Comparison

SIMPL vs CraniCalc

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

Head to head
About

SIMPL

This app facilitates workplace-based assessments for medical professionals. It supports the evaluation of entrustable professional activities within medical education settings.

Highlights
  • Workplace-based assessments
  • Entrustable professional activities evaluation
  • Medical education support
  • Professional development tracking
Features
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SIMPL: Society for Improving Medical Professional Learning makes it feasible to implement workplace-based assessments, including assessment of entrustable professional activities, across medical education.

About

CraniCalc

Features
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CraniCalc brings PECARN and the pediatric Brain Injury Guidelines (pBIG) together in a native, offline calculator for clinicians caring for children with head injuries. PECARN helps guide the initial head CT decision after minor blunt head trauma. Age-specific questions follow the published decision tree and show the recommendation, the findings behind it, and the risk reported in the study. Study-group percentages are not individualized risk estimates. pBIG classifies traumatic findings identified on head CT and presents the corresponding care plan. A concise patient summary makes it easy to review the entered findings and reopen them for editing. Features include an age-specific Glasgow Coma Scale calculator, clinical references, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and calculation methodology explaining implementation decisions. Calculations run on your device without an account or internet connection. Entries are saved locally and cleared after 24 hours without activity. CraniCalc is intended for clinical decision support. It does not replace clinical judgment, and results should be interpreted in the context of the individual patient.

Screenshots

SIMPL4 screens
CraniCalc4 screens

Verdict

The call

SIMPL and CraniCalc are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SIMPL versus CraniCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSIMPLCraniCalc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB17 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperProcedural Learning and Safety Collaborative, IncJacob Beniflah, MD

In-app purchases

None

SIMPL

No in-app purchases

None

CraniCalc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SIMPL free?
SIMPL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CraniCalc free?
CraniCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SIMPL or CraniCalc have ads?
Neither SIMPL nor CraniCalc shows ads.

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