Comparison

PediTools vs Red Book®

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

Head to head
About

PediTools

This medical app calculates gestational age and other related dates for obstetricians, neonatologists, and pediatricians. It allows users to input various dates and ages to determine due dates, age corrected for prematurity, and more.

Highlights
  • Flexible gestational age calculations
  • Calculate due dates
  • Determine gestation at birth
  • Calculate chronologic age
  • Age corrected for prematurity
  • Retinopathy of prematurity exam date
Features
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Designed for clinicians, this is the most flexible gestational age calculator available, ideal for obstetricians, neonatologists, and pediatricians. Enter any available dates, ages, or gestations, and other values will be calculated. Example use cases: • for obstetricians, enter the date of the last menstrual period, and the due date will be calculated. By default, the current gestational age will also be displayed. • for neonatologists, enter the due date and the date of birth, and the gestation at birth will be calculated. A date of interest can also be entered (defaults to current date), and the age and postmenstrual age will also be displayed. Also, the date of the initial exam for retinopathy of prematurity is shown. • for pediatricians, entering the date of birth, gestational age at birth, and current date will yield the chronologic age and age corrected for prematurity. Ideal for developmental pediatricians to assess milestone acquisition. Feedback appreciated!

About

Red Book®

This app provides the latest information on pediatric infectious diseases from the American Academy of Pediatrics. It includes immunization schedules, vaccine status, influenza resources, and new chapters on COVID-19 and Mpox. Features like note-taking and enhanced search aid quick access to essential medical data.

Highlights
  • Immunization schedules
  • Vaccine status table
  • Influenza resources
  • COVID-19 and Mpox chapters
  • Note-taking and highlighting
  • Enhanced search functionality
Features
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** The Red Book is the foundational resource on pediatric infectious disease** Featuring content from the latest edition, the Red Book: 2024–2027 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides the most up-to-date information on a wide variety of infectious diseases that physicians encounter in children. Written and edited by leading experts in the field, along with contributions from the CDC, the FDA, and hundreds of other professionals, this resource stands as the most authoritative and comprehensive available. The Red Book features: * Immunization Schedules - Recommended immunization and catch-up schedules for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. * Vaccine Status Table - Current information about recently submitted, licensed, and recommended vaccines and biologics, including status of the FDA licensure process and related AAP/CDC recommendations. * Influenza Resources - A comprehensive collection of information on influenza, serving as a centralized reference for vaccine guidance, prevention, treatment, payment policies, news, and other relevant details for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. * Standardized approaches to disease prevention through immunizations, antimicrobial prophylaxis, and infection-control practices have been updated throughout the Red Book. * Two new chapters on Covid-19 and Mpox have been added. * The System-Based Treatment Table has been reordered so that the grouped recommendations by body system are more easily and quickly accessed. * Greatly expanded tables, figures and algorithms enable quick access to essential information. * The Breastfeeding and Human Milk chapter was updated to align with information from the latest AAP policy statement on breastfeeding. * The listing of Codes for Commonly Administered Pediatric Vaccines, Toxoids, and Immune Globulins has been expanded. * Reference to evidence-based policy recommendations have been updated throughout the Red Book. Unbound Medicine Features: * Highlighting and note-taking within entries * “Favorites” for bookmarking important topics * Enhanced Search to find topics quickly * Prime PubMed links to the primary literature Author: Committee on Infectious Diseases Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics Editor: David W. Kimberlin, MD, FAAP; Associate Editors: Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP, Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; and Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP Powered By: Unbound Medicine Unbound Medicine Privacy Policy: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Medicine Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

Screenshots

PediTools3 screens
Red Book®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PediTools at none against Red Book®'s 2. PediTools also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Red Book®'s advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Red Book® sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PediTools asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PediTools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Book® has 71 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PediTools versus Red Book®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPediToolsRed Book®
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings171 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJoseph ChouUnbound Medicine, Inc.

Customer experience

PediTools

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Red Book®

All ratings71 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

PediTools

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Red Book®

One-time2
  • Red Book 32e$99.99
  • Red Book$99.99

Questions

Is PediTools free?
PediTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Red Book® free?
Red Book® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PediTools or Red Book®?
PediTools is rated higher. PediTools averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Red Book® averages 4.8 from 71 ratings.
Do PediTools or Red Book® have ads?
Neither PediTools nor Red Book® shows ads.

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