ESPEN Guidelines vs BDA Peng
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ESPEN Guidelines
Access comprehensive clinical treatment guidelines on your mobile device. This educational tool integrates complex information with interactive features to support healthcare professionals in patient care. It serves as a supplementary resource, not a substitute for professional medical advice.
- Access ESPEN guidelines on mobile
- Stay up-to-date anywhere
- Integrates complex guidelines
- State-of-the-art interactive tools
- Educational tool for healthcare professionals
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Access ESPEN guidelines on your mobile device anytime, anywhere! Download the ESPEN Guidelines mobile app today and enjoy the benefits of staying up-to-date no matter where you are. Effective integration of complex clinical treatment guidelines with state-of-the-art interactive tools. Disclaimer: The app is intended to assist healthcare professionals and allied healthcare professionals as an educational tool to provide information that may support them in providing care to patients. Patients or other community members using this app shall do so only after consultation with a health professional and shall not mistake these guidelines as professional medical advice. These guidelines must not substitute seeking professional medical and health advice from a health professional. These guidelines may not apply to all situations and shall be interpreted in the light of specific clinical situations and resource availability. It is up to every clinician to adapt these guidelines to local regulations and to each patient’s individual circumstances and needs.
BDA Peng
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A comprehensive evidence-based clinical guide to Parenteral Enteral & Oral Nutritional Support. This clinical guide provides evidence- based data to assist healthcare practitioners in assessing, planning, treating and monitoring adults who require nutritional support. This App is the first e version based on the current 5th edition of the Pocket guide to clinical nutrition (Todorovic V & Mafrici B, 2018.) References cited in the App are web linked. Summarised below are the core sections of the PENG Pocket Guide to Clinical Nutrition, 2018: Introduction 1. Identifying 2. Assessment 3. Adult Requirements 4. Paediatric Requirements 5. Access Routes 6. Monitoring and Reference Values 7. Nutritional Values 8. Parenteral Nutrition 9. Acid-Base Balance 10. Diabetes 11. Microbial Control 12. Refeeding 13. ‘Drugs and Nutrition Support’ 14. ‘Kidney Disease’ 15. Liver 16. Critical Care 17. COPD 18. Bariatric 19. Pancreatic DISCLAIMER: Every attempt has been made to ensure this publication is accurate and up to date. Neither the Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Group of the British Dietetic Association, nor the British Dietetic Association, nor the editors, nor the authors accept any liability to any healthcare professional, healthcare provider, patient or other person using this publication. These guidelines do not replace individual clinical judgement, or clinical decision making. Copyright for the content of this publication is owned by the British Dietetic Association.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ESPEN Guidelines at 12.0 against BDA Peng's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ESPEN Guidelines ships an update every 6 months, BDA Peng every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESPEN Guidelines | BDA Peng |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Börm Bruckmeier Verlag GmbH | The British Dietetic Association |
In-app purchases
ESPEN Guidelines
No in-app purchases
BDA Peng
No in-app purchases






