Comparison

ImageMed vs PICUCalc

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

Head to head
About

ImageMed

Features
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Plataforma Institucional, para análisis científico y clínico de imágenes, que permite bajo un ambiente seguro y confidencial al personal médico del Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, compartir imágenes y videos de pacientes con la debida autorización de los mismos o de un responsable (firma digital), para fines académicos o asistenciales, lo cual permite enriquecer la historia clínica del paciente. La APP valida la identidad del médico y lo auténtica contra nuestro sistema de registro de historia clínica, de igual manera íntegra la información del paciente a tratar. Funcionalidades de la APP: 1. Registrar Solicitudes: Formulario de registro de las solicitudes de envío de imágenes y fotos para una opinión u observación de otro médico. El registro de las solicitudes se realiza una única vez, es decir la App no será un Chat entre médicos. Para enviar la imagen o video al otro médico se debe contar con el consentimiento del usuario a través de su firma digital. 2. Solicitudes Pendientes: Consultar las solicitudes enviadas por otro médico. 3. Mis solicitudes: Se refiere a las solicitudes realizadas por el médico que envía las imágenes y el estado de las mismas. 4.Histórico: Opción en donde el médico podrá consultar todas las solicitudes por fecha.

About

PICUCalc

Features
Currently charting
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PICUCalc is the clinical calculator for the whole team caring for children: pediatricians, residents, nurses, emergency and critical care clinicians, and medical students. Enter the weight once and get doses, infusions, antibiotics and scores in seconds, even offline. PATIENT Enter weight, age and height once: BMI, body surface area (Mosteller) and maintenance fluids (Holliday-Segar) are calculated automatically and feed the rest of the app. INFUSIONS 43 drugs with weight-based preparation and rate: vasoactives, sedation, analgesia, neuromuscular blockade and more. Peripheral-line dilution for the 6 classic vasopressors. N-acetylcysteine with both protocols. 3/6/9 % hypertonic saline from 20 % NaCl. ANTIBIOTICS 60+ antimicrobials with daily dose, dose per administration, maximum dose and automatic renal adjustment across 4 renal function bands (based on Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy). Indication-specific dosing. SCORES (40+) Sepsis and severity: Phoenix, PODIUM, PELOD-2, PRISM III, VIS and sepsis phenotypes. Respiratory: Westley, Wood-Downes-Ferres, PRAM, asthma and bronchiolitis phenotypes. GI and liver: PELD, MELD/MELD-Na, PUCAI, STRONGkids. Emergency: PECARN, ESI, JumpSTART. Plus neurology, rheumatology, renal (KDIGO), sedation-analgesia and delirium. CALCULATORS Blood gases (Henderson-Hasselbalch and Stewart), oxygen delivery, ROX, OI, P/F, S/F, GFR, renal angina index, sodium and total body water, dehydration, diabetic ketoacidosis, dengue fluid management (PAHO/WHO) and lactate. Take a photo of a blood gas report and PICUCalc reads and interprets the values. Copy the result to your patient's chart. EMERGENCY Pediatric CPR with timer and voice alerts following PALS 2025, airway and intubation parameters, and status epilepticus with weight-based doses. EVIDENCE-BASED Every calculation cites its source: PALS, ISPAD, ESPGHAN/ESPEN, PAHO/WHO, Nelson's, Taketomo and the original paper for each score. BUILT AT THE BEDSIDE Created by a pediatric intensivist for real work with children in the ER, the ward and the PICU, and for training those just starting out. • Works offline • Collects no personal data, no ads • In English, Spanish, Portuguese and French • Apple Watch support, optimized for large screens Clinical reference support tool. It does not replace clinical judgment. Always verify doses and parameters against your institutional protocol before administration.

Screenshots

ImageMed4 screens
PICUCalc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ImageMed at Free against PICUCalc's $4.99. ImageMed also leads on iOS requirement (11.4 vs 18.0). PICUCalc's advantage is chart position (#136 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

ImageMed is free to download; PICUCalc costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 4 level
ImageMed versus PICUCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImageMedPICUCalc
PriceFree — better$4.99
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Best chart rank—#136 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN IGNACIOCarlos Sarta

In-app purchases

None

ImageMed

No in-app purchases

None

PICUCalc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ImageMed free?
ImageMed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PICUCalc free?
PICUCalc costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ImageMed or PICUCalc have ads?
Neither ImageMed nor PICUCalc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ImageMed or PICUCalc?
ImageMed ships an update every 3 days, and PICUCalc every 3 days. Most recently, ImageMed was updated on November 3, 2026 and PICUCalc on November 10, 2026.

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