Plumb's | Standards vs The VRC Team
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plumb's | Standards
This app provides trusted veterinary clinical decision support, integrating comprehensive drug information and treatment guidance. It offers tools for diagnosis, treatment, and client education, designed for veterinary professionals.
- Veterinary drug and dosing information
- Drug interaction checker
- Conversion calculator
- Diagnosis and treatment monographs
- Management algorithms
- Differential diagnosis lists
- Client education handouts
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Welcome to Standards of Care, the veterinary clinical decision support tool from the team behind Plumb’s and Clinician’s Brief, with Plumb’s built in. Subscribed to Plumb’s? If you’re subscribed to the veterinary drug reference, Plumb’s, you can access all your prescribing information and tools in this app. Included in Plumb’s: - Comprehensive, continually updated veterinary drug and dosing information - Veterinary drug interaction checker with animal-specific guidance - A conversion calculator for quick math in the app - Notes feature for saving favorite notes and protocols - Convenient favorites feature for making your own quick reference list Visit plumbs.com to learn more. Subscribed to Standards™? If you’re subscribed to Standards of Care™, you can access all your Standards features (including Plumb’s) in this app. Included in Standards: - All the features of Plumb’s (see above) - Practical, peer-reviewed diagnosis and treatment monographs - An extensive library of diagnosis and management algorithms for step-by-step support - Peer-reviewed differential diagnosis lists - Shareable clinical handouts to support client education Visit standards.vet to learn more. DISCLAIMER Standards of Care and Plumb’s are online clinical resources to be used only for information purposes at the discretion of trained veterinary medical and pharmaceutical professionals to support diagnosis and treatment of small animal veterinary conditions. Learn more at standards.vet or plumbs.com. APP SUPPORT If you have feature requests or suggestions or simply need help, please visit help.plumbs.com and click on the chat icon to submit a request. Our responsive support team will be in touch with you. Privacy policy: https://plumbs.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://plumbs.com/terms-use Terms & conditions: https://plumbs.com/terms-conditions
The VRC Team
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Booking App for Veterinary Relief Shifts - Doctors, Technicians, Veterinary Assistants & Hospitals Are YOU a member yet? Download and join The Veterinary Relief Company for FREE! - The VRC Team app is the mobile version of our state-of-the-art, online booking network designed specifically for veterinary professionals interested in working and/or hiring relief. We've made it even easier for you to experience our full set of management features while on the go! Work Relief. Hire Relief. Choose Relief
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Plumb's | Standards at 3 against The VRC Team's 1. Plumb's | Standards also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.4). 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plumb's | Standards | The VRC Team |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Brief Media | The Veterinary Relief Company, LLC |
Bugs and requests
Plumb's | Standards
Reported bugs
4 issues- Signing in issues
- Crashing
- Login/password reset problems
- Compatibility issues on iPad
Requested features
2 requests- Add calculator function
- Improve renewal/subscription management
The VRC Team
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plumb's | Standards
No in-app purchases
The VRC Team
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Which is updated more often, Plumb's | Standards or The VRC Team?
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