EBMcalc Pediatrics vs HepCalc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EBMcalc Pediatrics
This app provides essential pediatric medical calculators, clinical criteria sets, decision trees, and unit converters for evidence-based medicine. It offers a comprehensive resource for healthcare professionals to practice, teach, and learn pediatric medicine.
- Pediatric medical calculators
- Clinical criteria sets
- Decision trees
- Unit and dose converters
- Evidence-Based Medicine tools
- Pediatric growth charts
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EBMcalc Pediatrics EBMcalc has been the most popular and comprehensive Medical Calculator system on the web for the last 25 years. We are very excited to announce that our new iPhone version for Pediatrics is now available in the App Store! EBMcalc users should not make any medical decisions based on app content without seeking their doctor's advice. As a trusted resource EBMcalc has been integrated into many prestigious websites for Medical Education, Medical Literature, Pharmacology, Nursing and more. Now you can put this invaluable resource in the palm of your hand! EBMcalc Pediatrics is a native iPhone app that mirrors all the Pediatric content in our web resource http://EBMcalc.com Essential Pediatrics equations included: A-a Gradient and Ratio Blood Pressure Percentiles including the 2017 AAP Standard Body Mass Index Percentiles Dose Adjustment for Body Surface Area Gestational Age from Estimated Date of Delivery (EDD) Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimate by Schwartz Formula Height for Age Percentiles Height Potential Prediction by Mid-parental Height Infant Head Circumference for Age Percentiles Infant Length for Age Percentiles Infant Weight for Age Percentiles Infant Weight for Length Percentiles Maintenance Fluid Calculation Oxygenation Index (OI) PELD Score for End-Stage Liver Disease PFT Predicted Values Pregnancy Gestation by LMP and Ultrasound Biometry Urinary Protein Excretion Estimation Weight for Age Percentiles Weight for Height Percentiles WHO Assessment of Malnutrition 0 to 2 Years Old WHO Assessment of Malnutrition 2 to 5 years Old Z Score to Percentile Estimation Clinical criteria sets and decision trees included: Acetaminophen Toxicity Assessment Apgar Score Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Diagnostic Criteria Bacterial Meningitis Score Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome IV Criteria ELBW Infant Prognosis Prediction Jones Criteria Kawasaki Disease Criteria Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Prediction Newborn Hyperbilirubinemia Assessment Septic Arthritis Prediction in Pediatric Hip Pain Syndrome Sore Throat Evaluation and Treatment Criteria (McIsaac) Decision trees included: Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation Asthma Hospitalization One Year Risk Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Prediction Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis Smallpox Risk Assessment (CDC version 1.0, 2002) Unit and dose converters included: Corticosteroid Medication Dosing Conversions Flow Unit Conversions Length Unit Conversions Pressure Unit Conversions Temperature Unit Conversions Time Unit Conversions Volume Unit Conversions Weight Unit Conversions To practice, teach and learn medicine based on solid, literature based evidence, EBMcalc Pediatrics provides easy to use, interactive tools for your Evidence-Based Medicine.
HepCalc
This medical app provides a comprehensive suite of liver-related calculators, web links, and clinical notes. It preserves entry data across calculators and allows for customization of web links and notes, making it a valuable tool for clinicians managing liver disease.
