Comparison

Pediatrics Central vs GP Antibiotics

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive pediatric resources
  • Disease coverage
  • Infectious disease treatment
  • Drug information
  • Medical journal access
  • Personalized favorites
  • Full text search
Features
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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

About

GP Antibiotics

A free, searchable pocket reference for current NHS antimicrobial guidelines. It provides up-to-date information on antibiotic, antiviral, and antifungal management for common infections in adults and children. Designed for healthcare professionals, it includes dosing, duration, and alternative options.

Highlights
  • Searchable pocket reference
  • NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde guidelines
  • Antimicrobial management
  • Adult and child infection guidance
  • Dosing and duration details
  • First-line and alternative options
Features
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GP Antibiotics is a simple, searchable, pocket reference for the current NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde antimicrobial guidelines. It has a clean modern user interface. Best of all it's entirely free! This app should prove invaluable to all general practitioners, physicians, junior doctors, nurses, pharmacists, other medical staff and healthcare professionals working within primary care. It contains up-to-date antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal and other antimicrobial management guidelines for the infections commonly encountered in adults and children. GP Antibiotics includes guidance for central nervous system, genital tract, gastro-intestinal, HIV, immunocompromised, lower respiratory tract, skin/ soft tissue, tropical, upper respiratory tract and urinary tract infections in adults and children. Doses, frequencies, durations of treatment, first-line, second-line and penicillin allergic options are provided. Our aim is to improve the provision of healthcare. Our app collects anonymous usage data to help us improve the guidelines and the app. We are also interested in the global usage of antibiotics and the relationship with antibiotic resistance. If you do not want the app to collect anonymous usage data, this can be easily disabled within the app's preferences. GP Antibiotics is an official collaboration between: - Dr Andrew Seaton, infectious diseases consultant at the NHS Glasgow Brownlee Centre for Infectious and Communicable Diseases, and the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde prescribing team WITH - Dr Samuel Leighton, a foundation junior doctor with an interest in app development, and Mr Michael Park, professional software developer both at the independent Scottish medical app developers Polwarth Limited

Screenshots

Pediatrics Central4 screens
GP Antibiotics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pediatrics Central at 5.0 against GP Antibiotics's 3.4. GP Antibiotics's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 50%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pediatrics Central holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Pediatrics Central's written reviews are positive against 84% of GP Antibiotics's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pediatrics Central ships an update every 7 months, GP Antibiotics every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pediatrics Central versus GP Antibiotics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPediatrics CentralGP Antibiotics
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews84.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.Turing Limited

Customer experience

Pediatrics Central

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

GP Antibiotics

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative5.3%

In-app purchases

None

Pediatrics Central

No in-app purchases

None

GP Antibiotics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pediatrics Central free?
Pediatrics Central is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GP Antibiotics free?
GP Antibiotics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pediatrics Central or GP Antibiotics?
Pediatrics Central is rated higher. Pediatrics Central averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while GP Antibiotics averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Pediatrics Central or GP Antibiotics have ads?
Neither Pediatrics Central nor GP Antibiotics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pediatrics Central or GP Antibiotics?
Pediatrics Central ships an update every 7 months, and GP Antibiotics every 5 months. Most recently, Pediatrics Central was updated on October 22, 2026 and GP Antibiotics on October 23, 2026.

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