Pedi STAT vs NIH Stroke Scale Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pedi STAT
This app provides rapid, accurate reference data for healthcare professionals treating pediatric patients in emergency or critical care. It offers quick access to medication dosages, equipment sizes, and vital signs, calculated based on age and weight, to minimize errors and improve patient care.
- Pediatric medication dosages
- Airway intervention data
- Cardiac resuscitation information
- Pediatric equipment sizes
- Seizure and hypoglycemia management
- Normal vital signs reference
- Procedural sedation dosages
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Pedi-STAT is a rapid reference for RNs, paramedics, physicians and other healthcare professionals caring for pediatric patients in the emergency or critical care environment. ************************************ Reviews ************************************ Among "The Best Drug Reference Apps for Emergency Physicians" - Emergency Physicians Monthly 5 STARS - "Simple interface provides rapid access to critical data needed when managing a critically ill pediatric patient" 5 Stars - "Very useful for treating kids in high pressure situations with precision." ***************************** Pedi-STAT features include: - Rapid results for airway interventions including endotracheal tube sizes, depth, intubation medication dosages, ventilator settings, and sedation - Cardiac resuscitation data including weight specific dosages for resuscitation medications, cardioversion, and defibrillation - Access to age and weight specific pediatric equipment including foley catheters, airway management, chest and NG tubes, peripheral and central line sizes, and more - Seizure medication dosages - Management of hypoglycemia including age specific dextrose concentrations - Reference of age specific normal vital signs - Procedural sedation dosages including single dose meds and infusions, as well as reversal agents - Calculated pain management medications - Medical management of allergic reactions and anaphylaxis Users can quickly access critical information accurately, without having to rely on memory or cumbersome textbooks. With just a few taps, users have access to all the necessary data to care for a pediatric patient in the emergent setting, including weight-based and age specific medication dosages and equipment sizes. Since many of the patients present with minimal known information, all the results can be calculated rapidly with only a known age, date-of-birth, weight, length, or height. Simply enter the known variable and the data is instantly calculated. Developed by an Emergency Physician, this app minimizes the risk of medical errors allowing the provider to spend more time caring for the patient, and less time looking up and calculating doses. It is a critical companion for any physician, nurse, paramedic, or medical trainee involved in the care of critically ill pediatric patients.
NIH Stroke Scale Calculator
This tool helps healthcare professionals quickly assess a patient's neurologic condition for stroke-like symptoms. Its user-friendly interface streamlines the diagnosis process, saving critical time during emergencies.
- Quick neurologic assessment
- Stroke symptom evaluation
- Intuitive user interface
- Faster diagnosis
- Severity determination
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The NIH Stroke Scale Calculator is a lightweight tool for quickly assessing the neurologic condition of a patient with stroke-like symptoms to determine the presence and severity of any neurologic deficit resulting from an ischemic stroke. The intuitive, responsive UI results in a much faster diagnosis than the standard pen and paper approach to the NIH Stroke Scale thus saving precious time during a potentially life-threatening or debilitating stroke encounter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NIH Stroke Scale Calculator at Free against Pedi STAT's $7.99. NIH Stroke Scale Calculator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Pedi STAT's advantage is ratings volume (68 vs 4) and chart position (#2 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
NIH Stroke Scale Calculator is free to download; Pedi STAT costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NIH Stroke Scale Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pedi STAT has 68 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pedi STAT ships an update every 2 months, NIH Stroke Scale Calculator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pedi STAT | NIH Stroke Scale Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (68 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | James M Kempema MD PA | US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) |
Customer experience
Pedi STAT
NIH Stroke Scale Calculator
Bugs and requests
Pedi STAT
Reported bugs
11 issues- App stuck on loading screen at startup
- Slow boot time (30+ seconds)
- Crashes when checking for database updates without internet
- Freezes when internet connectivity is poor
- Inaccurate dosage recommendations for infants/young children
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- Spelling errors in medication names (anaphylaxis, succhinylcholine, nebulyzed)
- Incorrect max dose information (anaphylaxis 1mg vs 1mg/kg)
- GCS scoring error (15 = mild TBI classification)
- Vital signs section labeled as 'normal viral signs' alphabetically
- Icon change caused app recognition issues
- Retina display support missing (older versions)
Requested features
19 requests- Search function to find medications by name
- Oral antibiotic dosing options (free or included)
- Adult medication dosing reference
- Dark mode support
- Extended weight range (above 43kg)
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- Extended age range (above 12 years)
- Reversal agent dosing (glycopyrrolate, neostigmine)
- Pressor drip dosing (epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine)
- Shock/hypotension management section
- Platelet and PRBC transfusion dosing
- Hydrocortisone bolus for shock
- iPad version support
- Antibiotic syrup formulations
- Customizable local medical directives
- Drug concentration and mL calculations
- Optional update prompts instead of automatic checks
- Updated PALS and NRP guidelines
- Ability to search by drug category
- Offline functionality
NIH Stroke Scale Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pedi STAT
No in-app purchases
NIH Stroke Scale Calculator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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