- Liver-related calculators
- Preserves entry data
- Customizable web links
- Editable clinical notes
- U.S. - SI units conversion
- Integrated web references
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HepCalc is a collection of liver related calculators, web links, resources, and editable web links and clinical notes. ◆ Unlike most calculators, entry data is preserved between different calculators limiting the need for reentry of data. ◆ Set your own favorite web links ◆ Save clinical notes, clinical "pearls" in a organized fashion ◆ Integrated U.S. - SI units conversion ◆ Each calculator has a related web reference A must have for the clinician/house officer dealing with liver disease. The customizable WebLinks and Clinical Notes sections alone are valuable tools for anyone. Child-Pugh Score MELD (UNOS) -survival data -TIPS recommendations MELD MELD Sodium (UNOS) MELD 3.0/Survival Alcoholic Hepatitis Calculators: - ABIC -Combined: Lille Model +(MELD, Maddrey DF, ABIC) - Glasgow - Lille Model - Lille Model Projection (using day 0 of Rx, calculates decision making for bilirubin values on day 7) - Maddrey Discriminant Function - MELD alcoholic hepatitis score ( Includes survival percentage) Autoimmune Liver Disease Calculators: -Autoimmune hepatitis Score(1999 International AIH Group Report) -Autominnune hepatitis Simplified Score -AIH/PBC overlap (Paris Criteria) -PBC Survival Mayo GLOBE UK-PBC -PSC Survival Fibrosis Calculators: - APRI Fibrosis Score - FAST (Fibroscan™ + AST) Score - FIB4 Fibrosis Score - FORNS Fibrosis Score - HALT-C Cirrhosis Score - NAFLD Fibrosis Score -SAFE Fibrosis Score (Steatosis-associated Fibrosis Estimate) Risk Assessment Calculators: Liver Decompensation - Acute decompensation without ACLF: CLIF-C AD score and mortality -Acute liver failure - transplant free survival at 21 days - Acute on Chronic Liver Failure AARC score and mortality - Acute on Chronic Liver Failure CLIF-C ACLF score and mortality - Acute on Chronic Liver Failure NACSELD 30 day mortality - BE3A Score: Hep C DAA assessment for decompensated cirrhosis - Decompensation Risk - Hep C -TAM Score: 1 yr post transplant survival for ACLF-3 patients HCC Risk Hep B - HCC Risk Hep B: CHUK - HCC Risk Hep B: REACH B - HCC Risk Hep B on Rx (entecavir, tenofovir): PAGE B HCC Risk Hep C - HCC Risk Hep C : HALT-C - HCC Risk in Chronic Liver Disease: GALAD/GALADUS Other Risks -BEA Score: Baseline event anticipation for Hepatitis Deta -Cardiovascular Risk (CAD-LT): CV risk in LT candidates - CAR-OLT: 1 yr risk of cardiovascular event post OLT -Dili Mortality Risk: 6 mos mortality risk and comorbidity burden - Fungal Infection Risk - NACSELD - RUCAM for DILI assessment - Surgical Risk Cirrhosis: post op mortality major surgery -Surgical Risk Cirrhosis: VOCAL-Penn Score Other Calculators: -ANI (differentiate between alcoholic and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) -Ascites, refractory -estimate ascites to be gained based on serum sodium and time passed -estimate sodium intake based on serum sodium and ascites gained -Body Mass Index - Portopulmonary Hypertension Calculator: - Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Calculator -diagnostic and UNOS transplant Criteria -HCV treatment tracker (calculates dates for end of Rx and SVR) -Mean arterial pressure -Wilson's Disease: EASL scoring system WebLinks: - Hepatology Societies - Hepatology Organizations - Other Resources (i.e. Drug Hepatoxicity, Hepatitis Rx drug interactions, etc) - Custom WebLinks (make your own links for reference, frequently used, etc.) Clinical Notes: - Create a title and store clinical information, pearls, or any other text for quick ready reference in one place - Can cut and paste from other text for ease of entry of your clinical data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HepCalc at 100% against EBMcalc Pediatrics's 0%. HepCalc also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). EBMcalc Pediatrics's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.5). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
HepCalc is free to download; EBMcalc Pediatrics costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HepCalc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HepCalc has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of EBMcalc Pediatrics's written reviews are positive against 100% of HepCalc's.
EBMcalc Pediatrics ships an update every 33 months, HepCalc every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EBMcalc Pediatrics | HepCalc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Foundation Internet Services, LLC | Gary Poleynard MD |
Customer experience
EBMcalc Pediatrics
HepCalc
In-app purchases
EBMcalc Pediatrics
No in-app purchases
HepCalc
No in-app purchases
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