Comparison

Neonatal Guide vs EMGuidance Script

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

Head to head
About

Neonatal Guide

Provides evidence-based guidelines, management algorithms, and drug dosages for neonatal care. Features illustrated procedures, normal values, and essential formulas for healthcare practitioners working with newborns. Regularly updated with new evidence.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based neonatal guidelines
  • Management algorithms and flow charts
  • Illustrated procedure explanations
  • Neonatal drug formulary and doses
  • Normal neonatal values
  • Essential neonatal formulae
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Based on the popular pocketbook ‘Neonatal Guidelines and Drug Doses’ which has sold over 10 000 copies, this electronic version is updated and has added content. Intuitive menus and search functions enable rapid navigation. The content is designed to be both informative and instructive and will be regularly updated as new evidence is published. These guidelines will be an asset to any healthcare practitioner working with neonates. Neonatology guidelines can run on any iPhone or iPad and can be used off-line. Features include: Evidence-based guidelines on important topics in neonatology Management algorithms and flow charts for phototherapy, blood product transfusions, antibiotic use, fluids, feeds and many more Procedures are explained and illustrated e.g. umbilical catheter insertion, exchange transfusion, cranial ultrasound scan and therapeutic hypothermia Drug formulary and doses Normal neonatal values for preterm and term infants Formulae (e.g. glucose delivery rate, oxygenation index and renal calculations)

About

EMGuidance Script

This medical app streamlines prescription writing for healthcare professionals. It features intelligent drug interaction checks, dosage recommendations, and secure, cloud-based script management. Designed by doctors, it aims to create error-free prescriptions quickly and compliantly.

Highlights
  • Intelligent script creation
  • Drug interaction checker
  • Dosage recommendations
  • Medical scheme co-payment info
  • Prescription in under 60 seconds
  • Secure cloud-based tracking
  • AES level signatures
Features
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Created for doctors by doctors and compliant with all regulations on e-scripting, EMGuidance Script is the future of e-scripting and the first of its kind in South Africa. EMGuidance Script is brought to you by EMGuidance, a well known and trusted platform used by over 55 000 HCPs throughout South Africa. What EMGuidance Script offers you: Intelligent script: With drug interaction checkers, dosage recommendations and medical scheme co-payment information, creating effective and error free prescriptions has never been this easy. Faster than paper: Create a prescription in less than 60 seconds! With recommended templates, smart dosage autofill and chronic script repeat function writing a prescription has never been faster. Completely compliant: With fully compliant AES level signatures, integration into home affairs to validate ID numbers, fully trackable scripts in the cloud, your scripts have never been more secure. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Where applicable, your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in your account settings after purchase. ----------- Terms and conditions: https://info.emguidance.com/script-terms-and-conditions Privacy notice: https://info.emguidance.com/script-privacy-notice

Screenshots

Neonatal Guide4 screens
EMGuidance Script4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EMGuidance Script at Free against Neonatal Guide's $24.99. EMGuidance Script also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 22 months). Neonatal Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). On rating, ratings volume, 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

EMGuidance Script is free to download; Neonatal Guide costs $24.99 up front. EMGuidance Script sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Neonatal Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Neonatal Guide against 5.0 for EMGuidance Script. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neonatal Guide ships an update every 22 months, EMGuidance Script every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Neonatal Guide versus EMGuidance Script: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeonatal GuideEMGuidance Script
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews97.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB156 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCape Town Neonatal Consultancy (Pty) LtdIntelliscript Limited

Customer experience

Neonatal Guide

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%

EMGuidance Script

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

In-app purchases

None

Neonatal Guide

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

EMGuidance Script

Subscriptions4
  • Essential - Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Essential Pro - Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Essential - Yearly$199.991 Year
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  • Essential Pro - Yearly$229.991 Year

Questions

Is Neonatal Guide free?
Neonatal Guide costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EMGuidance Script free?
EMGuidance Script is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Neonatal Guide or EMGuidance Script?
Neonatal Guide and EMGuidance Script are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Neonatal Guide or EMGuidance Script have ads?
Neither Neonatal Guide nor EMGuidance Script shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neonatal Guide or EMGuidance Script?
Neonatal Guide ships an update every 22 months, and EMGuidance Script every 2 weeks. Most recently, Neonatal Guide was updated on September 10, 2026 and EMGuidance Script on September 5, 2026.

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