Pediatrics Central vs pDKA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pediatrics Central
This app provides comprehensive pediatric medical resources, including disease information, drug guides, and access to medical journals. Choose from different packages to get quick-read disease coverage and evidence-based treatment details for infectious conditions.
- Comprehensive pediatric resources
- Disease coverage
- Infectious disease treatment
- Drug information
- Medical journal access
- Personalized favorites
- Full text search
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** The Complete, Integrated Pediatric Solution ** PEDIATRICS CENTRAL Pediatrics Central puts comprehensive pediatric resources at your fingertips on your mobile device and the web. With two different options including popular references such as the 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, Davis’s Drug Guide, and PubMed access, you can choose the Pediatrics Central that best fits your specific needs. Choose from Two Available Products PEDIATRICS CENTRAL Dx + ID 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, and access to the primary literature combine to give you quick-read disease coverage, evidence-based details on treatment of infectious conditions, and instant searches through hundreds of medical journals from your smartphone and tablet, as well as: • 450+ diseases in a quick-read format • Frequently updated infectious disease treatment and prevention recommendations • Cross Links to related content • Access to tables of contents and abstracts from hundreds of medical journals PEDIATRICS CENTRAL Dx + ID + Rx With four trusted resources, Pediatrics Central Dx + ID + Rx is the most complete source of pediatric information at the point of care. 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, Davis’s Drug Guide, and access to the primary literature are integrated to give you the most comprehensive solution for answering questions and making medical decisions anytime, anywhere. Features include: • Management of hundreds of childhood diseases • Up-to-date coverage of 5,000 trade name and generic drugs • Frequently updated infectious disease treatment and prevention recommendations • Access to tables of contents and abstracts from hundreds of medical journals BOTH PACKAGES INCLUDE: • Cross Links for fast navigation between resources • Personalized favorites • Full Text Search helps you find information fast • Highlight and make notes within any entry • FREE updates and web access for 1 year Publishers: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Johns Hopkins Medicine; F.A. Davis Powered by: Unbound Medicine Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement
pDKA
This educational app provides information on pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) based on BSPED (2021) guidelines. It helps users understand DKA in relation to a child's severity, age, and weight.
- Pediatric DKA education
- Severity, age, and weight correlation
- Based on BSPED (2021) guidelines
- Informative medical content
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Educational app on pediatric DKA in relation to severity, age, and weight of the child. Essentially designed on BSPED (2021) guidelines.
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Verdict
Pediatrics Central and pDKA both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of pDKA's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pediatrics Central's. pDKA also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pediatrics Central against 5.0 for pDKA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Pediatrics Central's written reviews are positive against 100% of pDKA's.
Pediatrics Central ships an update every 8 months, pDKA weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pediatrics Central | pDKA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Unbound Medicine, Inc. | Satish Deopujari |
Customer experience
Pediatrics Central
pDKA
In-app purchases
Pediatrics Central
No in-app purchases
pDKA
No in-app purchases
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