IDSA Practice Guidelines vs POCUS 101
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.
POCUS 101
Access all Point of Care Ultrasound courses and download completed certificates. Facilitates direct messaging between learners and group leaders, with progress tracking for group management.
- Access Point of Care Ultrasound courses
- Download completed certificates
- Direct messaging for groups
- Manage learner progress
- Group subscription features
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Easily access all Point of Care Ultrasound Courses from POCUS 101. Download all completed certificates from the App. For group subscriptions, learners and group leaders can message each other directly from this App. Group leaders can also see and manage their learners progress with this App.
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Verdict
IDSA Practice Guidelines and POCUS 101 both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of POCUS 101's written reviews are positive against 0% of IDSA Practice Guidelines's. IDSA Practice Guidelines's advantage is ratings volume (559 vs 11). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
POCUS 101 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IDSA Practice Guidelines has 559 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of IDSA Practice Guidelines's written reviews are positive against 100% of POCUS 101's.
IDSA Practice Guidelines ships an update every 7 months, POCUS 101 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IDSA Practice Guidelines | POCUS 101 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (559 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 559 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Infectious Diseases Society of America | Physician Zen LLC |
Customer experience
IDSA Practice Guidelines
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In-app purchases
IDSA Practice Guidelines
No in-app purchases
POCUS 101
No in-app purchases
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