Comparison

Peds Dose Calc vs MediHelp

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

Head to head
About

Peds Dose Calc

This medical app helps healthcare professionals calculate medication dosages for pediatric patients. It aims to reduce errors and simplify the dosing process for children.

Highlights
  • Simplify medication dosing
  • Decrease error rates
  • Pediatric patient focus
  • Medical reference tool
Features
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Simplify and decrease error rates for dosing medications for pediatric patients

About

MediHelp

Access comprehensive drug information, including dosages, interactions, and official labels. This tool assists healthcare professionals and students with clinical decision-making, exam preparation, and patient counseling. It supports multiple countries and languages, with offline access available through a subscription.

Highlights
  • Drug brand and generic name search
  • Interaction checker with severity
  • Dosing information for various patient groups
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding data
  • IV preparation and lab references
  • Exam preparation modules
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Type the brand name on the box and get the generic, the dose and the interactions, with a link to the official label. MediHelp is a drug reference for pharmacists, physicians, nurses and pharmacy, medical and nursing students. FIND ANY MEDICINE • Search brand and generic names from the United States, the European Union, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, and change the country scope in one tap • Monographs: indications, mechanism, contraindications, boxed warnings, side effects and pharmacokinetics • FDA and EMA label links on products that have one DOSING REFERENCE • Adult, pediatric, elderly and renal dosing information • Dose calculations show the formula, your inputs, the arithmetic and the source, so you can check every step INTERACTION CHECKER • Check several medicines at once and see the most serious interaction first • Severity as published, with mechanism, management and the label or reference behind it • Browse verified interaction pairs and drug-food interactions MEDIMATE CLINICAL ASSISTANT • Ask drug and clinical questions in your own language • Each answer lists the sources it used, so you can open and check them PREGNANCY, IV AND DAILY PRACTICE • Pregnancy and breastfeeding sections • IV preparation: dilution, administration and compatibility notes • Counseling points, treatment guideline summaries, lab references and clinical infographics • Prescription Reader: photograph a prescription and open each medicine it lists • Patient profiles without personal identifiers, and manual prescriptions you can share • Retail price check for a product in the country you choose EXAM PREP • Practice questions with explanations for NAPLEX, PTCB, UK pre-registration and German PTA exams • Timed mock exams, review lists and progress by topic • 5 free questions in every module. Full question banks are included with Pro+ yearly or available as one-time exam packs • Exam Prep is practice material. It is not accredited CPD or CME APP PLAYBOOK • Learn each MediHelp tool step by step and earn a verifiable certificate of completion (not CME or CPD credit) OFFLINE WITH PRO+ • Download the encrypted offline pack and keep monographs, trade names, interactions and dosing on your device while Pro+ is active 21 LANGUAGES English, Arabic, Bengali, German, Spanish, Persian, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Urdu and Traditional Chinese. SUBSCRIPTIONS MediHelp is free to download and has a free tier. Pro and Pro+ subscriptions unlock more of the reference, MediMate and price checks. Pro+ adds offline mode and web access, and Pro+ yearly includes every Exam Prep pack. Eligible new subscribers may be offered a free trial, shown before you confirm. Exam packs are also sold as one-time in-app purchases. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://medihelpapp.com/privacy-policy IMPORTANT MediHelp is a reference for healthcare professionals and students. It supports, and does not replace, clinical judgment. Verify information against current product labeling, local guidelines and the individual patient. MediHelp does not diagnose or treat patients and does not sell medicines.

Screenshots

Peds Dose Calc4 screens
MediHelp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Peds Dose Calc at none against MediHelp's 14. Peds Dose Calc also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). MediHelp's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, rating 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

Both are free to download. MediHelp sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Peds Dose Calc 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 Peds Dose Calc against 4.9 for MediHelp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MediHelp has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Peds Dose Calc versus MediHelp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeds Dose CalcMediHelp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings121 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB124 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperW GOmar Mahmoud

Customer experience

Peds Dose Calc

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

MediHelp

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Peds Dose Calc

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

MediHelp

Subscriptions6
  • MediHelp Pro (Monthly)$7.991 Month
  • Pro+ Monthly$9.991 Month
  • MediHelp Pro Subscription14 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Pro+14 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • MediHelp Premium Subscription$49.991 Year
  • MediHelp Plus Subscription$59.991 Year
One-time8
  • NAPLEX Bank (Pro+ Bundle)$9.99
  • PTCB Bank (Pro+ Bundle)$9.99
  • PTA Bank (Pro+ Bundle)$9.99
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  • UK Prereg Bank (Pro+ Bundle)$9.99
  • PTCB Exam Prep$19.99
  • NAPLEX Exam Prep$19.99
  • UK Pre-reg Exam Prep$19.99
  • PTA Exam Prep (German)$19.99

Questions

Is Peds Dose Calc free?
Peds Dose Calc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MediHelp free?
MediHelp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Peds Dose Calc or MediHelp?
Peds Dose Calc is rated higher. Peds Dose Calc averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MediHelp averages 4.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Peds Dose Calc or MediHelp have ads?
MediHelp shows ads; Peds Dose Calc does not.

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