Comparison

STABLEize vs Gomella's Neonatology

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

Head to head
About

STABLEize

This medical reference app provides comprehensive guidelines and tools for managing sick infants. It covers essential modules like Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood Pressure, Lab Work, and Emotional Support, along with detailed information and animations on congenital heart disease.

Highlights
  • Neonatal assessment and care modules
  • 22 congenital heart disease animations
  • 4 medical calculators
  • Umbilical catheter insertion depth guide
  • Ductal dependent CHD flow visualization
  • Palliative procedure illustrations
Features
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In addition to The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program Module Guidelines: Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood pressure, Lab work, Emotional support for the family, this app includes a BONUS menu of 22 severe cardiac anomalies to increase understanding of how blood flows through the heart in the setting of ductal dependent and not ductal dependent congenital heart disease (CHD). - 4 calculators: corrected gestational age, temperature converter (Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice-versa), umbilical artery and venous catheter insertion depth, weight converter (grams to pounds/ounces and vice-versa). - Under Cardiac Anomalies you’ll find animations and information on 22 severe forms of congenital heart disease. The MP4 videos demonstrate how blood flows through the heart with the various forms of CHD, and for ductal-dependent lesions, the severe impact of ductal closure on blood flow. Other animations feature normal heart anatomy, hypercyanotic (tet) spell, and balloon atrial septostomy (Rashkind procedure). Also included are illustrations of palliative procedures (PDA stent, balloon valvuloplasty, BT shunt, RVOT stent, central shunt, pulmonary artery band). STABLE stands for the 6 assessment and care modules in the program: Sugar, Temperature, Airway, BP, Lab work, Emotional support. This app includes the following items: - Sugar module: General Guidelines for sick infants and infants at increased risk for hypoglycemia, IV treatment of a blood sugar less than 50 mg/dL (2.8 mmol/L), useful information about umbilical catheters and actions to correct umbilical artery catheter malpositions. - Temperature module: General Guidelines (hypothermic classifications, monitoring, rewarming after accidental hypothermia), and neuroprotective hypothermia checklist and neurologic exam. - Airway module: monitoring guidelines, respiratory distress descriptions, endotracheal tube sizes and insertion depth, blood gas evaluation, signs of a pneumothorax, and treatment of a pneumothorax. - Blood pressure module: assessment for shock and treatment of shock, including how to mix dopamine hydrochloride to constitute an 800 microgram/mL IV fluid solution. - Lab work module: risk factors for neonatal infection, clinical signs of infection, and laboratory evaluation prior to transport to an intensive care unit. How to calculate the absolute neutrophil count and immature to total ratio. - Emotional support for the family module: the various emotions that parents may be experiencing and how to help families who are experiencing the crisis of a sick newborn. The Cardiac Anomalies menu includes short descriptions and MP4 videos and illustrations for: - Normal Heart and Lungs - Aortic Valve Stenosis - Atrial septal defect - Atrioventricular canal - Coarctation of aorta - Double outlet right ventricle - Ebstein anomaly - Hypoplastic left heart syndrome - Interrupted aortic arch – type B - Patent ductus arteriosus - Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (IVS) - Pulmonary atresia with IVS and sinusoids - Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect - Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) – Cardiac, Supracardiac, Infracardiac) - Tetralogy of Fallot (moderate stenosis) - Tetralogy of Fallot (ductal dependent) - Transposition of the Great Arteries - Tricuspid atresia - Truncus arteriosus - Ventricular septal defect Includes illustrations of palliative procedures: balloon atrial septostomy (Rashkind procedure), PDA stent, balloon valvuloplasty, Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt, right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) stent, central shunt, pulmonary artery band.

About

Gomella's Neonatology

A comprehensive pocket guide for treating newborns, offering quick access to essential information on common and rare problems. It includes a detailed drug formulary, step-by-step procedures, and diagnostic guidelines for on-call situations. Offline access and powerful search ensure rapid retrieval of critical data.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive drug formulary
  • Step-by-step procedure guides
  • Full-color images of neonatal rashes
  • Immunization tables
  • On-call patient management guidelines
  • SmartSearch technology for quick information retrieval
  • Offline content access
Features
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. The field's most trusted and comprehensive pocket guide to treating common and rare problems in newborns--expanded and updated A true essential for nearly three decades, this streamlined pocket reference provides logically organized, quickly retrievable information on basic and advanced management techniques for the neonate. Featuring a convenient outline approach that puts key information at the reader’s fingertips, this quick reference covers everything clinicians need to know about on-call neonatal problems, procedures, diseases and disorders, and pharmacology. Key Features - The most comprehensive drug formulary available in a neonatal handbook - 20 procedures are explained in a step-by-step manner - Full-color images of neonatal rashes and dermatologic problems - Immunization tables - An "On Call" section presenting more than common and serious patient management issues with guidelines for rapid diagnosis and treatment - Cutting-edge strategies for the management of specific respiratory syndromes - Valuable appendices, including Abbreviations Used in Neonatology, Blood Pressure Determinations, Isolation Guidelines, and more - No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard-to-spell medical terms. Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 10: 1259644812 Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 13: 978-1259644818 SUBSCRIPTION : Please purchase a yearly auto-renewing subscription to receive content access and available updates. Yearly auto-renewing payments- $59.99 Payment will be charged to the mode of payment you select 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. 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(s): Tricia Lacy Gomella, Fabien Eyal, Fayez Bany-Mohammed Publisher: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Screenshots

STABLEize4 screens
Gomella's Neonatology4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gomella's Neonatology at Free against STABLEize's $24.99. Gomella's Neonatology also leads on device support (4 vs 2). STABLEize's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume and iOS requirement 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

Gomella's Neonatology is free to download; STABLEize costs $24.99 up front. Gomella's Neonatology sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per year. STABLEize asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

STABLEize holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 36 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STABLEize ships an update every 3 weeks, Gomella's Neonatology every 15 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
STABLEize versus Gomella's Neonatology: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTABLEizeGomella's Neonatology
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (16 ratings) — better4.8 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1636 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#57 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB148 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThe STABLE ProgramSkyscape Medpresso Inc

Customer experience

STABLEize

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gomella's Neonatology

All ratings34 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

None

STABLEize

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Gomella's Neonatology

Subscriptions4
  • 25% off - Limited Time Offer$44.991 Year
  • 20% off - Limited Time Offer$47.991 Year
  • 15% off - Limited Time Offer$50.991 Year
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  • Gomella's Neonatology 1/Y Sub$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Gomella's Neonatology 8th Ed.$59.99

Questions

Is STABLEize free?
STABLEize costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gomella's Neonatology free?
Gomella's Neonatology is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, STABLEize or Gomella's Neonatology?
STABLEize is rated higher. STABLEize averages 4.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Gomella's Neonatology averages 4.8 from 36 ratings.
Do STABLEize or Gomella's Neonatology have ads?
Gomella's Neonatology shows ads; STABLEize does not.
Which is updated more often, STABLEize or Gomella's Neonatology?
STABLEize ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gomella's Neonatology every 15 months. Most recently, STABLEize was updated on November 3, 2026 and Gomella's Neonatology on November 3, 2026.

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