Comparison

PCP Support Tools 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

PCP Support Tools

Provides pediatric primary care physicians with quick access to extensive medical information on various topics. Designed for efficiency, it features a direct link to connect with Cincinnati Children's Physician Priority Link.

Highlights
  • Pediatric primary care references
  • Topic-specific information links
  • Clean and efficient design
  • Direct connection to Priority Link
  • Community care physician focus
Features
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Pediatric primary care physician references. Each link opens an abundance of information on a specific topic. The app is designed to be clean and efficient for use by community care physicians. To contact by phone, click the Priority Link button on the home page to be connected to Cincinnati Children's Physician Priority Link.

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

PCP Support Tools4 screens
Red Book®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PCP Support Tools at none against Red Book®'s 2. PCP Support Tools also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Red Book®'s advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. PCP Support Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PCP Support Tools 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PCP Support Tools ships an update every 6 months, Red Book® every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PCP Support Tools versus Red Book®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPCP Support ToolsRed Book®
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings271 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB9 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterUnbound Medicine, Inc.

Customer experience

PCP Support Tools

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Red Book®

All ratings67 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

PCP Support Tools

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Red Book®

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

Questions

Is PCP Support Tools free?
PCP Support Tools 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, PCP Support Tools or Red Book®?
PCP Support Tools is rated higher. PCP Support Tools averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Red Book® averages 4.8 from 71 ratings.
Do PCP Support Tools or Red Book® have ads?
Neither PCP Support Tools nor Red Book® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PCP Support Tools or Red Book®?
PCP Support Tools ships an update every 6 months, and Red Book® every 11 months. Most recently, PCP Support Tools was updated on October 15, 2026 and Red Book® on October 22, 2026.

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