Comparison

Anesthesia Central vs Anesthesia Considerations

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

Head to head
About

Anesthesia Central

This app provides anesthesiologists and critical care specialists with essential information for patient care before, during, and after surgery. It includes disease, drug, test, and procedure details, along with access to the PubMed database for journal articles.

Highlights
  • Disease, drug, test, and procedure information
  • Access to PubMed database
  • MGH Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
  • Davis's Drug Guide
  • Pocket ICU Management
  • Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests
  • Integrated calculators
Features
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** The All-In-One Mobile and Web Solution for Anesthesiology ** ABOUT ANESTHESIA CENTRAL Anesthesia Central is a must-have resource for every anesthesiologist, critical care specialist, nurse anesthetist, and trainee. Consult the automatically updating collection of disease, drug, test, and procedure information for treating patients before, during, and after surgery. Download to your mobile device and use the quick-read format to find answers fast or search for journal articles and citations in the full PubMed database – anytime, anywhere. Five comprehensive resources included with Anesthesia Central. MGH CLINICAL ANESTHESIA PROCEDURES Includes proven guidelines for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative anesthesia care, developed by the renowned Massachusetts General Hospital. DAVIS’S DRUG GUIDE Refer to need-to-know information on dosing, contraindications, drug interactions, and patient education for more than 5,000 medications. POCKET ICU MANAGEMENT Focuses on conditions found in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and covers a range of topics from life-threatening disorders to presenting conditions. POCKET GUIDE TO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Pocket Guide to Diagnostics Tests provides evidence-based recommendations on the selection and interpretation of over 450 laboratory, imaging, and microbiology tests. Prime PubMed Search Connect to the full MEDLINE/PubMed database. Stay up to date with your favorite medical journals, perform powerful searches, link directly to the publisher’s full text, and share articles via email or social media. Visually explore the literature using Grapherence®, a unique way to find related and relevant articles. FEATURES • Receive 1-year of drug updates • Download any new editions of included resources free for 1-year • Make quick calculations with integrated calculators • Create custom notes and highlights within entries • Consult trusted, up-to-date procedure, drug, and test information • Jump quickly between resources using Cross Links • Access to PubMed database through Prime • Use the advanced search capabilities to find topics fast • Bookmark important entries with “Favorites” • Get access to Anesthesia Central website for 1-year DRUG AND CONTENT UPDATES • After initial Anesthesia Central purchase you will receive updates for one year • After one year, you can purchase updates for an additional year, at the discounted rate of $99.99. If you do not choose to purchase, you can continue to use the product but will not receive updates. • This app will automatically renew annually at the current renewal rate ($99.99) and charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase, unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours prior to the conclusion of the one-year subscription period. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital: Senior Editor: Wilton C. Levine, MD Associate Editors: Rae M. Allain, MD; Theodore A. Alston, MD, PhD; Peter F. Dunn, MD; Jean Kwo, MD; Carl E. Rosow, MD, PhD Publisher: Lippincott Willams & Wilkins Pocket ICU Management: Authors: Michael H. Wall, MD, FCCM; Pamela R. Roberts, MD, FCCM; J. Christopher Farmer, MD, FCCM Publisher: PocketMedicine.com Davis's Drug Guide: Authors: April Hazard Vallerand, PhD, RN, FAAN; Cynthia A. Sanoski, BS, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS Publisher: F.A. Davis Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests: Editors: Diana Nicoll, MD, PhD, MPA; Chuanyi Mark Lu, MD; Michael Pignone, MD, MPH; Stephen J. McPhee, MD Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

About

Anesthesia Considerations

This medical reference app offers concise anesthetic considerations for numerous procedures, patient conditions, and emergencies. It also summarizes recent anesthesia-related guidelines, serving as a quick reference for students and practicing anesthesiologists.

Highlights
  • Bullet-form anesthetic considerations
  • Hundreds of procedures and conditions covered
  • Summary of recent anesthesia guidelines
  • Concise and succinct information
  • Reference for students and practitioners
Features
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From the creators of AnesthesiaConsiderations.com, same useful content, now on the AppStore. Whether you’re a medical student interested in anesthesia and trying to prepare for your first day, a resident reviewing for those complex patients or a practicing anesthesiologist coming across a unique case for the first time. What are the main things to consider? What should you definitely avoid? What other things should you be thinking about? We got you covered. This app provides bullet-form, concise and succinct anesthetic considerations for hundreds of procedures, patient co-morbidities and intra-operative emergencies. We also provide a summary of the most recent anesthesia-related guidelines such as: ERAS, PONV, OSA and many more. It’s every budding anesthesiologist’s best friend, right on your phone. Check us out at www.anesthesiaconsiderations.com. Feedback is always welcome.

Screenshots

Anesthesia Central4 screens
Anesthesia Considerations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Anesthesia Central at Free against Anesthesia Considerations's $9.99. Anesthesia Central also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (104 vs 10). Anesthesia Considerations's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). On review sentiment, ads, 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

Anesthesia Central is free to download; Anesthesia Considerations costs $9.99 up front. Anesthesia Central sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per year. Anesthesia Considerations asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anesthesia Central holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anesthesia Central has 104 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Anesthesia Central's written reviews are positive against 82% of Anesthesia Considerations's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anesthesia Central ships an update every 9 months, Anesthesia Considerations every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Anesthesia Central versus Anesthesia Considerations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnesthesia CentralAnesthesia Considerations
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.6 (104 ratings) — better3.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings104 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.AC Anesthesia Considerations Ltd

Customer experience

Anesthesia Central

All ratings104 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative18.6%

Anesthesia Considerations

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Anesthesia Central

Subscriptions1
  • Anesthesia Central Renewal$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Anesthesia Central$169.99
None

Anesthesia Considerations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anesthesia Central free?
Anesthesia Central is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anesthesia Considerations free?
Anesthesia Considerations costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Anesthesia Central or Anesthesia Considerations?
Anesthesia Central is rated higher. Anesthesia Central averages 4.6 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Anesthesia Considerations averages 3.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Anesthesia Central or Anesthesia Considerations have ads?
Neither Anesthesia Central nor Anesthesia Considerations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anesthesia Central or Anesthesia Considerations?
Anesthesia Central ships an update every 9 months, and Anesthesia Considerations every 3 months. Most recently, Anesthesia Central was updated on September 23, 2026 and Anesthesia Considerations on September 10, 2026.

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