Comparison

GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide vs CURRENT Practice Guidelines

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

Head to head
About

GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide

Access the latest COPD guidelines and diagnostic tools on your mobile device. This app provides interactive assessments, treatment algorithms, and patient guides for healthcare professionals. Stay updated with evidence-based medicine for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Highlights
  • GOLD 2019 Report access
  • Interactive assessment tools
  • COPD treatment algorithm
  • Bookmarking and note-taking
  • Evidence-based medicine practice
  • Patient guide
Features
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Access the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2019 Report at the point of care and use interactive tools such as the Refined ABCD Assessment tool, the mMRC Dyspnea Scale, the CAT Assessment, the COPD treatment algorithm and many more tools. The app allows users to bookmark important pages and add notes. GOLD continuously develops and updates reports. More updates will be added to the app successively. The app is intended for physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD. Highlights include: - Risk Factors - Diagnosis - Pharmacological Management - Non-pharmacological Management - Follow-up - Patient Guide GOLD Reports help you practice evidence-based medicine.

About

CURRENT Practice Guidelines

Access up-to-date medical guidelines for common outpatient conditions. This app distills complex information into a practical, easy-to-navigate format for busy clinicians. It offers evidence-based recommendations from trusted authorities, updated annually.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based guidelines
  • Concise and clinically relevant
  • Outline and tabular format
  • Updated annually
  • Guideline Discordance tables
  • Content from trusted authorities
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. A Doody's Core Title. Guidelines and recommendations for the most common outpatient conditions from sources you can trust! Clear, concise and clinically relevant. The authoritative guidelines primary care clinicians need to diagnose and treat the most common outpatient conditions—compiled, distilled, and updated for easy referencing Striking the perfect balance between brevity and clinical necessity, this acclaimed annual resource presents all the latest evidence-based guidelines clinicians need to treat the most common outpatient conditions. The most thorough print compendium of guidelines for primary care practice, the book features content drawn from government agencies, expert panels, medical specialty organizations, and other professional and scientific authorities. CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2024 converts lengthy and cumbersome text into a practical, relevant collection of available options for busy clinicians. This go-to guide converts the tremendous amount of information on the web into a practical, relevant collection of usable data for busy clinicians. Each topic is carefully selected for relevance to the office practice of ambulatory medicine and the text is presented in a convenient, easy-to-navigate outline and tabular format. • Content is drawn from a wide array of recommendations from government agencies, expert panels, medical specialty organizations, and other professional and scientific authorities • NEW: Updates reflecting the review of more than 150 guidelines • NEW: Updates to guidelines for screening/prevention of ASCVD; anxiety disorders in children, pediatric obesity, chronic pain, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia; and osteoarthritis • NEW: Numerous topics have been added, including screening and prevention of eating disorders, COVID vaccination in pregnancy, prevention of pelvic floor dysfunction, management of chest pain, left ventricular thrombus, delirium • Guideline Discordance tables highlight when major guidelines do not mirror each other • Topics are carefully selected for relevance to the office practice of ambulatory medicine, and the text is enhanced by a convenient outline and tabular format • Screening and prevention of conditions have been combined to enhance clinician use Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 10: 1265690162 Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 13: 9781265690168 SUBSCRIPTION : Please purchase a yearly auto-renewing subscription to receive content access and available updates. Yearly auto-renewing payments- $39.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable." If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author: Jacob A. David Publisher: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Screenshots

GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide4 screens
CURRENT Practice Guidelines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CURRENT Practice Guidelines at 4.8 against GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide's 4.0. CURRENT Practice Guidelines also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 6). GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CURRENT Practice Guidelines sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CURRENT Practice Guidelines holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 21 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide versus CURRENT Practice Guidelines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGOLD 2019 Pocket GuideCURRENT Practice Guidelines
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)4.8 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings621 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB147 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGlobal Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease INCSkyscape Medpresso Inc

Customer experience

GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

CURRENT Practice Guidelines

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

CURRENT Practice Guidelines

Subscriptions5
  • 25% Off - Limited Period Offer$29.991 Year
  • Curr Practice Guid 1Y Suboffer$31.991 Year
  • 20% Off - Limited Period Offer$31.991 Year
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  • 15% Off - Limited Period Offer$33.991 Year
  • Curr Practice Guideline 1Y Sub7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • CURR Prac Guide Primary Care20$39.99

Questions

Is GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide free?
GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CURRENT Practice Guidelines free?
CURRENT Practice Guidelines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide or CURRENT Practice Guidelines?
CURRENT Practice Guidelines is rated higher. GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while CURRENT Practice Guidelines averages 4.8 from 21 ratings.
Do GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide or CURRENT Practice Guidelines have ads?
CURRENT Practice Guidelines shows ads; GOLD 2019 Pocket Guide does not.

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