New Innovations vs SIR Guidelines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
New Innovations
This app helps medical residents, fellows, and students track work hours, log procedures, and manage evaluations on the go. It offers a secure login and QR code scanning for attendance, streamlining clinical learning tasks.
- Work Hours Tracking
- Procedure Logging
- Procedure Privileges Monitoring
- On-demand Evaluations
- Direct Observation Assessments
- QR Code Scanner for Attendance
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The New Innovations mobile app is designed for graduate medical education (GME) Residents and Fellows, and undergraduate medical education (UME) students in today’s clinical learning environment. GME users can utilize Work Hours, Procedure Privileges, Procedure Logging, Evaluations and a QR code scanner for conference attendance tracking. UME users can also access Evaluations and the QR code scanner with more yet to come. Free from the constraint of returning to a desk or workstation, trainees can now engage with the key features of the New Innovations suite anywhere! Please Note: Most features of New Innovations are accessible and compatible with current mobile web browsers. The app delivers a secure, persistent log-in that requires users to sign in once, and then only again after 30 days of inactivity. All users must have a valid New Innovations log-in. GME Work Hours Approve hours logged manually or previously scheduled Add or edit hours of current day or previous 13 days View scheduled hours up to two days in the future Select “did not work” as an option if missed scheduled hours Include date, time and location See violation details that are not in compliance with ACGME rules Procedure Privileges Monitor progress towards procedure targets within your home department View privileges achieved / completed for other departments Check procedures listed alphabetically Verify level of supervision required to conduct a procedure Procedure Logger Select appropriate procedure at the correct location Provide information required by the program Submit to observer for approval Review list of logged procedures and see confirmation status Evaluations Available for residents, fellows and faculty Complete and request on-demand evaluations Direct Observation Assessments Conduct on-the-spot assessments based on published EPAs. Avoid supervisor log-in and receive a summary or send a request to supervisors to complete. QR Code Scanner Access within the app Use to scan QR codes for conference attendance tracking UME Evaluations Available for students and faculty Complete and request on-demand evaluations QR Code Scanner Access within the app Use to scan QR codes for conference attendance tracking
SIR Guidelines
Access evidence-based recommendations and tools for healthcare professionals. Features an interactive calculator for scenario-specific anticoagulation and antibiotic advice, simplifying clinical decision-making at the point of care.
- Access published guidelines and statements
- Interactive periprocedural recommendation calculator
- Scenario-specific anticoagulation and antibiotic recommendations
- Tailored recommendations based on patient and procedural risk
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for IVC Filters
- Continual updates with new guidelines and tools
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The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Guidelines app is the go-to source for SIR’s published guidelines and statements at your fingertips. SIR Guidelines is free to use and allows healthcare workers to quickly access evidence-based recommendations in an easy-to-use point of care format intended to simplify clinical decision-making. The app includes an interactive periprocedural recommendation calculator that generates scenario-specific anticoagulation and antibiotic recommendations based on the SIR consensus guidelines. Users can input medications and patient factors to generate recommendations tailored for the patient’s and procedural bleeding risk. The Clinical Practice Guidelines for IVC Filters provide evidence based guidance for the management of patients with thromboembolic disease. The app will be continually updated to include new Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and tools to assist in clinical decision-making. The Society is providing information and services on this mobile app as a benefit and educational service intended for licensed health care professionals. The information posted here by the Society or any third party should not be considered medical advice or standard of care, and is not intended to replace the independent judgment of or consultation with a qualified medical professional. The use of the mobile app and the Society Content is voluntary and for educational purposes only. Accordingly, the Society assumes no liability for or relating to the use of the content contained within the mobile app by users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SIR Guidelines at 5.0 against New Innovations's 1.9. SIR Guidelines also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks). New Innovations's advantage is ratings volume (108 vs 23) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SIR Guidelines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 23 respectively.
New Innovations ships an update every 5 weeks, SIR Guidelines every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | New Innovations | SIR Guidelines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (108 ratings) | 5.0 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | New Innovations, Inc. | Society of Interventional Radiology |
Customer experience
New Innovations
SIR Guidelines
Bugs and requests
New Innovations
Reported bugs
15 issues- Dates recorded incorrectly (day prior)
- Duplicate procedure logs after update
- App unstable, needs updates
- “Select Activity” not populating or accepting input
- QR code scanning doesn't work
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- App randomly stopped working
- Keyboard covers text box when typing comments
- No “done” or “next” option to hide keyboard
- Institution name invalid/not recognized during login
- “Select activity” and “location” tabs are blank
- App crashes during evaluations section
- Duties will not give any options for logging hours
- Evaluations section shows gobbledygook and doesn't fit box
- Activity section remains blank, cannot log hours
- Dark Mode makes app unreadable
Requested features
32 requests- Add clock in/out function
- Optimize for iPad landscape
- Add iPad version
- Default time entry for hours
- Block entry for multiple days
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- Calendar view for logging
- Link calendar to app
- Ability to type hours instead of scroll
- Bulk log hours (week/month view)
- View completed evaluations
- View residents' work schedule
- Add notification reminders
- Show procedure progress (x/y needed)
- Log procedures directly from app
- Complete and sign evaluations via app
- Scan QR codes for attendance
- Search or favorite institutions
- Log hours further back in the past
- Improve hour logging detail and simplification
- Add hour violation checks and weekly totals
- Add 4-week average for hour compliance
- Add administrative utilities for super users
- Conferencing functionality (QR display, add people, adjust time)
- Report a problem during conference feature
- Expand mobile page functionality
- Keep location or rotation info for logging
- Default times of day for logging
- Log in the future
- Log Monday's hours on Thursday
- Log procedures for specialty
- Log hours through the app
- Dark mode correction
SIR Guidelines
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
New Innovations
No in-app purchases
SIR Guidelines
No in-app purchases
Questions
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