CKD vs Diuretic Tuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CKD
This app assists healthcare professionals in discussing new or potential Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) diagnoses with patients. It provides guidance for navigating these sensitive conversations effectively.
- Patient conversation guidance
- CKD diagnosis support
- Clinician tool
- Risk assessment assistance
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A guide to help clinicians navigate a potentially difficult conversation with patients who have a new or at risk for a CKD diagnosis.
Diuretic Tuner
This app helps patients manage diuretic dosage for better volume control, especially those with chronic kidney disease. It guides daily adjustments based on weight and blood pressure changes, aiming for effective management of nephrotic range proteinuria or advanced kidney disease stages.
- Diuretic dosage guidance
- Volume control management
- Weight and blood pressure tracking
- Chronic kidney disease support
- Patient empowerment for adjustments
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Diuretic resistance is a common clinical problem that is often characterized by variable volume control over time. This variability is typically addressed by titrating diuretic regimens according to weights and symptoms. The existing means for empowering patients to adjust their diuretics is limited to written instructions for modest modifications in dosing. This strategy has limited efficacy in maintaining volume control. Diuretic Tuner is a mobile app to designed to improve ambulatory volume control in patients with chronic kidney disease. The app instructs patients in day to day adjustments of their diuretics based on changes in weight and blood pressure, and it aims to provide effective volume control in patients with nephrotic range proteinuria or chronic kidney disease stages 4 and 5. Diuretic Tuner may only be used by patients whose healthcare provider has already set up an account for them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Diuretic Tuner at every 2 months against CKD's every 5 months. CKD's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CKD against 5.0 for Diuretic Tuner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
CKD ships an update every 5 months, Diuretic Tuner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CKD | Diuretic Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Island Peer Review Organization, Inc | UT Southwestern Medical Center |
Customer experience
CKD
Diuretic Tuner
In-app purchases
CKD
No in-app purchases
Diuretic Tuner
No in-app purchases
