IDSA Practice Guidelines vs Karius Mobile Portal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IDSA Practice Guidelines
Access and stay updated with the latest clinical guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. This app offers interactive tools, search functionality, and the ability to bookmark key information and take notes for healthcare professionals.
- Access clinical guidelines
- Interactive tools
- Search guidelines
- Bookmark pages
- Take notes
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Access the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines app anytime, anywhere! Download the app today and stay up-to-date on IDSA clinical guidelines, interactive tools, and new resources. The app contains features to search through guidelines, bookmark important pages and take notes on key information. Visit the IDSA app for new guidelines that are released throughout the year and new updates to existing guidelines. Disclaimer: The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) provides this app (“App)” for health care professionals only, and not the general public. The App is provided for informational purposes only, and it is not intended to provide medical or treatment advice and may not be treated as such by the user. As such, this App may not be relied upon for the purposes of medical diagnosis or as a recommendation for medical care or treatment. The information on this App is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on or available through this App is for general information purposes only.
Karius Mobile Portal
Access diagnostic test results and order statuses for hospitalized patients. Clinicians can quickly view Karius Spectrum™ and Karius Focus™ | BAL results, receive notifications, and contact the Karius team 24/7 for support.
- View Karius Spectrum™ and Karius Focus™ | BAL results
- Track order status
- Receive notifications for status changes
- Search past results
- Contact Karius team 24/7
- Secure login with Touch ID/Face ID
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The Karius iOS app is available for clinicians who use the Karius Spectrum™ or Karius Focus™ | BAL tests as part of their diagnostic workup for hospitalized patients suspected of having an infectious disease. In order to use the app, your hospital needs to have set up an account with Karius. If you are a clinician that needs an account, please contact Karius by email help@kariusdx.com or phone (866) 452-7487. The app enables you to easily view Karius Spectrum™ and Karius Focus™ | BAL results and stay up-to-date on the status of orders. Fast access to test results: Results are available digitally as soon as they are released from our laboratory. You can also easily search through past results. Quickly contact Karius: The app enables one-touch access to the Karius team 24/7 via text or call to discuss results or get the status of an order. Convenient login: Enable Touch ID or Face ID to quickly and securely sign in. Notifications: Receive notifications when the status of an order changes or a report is ready.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IDSA Practice Guidelines at 4.8 against Karius Mobile Portal's 4.2. IDSA Practice Guidelines also leads on ratings volume (828 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Karius Mobile Portal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). 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.
IDSA Practice Guidelines holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IDSA Practice Guidelines has 828 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
IDSA Practice Guidelines ships an update every 7 months, Karius Mobile Portal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IDSA Practice Guidelines | Karius Mobile Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (828 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 828 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 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 | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Infectious Diseases Society of America | Karius |
Customer experience
IDSA Practice Guidelines
Karius Mobile Portal
In-app purchases
IDSA Practice Guidelines
No in-app purchases
Karius Mobile Portal
No in-app purchases
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