VetPDA Calcs vs PrimVeterinary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VetPDA Calcs
This app offers 21 essential calculators for veterinary medicine students and professionals. It includes tools for anesthesia, fluid management, drug dosing, and more, with informative sheets explaining each calculator's use.
- 21 veterinary calculators
- Anesthesia drug calculations
- Fluid management tools
- Dosing and infusion calculators
- Information sheets for each calculator
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VetPDA Calcs contains 21 useful calculators for Veterinary Medicine students and professionals. Included Calculators: • A-a Gradient • Anesthesia Drug calc • Anion Gap • Blood Gas Analysis • Bicarbonate Dosing • Body Surface Area • Combining Fluids • Constant Rate of Infusion calc • Dosing calc • Drip Rates • Echo Values • Energy Requirements • Equine Fluids • Fluid Plan • Fractional Excretion of Sodium • Maintenance Fluids • Osmolality • Percentage Solutions • Temperature conversion • Transfusion calc • Weight Conversion Other Features: • Information sheets for calculators describe how and why to use each calculator
PrimVeterinary
This evidence-based knowledge engine provides veterinary professionals with quick answers from trusted sources. Designed for professional use, it serves as a clinical support tool.
- Evidence-based knowledge engine
- Quick answers from trusted sources
- Veterinary clinical support
- Professional use only
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PrimVeterinary is the evidence-based knowledge engine for veterinary professionals. Get quick answers backed by trusted veterinary sources. For professional use only. Terms of Service: https://www.primveterinary.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.primveterinary.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PrimVeterinary at Free against VetPDA Calcs's $4.99. VetPDA Calcs's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and chart position (#158 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, 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
PrimVeterinary is free to download; VetPDA Calcs costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for VetPDA Calcs against 4.9 for PrimVeterinary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 39 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of VetPDA Calcs's written reviews are positive against 86% of PrimVeterinary's.
VetPDA Calcs ships an update every 2 months, PrimVeterinary every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VetPDA Calcs | PrimVeterinary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) | 4.9 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #158 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | University of California, Davis | Prim Veterinary Inc. |
Customer experience
VetPDA Calcs
PrimVeterinary
In-app purchases
VetPDA Calcs
No in-app purchases
PrimVeterinary
No in-app purchases
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