Comparison

Davis's Drug Guide vs IV Push Timer

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

Head to head
About

Davis's Drug Guide

This comprehensive drug reference provides essential information for safe medication administration across all age groups. It includes detailed drug monographs, audio pronunciations, pill images, regular updates, and safety alerts. Access to an exclusive online portal offers additional features like dosing calculators and drug of the week notifications.

Highlights
  • 1,700+ drug monographs
  • Audio pronunciations
  • Pill images
  • Regular updates
  • Dosing calculators
  • Safety alerts
  • Canadian-specific content
Features
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Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses delivers everything you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan. Includes EXCLUSIVE DrugGuide.com access, regular updates, dosing calculators, Drug of the Week, and more! DAVIS DRUG GUIDE FEATURES: • 1,700+ monographs — covering 5,000+ trade name and generic medications • Audio pronunciations — to learn new drug names • Pill images — to visually confirm drug forms • Regular updates — featuring new FDA approvals and prescribing changes • Critical safety alerts and warnings • Highlighted Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) • Pharmacology, Natural & Herbal, Canadian, and Combination Rx indexes • Canadian-specific content, including Canadian trade names and drugs specifically approved for use in Canada • Ideal for courses in nursing programs covering medications, drug administration and preparation for NCLEX-RN & NCLEX-PN exam. • Trusted companion for practicing nurses, physicians & pharmacists. • Now includes Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations appendix which incorporates the most recent recommendations. • Adverse side effects are now listed in order of most frequent, life threatening and frequent, life threatening, and other side effects. • A streamlined presentation of the nursing implementation and family teaching sections in the monographs. EXCLUSIVE UNBOUND MEDICINE FEATURES • Free access to the DrugGuide.com website (after purchase) • IV calculators for drips and dosing — fully integrated • Highlighting and note-taking within entries • “Favorites” for bookmarking important entries • 'Drug of the Week' Alerts • Enhanced Search to find Rx medications quickly Authors: April Hazard Vallerand, PhD, RN, FAAN; Cynthia A. Sanoski, BS, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS Publisher: F.A. Davis Powered by: Unbound Medicine TRIAL / SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • New users can access the complete Davis Drug Guide app free for 14 days. • After 14 days, your iTunes account will be charged $39.99 for a one-year subscription unless you have turned off auto-renew in Account Settings at least 24 hours before the free trial ends. • At the end of the one-year period, your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off in Account Settings 24 hours prior to the renewal date. • If you choose not to renew, you will still be able to use the app but will not receive medication updates. Unbound Medicine Privacy Policy: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Medicine Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

About

IV Push Timer

This medical app assists healthcare professionals with precise timing for IV pushes using an Apple Watch. It offers haptic and audio intervals, auto-timeout features, and a companion iPhone app for settings and history. Setup guidance for Apple Watch Ultra Action Button, Shortcuts, and complications is also provided.

Highlights
  • Apple Watch stopwatch
  • Haptic and audio intervals
  • Auto Timeout feature
  • iPhone companion app
  • Shortcut and complication integration
  • History logging
Features
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IV Push Timer Built by a Flight Nurse Stopwatch timing on Apple Watch Start a stopwatch on Apple Watch. Pause and resume timing, set 15, 30 or 60 second haptic intervals, and choose optional audio tones. The iPhone companion provides settings, setup guidance and received history. Auto Timeout and history Auto Timeout limits elapsed running time and excludes paused time. It can stop and log a stopwatch session. Legacy countdown records from earlier versions may remain in history; this version provides stopwatch controls, not countdown controls. Setup and launch options Setup guidance covers the Apple Watch Ultra Action Button, saved Shortcuts, Watch face complications and notifications. Shortcut and complication Auto-Start have separate controls.

Screenshots

Davis's Drug Guide4 screens
IV Push Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Davis's Drug Guide at Free against IV Push Timer's $1.99. Davis's Drug Guide also leads on ratings volume (9.3K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). IV Push Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). On rating and ads 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

Davis's Drug Guide is free to download; IV Push Timer costs $1.99 up front. Davis's Drug Guide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year. IV Push Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Davis's Drug Guide against 5.0 for IV Push Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Davis's Drug Guide has 9.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Davis's Drug Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of IV Push Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Davis's Drug Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, IV Push Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Davis's Drug Guide versus IV Push Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDavis's Drug GuideIV Push Timer
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.9 (9.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
Best chart rank#13 — better#43
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.Michael Gibson

Customer experience

Davis's Drug Guide

All ratings9,278 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews130 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative24.6%

IV Push Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Davis's Drug Guide

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Login/access issues
  • Compatibility problems with new devices/OS
  • Incorrect or incomplete drug information

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to add custom drugs
  • More calculators and tools
  • Improved search functionality
  • Better integration with other systems

IV Push Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Davis's Drug Guide

Subscriptions3
  • Drug Interactions$34.991 Year
  • Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Davis's Drug Guide Subsription1 Year trial$39.991 Year
None

IV Push Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Davis's Drug Guide free?
Davis's Drug Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IV Push Timer free?
IV Push Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Davis's Drug Guide or IV Push Timer?
IV Push Timer is rated higher. Davis's Drug Guide averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9.3K ratings, while IV Push Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Davis's Drug Guide or IV Push Timer have ads?
Neither Davis's Drug Guide nor IV Push Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Davis's Drug Guide or IV Push Timer?
Davis's Drug Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, and IV Push Timer every 6 days. Most recently, Davis's Drug Guide was updated on October 31, 2026 and IV Push Timer on November 2, 2026.
Which is more popular, Davis's Drug Guide or IV Push Timer?
Davis's Drug Guide currently peaks at #13 in the App Store charts, and IV Push Timer at #43. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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