Learn ICU vs KNOW Medicine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn ICU
Access critical care educational materials on your mobile device. Download content to learn on the go and enhance your skills in providing optimal care for critically ill patients.
- Downloadable learning content
- On-the-go learning
- Critical care education
- Tools for practitioners
- Right Care, Right Now™
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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's educational products equip practitioners with the tools needed to provide the Right Care, Right Now™ to all critically ill and injured patients. LearnICU app allows critical care practitioners to download relevant learning contents directly to their devices, and take the learning on the go!
KNOW Medicine
This app provides a concise, expanded outline format for internal medicine practitioners on the wards. It focuses on essential high-yield knowledge, pathophysiology, treatment, and pharmacology for deeper understanding and retention. Subscription offers access to the entire collection with yearly updates.
- Expanded outline format
- Organ system pathophysiology
- Detailed treatment sections
- Pharmacology focus
- High-yield knowledge
- Yearly updates
- Website access
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Whether you are just starting your journey, or are an experienced Hospital based practitioner… this concise resource will be your favorite Peripheral brain. Dive into the free Sample Chapters to judge for yourself! Offering a unique expanded outline format, geared toward Students, Residents and Practitioners of Internal Medicine on the wards. A blend of organ system based pathophysiology, including detailed treatment and pharmacology sections with a focus on essential high yield knowledge, allowing for a deeper level of understanding and retention. Subscription gives you access to the entire collection, with comprehensive yearly updates accessible through Apple mobile devices, as well as our website. The website allows for laptop accessibility for times when you may want to review on a larger screen. Read through the many on-line reviews. Prior print and ebook versions were under the title ‘The Consult Manual of Internal Medicine’ being rebranded for this 4th, and never-ending app version This work has been my passion since Residency, and I look forward to sharing it with you! Please Note: - Payment will be charged to App Store account after confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Subscriptions can be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to App Store account settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. For more details, kindly go through the below policies: 1. Terms of Use: https://www.knowmedicine.net/terms-and-condition 2. Privacy Policy: https://www.knowmedicine.net/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Learn ICU at none against KNOW Medicine's 1. Learn ICU also leads on ratings volume (168 vs 2). KNOW Medicine's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. KNOW Medicine sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $17.99 per year. Learn ICU asks for nothing beyond the download.
KNOW Medicine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn ICU has 168 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Learn ICU ships an update every 4 months, KNOW Medicine every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn ICU | KNOW Medicine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (168 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 168 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Society of Critical Care Medicine | KNOW Medicine |
Customer experience
Learn ICU
KNOW Medicine
In-app purchases
Learn ICU
No in-app purchases
KNOW Medicine
- Yearly Membership$17.991 Year
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