific guidance - A conversion calculator for quick math in the app - Notes feature for saving favorite notes and protocols - Convenient favorites feature for making your own quick reference list Visit plumbs.com to learn more. Subscribed to Standards™? If you’re subscribed to Standards of Care™, you can access all your Standards features (including Plumb’s) in this app. Included in Standards: - All the features of Plumb’s (see above) - Practical, peer-reviewed diagnosis and treatment monographs - An extensive library of diagnosis and management algorithms for step-by-step support - Peer-reviewed differential diagnosis lists - Shareable clinical handouts to support client education Visit standards.vet to learn more. DISCLAIMER Standards of Care and Plumb’s are online clinical resources to be used only for information purposes at the discretion of trained veterinary medical and pharmaceutical professionals to support diagnosis and treatment of small animal veterinary conditions. Learn more at standards.vet or plumbs.com. APP SUPPORT If you have feature requests or suggestions or simply need help, please visit help.plumbs.com and click on the chat icon to submit a request. Our responsive support team will be in touch with you. Privacy policy: https://plumbs.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://plumbs.com/terms-use Terms & conditions: https://plumbs.com/terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plumb's | Standards at none against Vetcalculators's 1. Plumb's | Standards also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Vetcalculators's advantage is chart position (#41 vs unranked). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Vetcalculators sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Plumb's | Standards asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plumb's | Standards holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plumb's | Standards has 3.3K ratings behind it against 606, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Vetcalculators's written reviews are positive against 57% of Plumb's | Standards's.
Vetcalculators ships an update every 3 months, Plumb's | Standards every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Vetcalculators | Plumb's | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (606 ratings) | 4.9 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.2% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 606 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #41 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LifeLearn USA | Brief Media |
Customer experience
Vetcalculators
Plumb's | Standards
User reviews
Vetcalculators
From 606 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Saves significant time on drug calculations
- ✅ Accurate dosage calculations reduce errors
- 📚 Comprehensive reference library with multiple resources
- 💊 Useful for emergency cases and anesthesia management
- 🔧 Highly customizable with favorites and personal dosages
Room to improve
- 💰 Switched from one-time purchase to monthly subscription
- 🔐 No grandfathering for previous paid users
- 🐛 App frequently freezes or crashes on opening
- 🐛 Unresponsive UI elements that require repeated tapping
- 🌐 Requires internet connection to function
Plumb's | Standards
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Super helpful
- 👍 Excellent resource
- 👍 Very helpful and easy to use
- 👍 Worth the price
- 👍 Amazing app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Signing in issues
- 🐛 Impossible to get an answer from Support
- 💰 Disappointed - Careful before purchasing!
- 🐛 No calculator
- 🐛 Imposible to renew
Bugs and requests
Vetcalculators
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes or closes immediately upon opening
- UI elements unresponsive to clicks and taps
- Drug database fails to load after updates
- Data not persisting when app order is changed
- New drugs and concentrations not saving properly
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- Subscription charges reappearing after app reinstallation
- Recurring charges despite cancellation
- Inconsistent functionality across different sessions
Requested features
8 requests- Support for additional animal species beyond dogs and cats
- Gram weight unit option in addition to lbs and kgs
- Cross-device data synchronization
- Offline functionality without internet requirement
- Student pricing or free tier option
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- Ability to highlight/select individual drug line items
- Improved drug order saving functionality
- Free or freemium version with basic features
Plumb's | Standards
Reported bugs
4 issues- Signing in issues
- Crashing
- Login/password reset problems
- Compatibility issues on iPad
Requested features
2 requests- Add calculator function
- Improve renewal/subscription management
In-app purchases
Vetcalculators
- Vetcalculators Subscription1 Month trial$3.991 Month
Plumb's | Standards
No in-app purchases
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