Comparison

Eye Handbook vs Clock Buster

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

Head to head
About

Eye Handbook

A comprehensive eye care reference app for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and students. It offers diagnostic tools, treatment references, calculators, educational resources, and community forums to support eye care professionals.

Highlights
  • Diagnostic and treatment reference
  • Eye calculators (visual acuity, diabetic retinopathy, etc.)
  • Medication and pharmacopeia
  • Ophthalmology and optometry journals
  • Patient education tools
  • Peer-to-peer forums
  • Eye atlas and diagrams
Features
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Eye Handbook (EHB) is an eye care reference book and an all-in-one app for Ophthalmologists, Optometrists as well as Students/Residents pursuing the field of eye care. The Eye Handbook is a smartphone diagnostic and treatment reference app for Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. Below is a list of some of the common features. -Eye Calculators -Transposition Calculator -Visual Acuity Calculator -Age to bifocal -Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Calculator -Dry Eye Disease Calculator -Glaucoma Risk Calculator -Thyroid Eye Disease Calculator -Retinoblastoma Calculator -EHB Indirect Camera -Ocular Trauma Score -Plaquenil Dosing -IOP-CCT -Pupillary Distance -DDX -Testing -ICD9 coding -ICD9 to ICD10 converter -ICD10 coding -Audio, Video downloads -Directory -Eye Atlas -Eye Wiki -Peer-to-peer Forums -Connecting with patients -Ophthalmology and Optometry Journals -Medication and Pharmacopeia -Journals -Eye Diagrams -Patient Education tools -RSS Feeds -Acronym List -Dictionary -Eponyms -Genetics -Mnemonics -Workups -Treatment Reference -Vision Symptoms Cards If you have content that you would like to contribute; please contact us at eyehandbook@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. We are constantly striving to improve this application and welcome your feedback. www.eyehandbook.com The Eye Handbook Team

About

Clock Buster

This real-time timer streamlines stroke care workflows in emergency settings. It helps medical professionals track critical intervals, calculate stroke scale metrics, and determine medication dosages. Secure live sharing keeps multidisciplinary teams synchronized for faster treatment.

Highlights
  • Real-time stroke code timing
  • Optimize acute ischemic stroke workflows
  • Minimize door-to-needle times
  • Track critical clinical intervals
  • Calculate real-time NIHSS stroke scale
  • Compute TNK dosing
  • Secure live sharing for teams
Features
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Clock Buster is an advanced, real-time stroke code timer designed to optimize acute ischemic stroke workflows and drastically minimize door-to-needle times. Built specifically for neurology departments and emergency departments, Clock Buster brings clarity and precision to high-stress acute medical windows.The application streamlines clinical decision-making by integrating essential clinical tracking parameters directly into an active code timeline. Care providers can track critical intervals, calculate real-time NIHSS stroke scale metrics, compute accurate TNK dosing, and instantly cross-verify absolute and relative contraindications. Additionally, built-in secure live sharing allows multiple clinical parties to stay synced simultaneously across devices, keeping the entire multidisciplinary team aligned from door to needle.

Screenshots

Eye Handbook4 screens
Clock Buster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Clock Buster at none against Eye Handbook's shown. Clock Buster also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Eye Handbook's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 6). On price, 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

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

Clock Buster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eye Handbook has 1.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eye Handbook ships an update every 3 weeks, Clock Buster every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Eye Handbook versus Clock Buster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEye HandbookClock Buster
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size480 MB45 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCloud Nine Development LLCJessica Azevedo Horty

Customer experience

Eye Handbook

All ratings1,157 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative13.5%

Clock Buster

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Eye Handbook

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Registration process issues
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Incorrect medication information

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Tumbling E and Landolt C charts
  • Improve search functionality
  • Provide a paid ad-free version
  • Optimize for larger screens (iPad)

Clock Buster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Eye Handbook

No in-app purchases

None

Clock Buster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eye Handbook free?
Eye Handbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clock Buster free?
Clock Buster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Eye Handbook or Clock Buster?
Clock Buster is rated higher. Eye Handbook averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Clock Buster averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Eye Handbook or Clock Buster have ads?
Eye Handbook shows ads; Clock Buster does not.
Which is updated more often, Eye Handbook or Clock Buster?
Eye Handbook ships an update every 3 weeks, and Clock Buster every 9 days. Most recently, Eye Handbook was updated on October 15, 2026 and Clock Buster on October 3, 2026.

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