Comparison

ACEP vs PediSwipe

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

Head to head
About

ACEP

Access essential medical information and resources for patient care, all consolidated in one convenient location. This application provides the tools and knowledge needed by healthcare professionals, when they need it most.

Highlights
  • All-in-one medical information
  • Patient care resources
  • On-demand access
  • Essential tools for physicians
Features
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ACEP is here for you so you can be there for your patients, everything you need to know, all in one place. The ACEP app is here to give you what you need, when you need it.

About

PediSwipe

This medical reference app provides weight-based pediatric dosing and resuscitation calculations for healthcare professionals. It offers quick access to critical information on medications, equipment, and vital signs, designed for use in emergency situations on a smartwatch.

Highlights
  • Weight-based pediatric dosing
  • Cardiac resuscitation calculations
  • Airway management tools
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Shock and fluid calculations
  • Seizure management pathways
  • Trauma and burn resuscitation
Features
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PediSwipe brings weight-based pediatric dosing to your Apple Watch — built for the bedside, the resus bay, and hands that are too busy for a phone. In a pediatric code, every second matters. Fumbling with a phone, flipping through a paper Broselow tape, or scrolling an app isn't an option when your hands are busy. PediSwipe delivers weight-based medication dosing, equipment sizing, defibrillation settings, and vasopressor infusion calculations to your wrist in 2 taps or fewer. HOW IT WORKS Enter the child's age, weight, or height. PediSwipe estimates weight using validated formulas (Graves et al., 2014) and assigns a Broselow color zone (Grey through Green, covering 3–36 kg). Every screen instantly updates with zone-specific values. WHAT'S INCLUDED - Cardiac Resuscitation — Epinephrine, amiodarone, adenosine, atropine, defibrillation/cardioversion energy, H's and T's - Airway — ETT (cuffed/uncuffed), LMA, i-gel, GlideScope, blade & BVM sizing, RSI sequence, vent settings - Vital Signs — Animated bedside monitor with HR, SBP, SpO₂, RR. Tap any vital for age-adjusted norms, SIPA shock index, MAP targets, urine output, glucose, and defibrillation energy - Shock & Fluids — Crystalloid bolus, blood products, Holliday-Segar maintenance rate - Pressors — 7 vasopressor/inotrope infusions with concentration-based ml/hr calculations - Seizures — ESETT-based benzodiazepine pathway, levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, phenobarbital, valproic acid - Trauma — TXA, massive transfusion protocol (PRBC/FFP/PLT/Cryo), ABCDE primary survey - Burns — Modified Brooke fluid resuscitation, Lund-Browder TBSA, transfer criteria - Calculators — PECARN, CATCH, UTICalc, Wesley croup score, GCS (standard + pediatric) - Post-Intubation — Analgesia, sedation, and paralysis infusions - Plus: Anaphylaxis, Respiratory, Sedation, Analgesia, Toxicology, Fever, Hypoglycemia, Common Meds 17 clinical categories. 11 calculators. All weight-based, all on your wrist. EVIDENCE-BASED All dosing references AHA PALS 2020, Surviving Sepsis Campaign Pediatric Guidelines, AAP clinical pathways, and peer-reviewed literature. Full citations with DOIs accessible in Settings → About → Sources. BUILT FOR THE RESUSCITATION BAY - 2 taps max to critical information - Glove-friendly: large tap targets, Digital Crown navigation - Broselow color-coded interface - 3 entry modes: weight, age, or height - Works offline — no ads, no account, no data collected PediSwipe is a clinical reference tool for licensed healthcare professionals. Not a substitute for clinical judgment. Verify all dosing against institutional protocols.

Screenshots

ACEP4 screens
PediSwipe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PediSwipe at 5.0 against ACEP's 4.5. PediSwipe also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). ACEP's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PediSwipe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACEP has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ACEP ships an update monthly, PediSwipe weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ACEP versus PediSwipe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACEPPediSwipe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB6 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAmerican College of Emergency PhysiciansParmjyot Singh

Customer experience

ACEP

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

PediSwipe

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

In-app purchases

None

ACEP

No in-app purchases

None

PediSwipe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ACEP free?
ACEP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PediSwipe free?
PediSwipe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ACEP or PediSwipe?
PediSwipe is rated higher. ACEP averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while PediSwipe averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ACEP or PediSwipe have ads?
Neither ACEP nor PediSwipe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACEP or PediSwipe?
ACEP ships an update monthly, and PediSwipe weekly. Most recently, ACEP was updated on November 3, 2026 and PediSwipe on November 11, 2026.

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