Comparison

Nursing Central vs Lippincott Procedures

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

Head to head
About

Nursing Central

This comprehensive nursing app integrates multiple best-selling resources to provide quick access to vital clinical information. It offers detailed data on diseases, drugs, tests, and procedures, along with a medical dictionary and access to the PubMed database. Features include study tools, custom notes, and multimedia content to enhance learning and efficiency for healthcare professionals and students.

Highlights
  • Drug information with updates
  • Medical dictionary with 75,000+ entries
  • Laboratory and diagnostic test details
  • Disease and disorder information
  • PubMed database access
  • Exclusive study system (Grasp™)
  • Custom notes and highlights
Features
Currently charting
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Five best-selling nursing apps combine to form the premier, integrated clinical nursing solution. Use valuable tools to find and apply the information you need. Purchase includes iOS app, macOS app, and web access. PLEASE NOTE: Current customers and institutional subscribers can use this app to download content to their iOS devices. ABOUT NURSING CENTRAL Nursing Central helps nurses and students be more efficient by providing detailed information on diseases, tests, drugs, and procedures where and when it is needed. The moment a question arises you can consult the updating database of 5,000 drugs, find a definition in the dictionary with 75,000+ entries, interpret hundreds of laboratory and diagnostic tests, and consult the latest disease information. You can also search the entire PubMed database or study unfamiliar topics using the exclusive study system - Grasp™, all from your mobile device Five best-selling nursing applications combine to form Nursing Central. DAVIS’S DRUG GUIDE FOR NURSES Refer to regularly updated information on dosing, contraindications, drug interactions, and patient education for more than 5,000 medications. TABER’S MEDICAL DICTIONARY Define over 75,000 medical terms and enhance learning with images, videos, and audio pronunciations. DAVIS’S LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Access rationale and results for tests as well as pretest requirements, intratest procedures, and post-test patient care. DISEASES AND DISORDERS Review complete coverage of more than 250 medical conditions. Prime PubMed Connect to the full PubMed journal citations and abstracts database on your mobile device. Stay up to date with your favorite nursing and medical journals with Prime Journals, perform powerful searches, receive suggestions on relevant articles with Prime ForYou, link directly to the publisher’s full text, and share articles via email or social media. Visually explore the literature using Grapherence®, a unique way to find related and relevant articles. FEATURES • Receive 1-year of drug updates • Create custom notes and highlights within entries • Consult trusted disease and test information • Jump quickly between resources using Cross Links • View thousands of colorful images, figures, and videos • Learn on the go with our exclusive study system - Grasp™ • Access the full PubMed database • Use the Full Text Search to help find topics across all resources • Bookmark important entries with “Favorites” • Get access to Nursing Central website for one year • Personalize your app by re-ordering resources to match your unique needs and preferences. DRUG AND CONTENT UPDATE RENEWAL • After initial Nursing Central purchase you will receive updates for one year • After one year, you can purchase updates for an additional year, at the discounted rate of $99.99. If you do not choose to purchase, you can continue to use the product but will not receive updates. • If you purchase updates, they will automatically renew annually at the renewal rate ($99.99) and charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase, unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours prior to the conclusion of the one-year subscription period. • Account will be charged ($99.99) for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the yearly subscription term. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

About

Lippincott Procedures

Access your institution's clinical procedures and custom content on your mobile device. This app provides step-by-step instructions, checklists, and images for quick reference at the point of care or remotely. It's ideal for healthcare professionals needing reliable access to essential information.

Highlights
  • Offline/online access to facility-specific content
  • Procedures, quick lists, checklists, and images
  • Video clips (online access)
  • Easy title searching
  • Skills competency tests and evaluations
Features
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Have access to your facility’s procedure manual at the point of care or anywhere you need it! Now you can access Lippincott Procedures current clinical information—including custom content specific to your facility—quickly and easily on your tablet or phone. This app is free to download, however an institutional subscription is required to login and use it. Once you have downloaded the app, simply enter your username and password or select IP authentication from within your subscribing facility to access your facility’s procedures. Features of the Lippincott Procedures app include: • Offline/online access to your facility’s specific content, including notes and custom procedures • Procedures, quick lists, checklists, and images • Video clips, when accessing online • Easy title searching • Access to assigned skills competency tests and checklist evaluations, when signed in via username/password Great as a back-up in case of Internet outage, or for staff, such as home health nurses, without access to a reliable Internet connection. The Lippincott Procedures app ensures that your staff will always quickly and easily find the step-by-step procedure instructions that they rely on today. Online connection is required periodically to verify subscription and update content. We love to hear your feedback. Please remember, we cannot reply to your comments in the App store. If you have a question, please contact our Technical Support at LNS-Support@wolterskluwer.com. Thank you.

Screenshots

Nursing Central4 screens
Lippincott Procedures3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nursing Central at 74% against Lippincott Procedures's 20%. Nursing Central also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (10K vs 42). Lippincott Procedures's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Nursing Central sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Lippincott Procedures asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nursing Central holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nursing Central has 10K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Nursing Central's written reviews are positive against 20% of Lippincott Procedures's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nursing Central ships an update every 6 weeks, Lippincott Procedures every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Nursing Central versus Lippincott Procedures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNursing CentralLippincott Procedures
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10K ratings) — better3.8 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better42
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#72 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB9 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.Wolters Kluwer Health

Customer experience

Nursing Central

All ratings10,393 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative21.2%

Lippincott Procedures

All ratings42 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

Nursing Central

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login and account issues
  • Syncing problems across devices
  • Outdated content and lack of updates
  • Compatibility problems with newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline access to content
  • More detailed disease and medication information
  • Integration with electronic medical records
  • Video tutorials and demonstrations
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities

Lippincott Procedures

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Nursing Central

Subscriptions3
  • Intravenous Medications$49.991 Year
  • Drugs and Tools Renewal$49.991 Year
  • Nursing Central$99.991 Year
One-time9
  • NCLEX-RN Quest$19.99
  • RNotes 5th Edition$29.99
  • RNotes$29.99
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  • Disaster Nursing$39.99
  • Taylor's Clinical$42.99
  • Nurse's Pocket Guide$49.99
  • Nurse's Pocket Guide 16e$49.99
  • Nurses' Health Assessment2 variants$59.99
  • Nursing Central$199.99
None

Lippincott Procedures

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nursing Central free?
Nursing Central is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lippincott Procedures free?
Lippincott Procedures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nursing Central or Lippincott Procedures?
Nursing Central is rated higher. Nursing Central averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Lippincott Procedures averages 3.8 from 42 ratings.
Do Nursing Central or Lippincott Procedures have ads?
Neither Nursing Central nor Lippincott Procedures shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nursing Central or Lippincott Procedures?
Nursing Central ships an update every 6 weeks, and Lippincott Procedures every 5 months. Most recently, Nursing Central was updated on October 18, 2026 and Lippincott Procedures on October 10, 2026.

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