Comparison

Splinting 101 vs GIDEON platform

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

Head to head
About

Splinting 101

Learn to correctly apply various splints with step-by-step guidance. This educational tool covers common and specialized splints, offering a visual learning experience for users interested in medical procedures.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step splinting instructions
  • Covers radial gutter splint
  • Covers long leg posterior splint
  • Details special splints
  • Educational tool for medical procedures
Features
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From the radial gutter to the long leg posterior splint, Splinting 101 enables users to learn how to correctly splint, step-by-step. This app even discusses special splints such as the the "Thumb Spica -Sexy Seven- Splint" and the "Thumb Spica -Michigan- Splint" Disclaimer: All users must to seek a licensed physician’s advice in addition to using this app before making any medical decisions. This app is merely an educational tool and not a substitute for professional medical recommendations.

About

GIDEON platform

This app provides a comprehensive infectious diseases database for clinicians and students. It features dynamic comparison tables, Bayesian analysis for diagnosis, and historical outbreak data. Access information on diseases, drugs, pathogens, and epidemiological surveys.

Highlights
  • Dynamic comparison tables
  • Bayesian analysis for diagnosis
  • Differential diagnosis tools
  • Historical outbreak data
  • Epidemiological database
  • Pathogen identification
Features
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GIDEON is ideally suited to save time in Point-of-Care settings while empowering clinicians to consider all possible scenarios. It is a powerful learning tool for Microbiology, Public Health, and Medical students and Residents. Unique features: * Dynamic comparison tables for diseases, drugs, and pathogens * Bayesian analysis-based differential diagnosis (DDx) and pathogen identification tools * First Case Scenario, developed in consultation with the WHO to identify initial cases of known diseases in new settings * Why Not feature, explaining why a given disease did not appear on the list * Interactive historical disease outbreaks and distribution maps, with data going back as far as 1348 AD * A vast epidemiological database covering 230+ geographical areas, updated daily What's inside? 360+ infectious diseases 30,000+ anti-infective drug trade names 75+ vaccines 2,000+ pathogens 235 countries and territories 99,000+ prevalence and seroprevalence surveys 38,000+ graphs 3,200+ images 27,000+ outbreaks 24,000+ country-specific notes 300,000+ references

Screenshots

Splinting 1014 screens
GIDEON platform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GIDEON platform at Free against Splinting 101's $9.99. GIDEON platform also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 47 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

GIDEON platform is free to download; Splinting 101 costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Splinting 101 against 5.0 for GIDEON platform. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splinting 101 ships an update every 47 months, GIDEON platform every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Splinting 101 versus GIDEON platform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplinting 101GIDEON platform
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEM Edy, LLCGIDEON Informatics Inc

Customer experience

Splinting 101

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GIDEON platform

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

In-app purchases

None

Splinting 101

No in-app purchases

None

GIDEON platform

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Splinting 101 free?
Splinting 101 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GIDEON platform free?
GIDEON platform is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Splinting 101 or GIDEON platform?
Splinting 101 and GIDEON platform are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Splinting 101 or GIDEON platform have ads?
Neither Splinting 101 nor GIDEON platform shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splinting 101 or GIDEON platform?
Splinting 101 ships an update every 47 months, and GIDEON platform every 12 months. Most recently, Splinting 101 was updated on September 19, 2026 and GIDEON platform on September 20, 2026.

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