Pedi Crisis 2.0 vs Regional Anesthesia Reference
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pedi Crisis 2.0
This medical reference app provides interactive algorithms and drug dosage calculators for 26 pediatric crisis situations. It offers quick access to crucial details for emergency treatment, helping healthcare professionals make informed decisions.
- 26 pediatric crisis algorithms
- Interactive checklists
- Drug dosage summaries
- Patient-specific dosage calculation
- Quick reference tool
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The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) presents Pedi Crisis 2.0! This app contains peer-reviewed algorithms for treating 26 pediatric crisis situations. As an interactive version of the SPA critical event checklists, crucial details for these 26 pediatric critical events are now just a ‘tap’ away on your pocket device! Quick reference drug dosage summaries are available for each emergency. Enter the patient’s weight to automatically calculate patient-specific dosages.
Regional Anesthesia Reference
This app offers a quick reference for regional nerve block placement using ultrasound. It includes detailed anatomy, patient positioning, and technique videos, along with a local anesthetic drug calculator.
- Ultrasound guidance for nerve blocks
- Anatomy and positioning guides
- Block placement technique videos
- Local anesthetic drug calculator
- List of current blocks
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Regional Anesthesia Reference provides a quick look at the anatomy, positioning, and techniques for placing regional nerve blocks under ultrasound guidance. This includes ultrasound images and anatomic descriptions, images of patient positioning, and videos of block placement. Current blocks include: Interscalene Supraclavicular Infraclavicular Axillary Femoral Adductor Canal Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca TAP Rectus Sheath Sciatic (Popliteal) A local anesthetic drug calculator is also included for assistance with calculating maximum dosages and percent of max dose delivered for a given patient. This is a weight based calculator using dosages from Miller's Anesthesia or Morgan and Mikhail.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Regional Anesthesia Reference at 89% against Pedi Crisis 2.0's 67%. Regional Anesthesia Reference also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 15 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Regional Anesthesia Reference holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Pedi Crisis 2.0's written reviews are positive against 89% of Regional Anesthesia Reference's.
Pedi Crisis 2.0 ships an update every 15 months, Regional Anesthesia Reference every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pedi Crisis 2.0 | Regional Anesthesia Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17 ratings) | 4.9 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Society for Pediatric Anesthesia | University Of Washington |
Customer experience
Pedi Crisis 2.0
Regional Anesthesia Reference
In-app purchases
Pedi Crisis 2.0
No in-app purchases
Regional Anesthesia Reference
No in-app purchases
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