Comparison

EBMcalc Kidney vs EchoLab

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

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About

EBMcalc Kidney

This medical calculator provides nephrologists with essential equations and dose/unit converters for daily use. It supports evidence-based medicine by offering a comprehensive resource for kidney-related calculations, putting vital tools in the palm of your hand.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive medical calculator
  • Nephrology-specific equations
  • Dose and unit converters
  • Evidence-based medicine support
  • Over 50 included calculations
  • Portable resource
Features
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EBMcalc Kidney EBMcalc is the most popular and comprehensive Medical Calculator system on the web. It has been highly acclaimed, reviewed and tested over the last 25 years. EBMcalc users should not make any medical decisions based on app content without seeking their doctor's advice. EBMcalc Kidney encompasses all pertinent medical equations and dose/unit converters used every day by Nephrologists. With the growing emphasis on Evidence-Based Medicine, there has never been a greater need for a system such as EBMcalc. Now you can put this invaluable resource in the palm of your hand. Equations included: Aminoglycoside Clearance Estimate Anion Gap Delta Delta Gradient Multicalc Anion Gap Delta Delta Ratio Multicalc Anion Gap in Hypoalbumin States Anion Gap Base Excess Determination Bicarbonate Deficit Burn Injury Fluid Resuscitation (Brooke estimate) Burn Injury Fluid Resuscitation (Demling dextran estimate) Burn Injury Fluid Resuscitation (Evans estimate) Burn Injury Fluid Resuscitation (Modified Brooke crystalloid estimate) Burn Injury Fluid Resuscitation (Slater estimate) Burn Injury Fluid Resuscitation, Adult (Parkland crystalloid estimate) Creatinine Clearance (measured) Creatinine Clearance (measured, SI units) Creatinine Clearance by Mass Creatinine Clearance Estimate by Cockcroft-Gault Equation (SI units) Creatinine Clearance Estimate by Cockcroft-Gault Equation with Ideal Body Weight (SI units) Creatinine Clearance Estimate by Cockcroft-Gault Equation with Ideal Body Weight Creatinine Clearance Estimate by Cockcroft-Gault Equation Creatinine Clearance Estimate by Jelliffe Formula Creatinine Clearance Estimate by Sanaka Formula (for older subjects with low muscle mass) Creatinine Clearance Estimate for Changing Serum Creatinine Creatinine Kinetics MultiCalc Digitalis Body Load Fractional Excretion of Amylase (Amylase to creatinine clearance ratio) Fractional Excretion of Magnesium (SI units) Fractional Excretion of Magnesium Fractional Excretion of Sodium (SI units) Fractional Excretion of Sodium Fractional Excretion of Urate Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimate by CKD-EPI Equation Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimate by Quadratic Equation Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimate by Schwartz Formula Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimate by the Abbreviated MDRD Study Equation (SI units) Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimate by the Abbreviated MDRD Study Equation Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimate by the IDMS-Traceable MDRD Study Equation Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimate by the MDRD Equation (SI units) Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimate by the MDRD Equation Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimate by Updated Schwartz Formula Henderson-Hasselbach Equation Kt/V Dialysis Dose (8 different formulae) Lean Body Weight Based on Creatinine Production Maintenance Fluid Calculation for Children Osmolal Gap Calculator (SI units) Osmolal Gap Calculator Osmolality Estimator (serum) Osmolar Clearance Phenytoin Free (Unbound) Drug Level (Adjusted for Hypoalbuminemia) Phenytoin Total Drug Level (Adjusted for Hypoalbuminemia and Renal Function) Protein Catabolic Rate (normalized PCR) Protein Catabolic Rate Renal Failure Index Residual Renal Function in Hemodialysis Patients (Kru) Serum Sodium Concentration Change Considering Infused and Excreted Cations Time Averaged Concentration of Urea in Hemodialysis Total Body Water (10 different formulae) Transtubular Potassium Gradient at CCD Urea Reduction Percentage in Hemodialysis (PRU) Urea Reduction Ratio in Hemodialysis (URR) Urinary Protein Excretion Estimation Urine anion gap Volume of Distribution of Urea Water Deficit in Hypernatremia Some Unit and Dose converters include: Basic Units Corticosteroid Dosing Energy Unit Conversions Flow Unit Conversions Pressure Units SI Unit Conversions Standard Drink Equivalents Temperature Unit Conversions Thyroid Medication Dosing Time Units Volume Units Weight Units EBMcalc provides easy to use, interactive tools for the pursuit of Evidence-Based Medicine.

About

EchoLab

This app provides a comprehensive framework for teaching and performing quantitative echocardiography. It offers a wide array of calculations, graphical displays of equations, and integrates current guidelines for a cohesive overview of cardiac ultrasound analysis. A companion Apple Watch app is also included for on-the-go reference.

Highlights
  • Quantitative echocardiography calculations
  • Integration of ASE/EACVI guidelines
  • Analytic Engine for synthesized results
  • Companion Apple Watch app
  • Graphical display of equations
  • Medical literature references with hyperlinks
  • Wide array of echocardiographic calculations
Features
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EchoLab presents the formulas and algorithms used in an adult echocardiography laboratory. Designed by a practicing cardiologist, EchoLab provides a comprehensive framework for teaching the principles of quantitative echocardiography, or cardiac ultrasound. EchoLab's unique design permits sharing of entered and calculated data between its many formulas. Quick Entry views provide immediate access to a wide array of echocardiographic calculations. Unique to EchoLab among echocardiography applications is the powerful Analytic Engine, which synthesizes results from multiple calculations into a cohesive overview with a comprehensive summary, with integration of ASE/EACVI guidelines. The included companion app for the Apple Watch provides a ready reference when performing or interpreting echocardiograms. Available with each calculation is a graphical display of the corresponding mathematical equation, along with tips for using the calculation and medical literature references with integrated hyperlinks. Calculations and analyses include: • Aortic effective regurgitant orifice area • Aortic energy loss index • Aortic flow acceleration time with ratio to left ventricular ejection time • Aortic prosthetic paravalvular regurgitant extent • Aortic regurgitant fraction • Aortic regurgitant jet width, jet area, pressure half-time, and vena contracta • Aortic regurgitation index (for TAVR, from invasive pressure measurements) • Aortic root assessment • Aortic transvalvular flow rate • Aortic valve area (from velocity and velocity-time integrals, including dobutamine stress with projected aortic valve area) • Aortic valve resistance • Aortic valvulo-arterial impedance (Zva) • Biventricular coupling index • Body mass index • Body surface area • Cardiac output and ejection fraction (3D, area-length, Doppler, Dumesnil, Teichholz, simplified Quinones, and Simpson's methods) • Diastolic evaluation (using 2025 ASE guidelines for analysis) • Diastolic stress echocardiography • echocardiographic Pulmonary to Left Atrial Ratio (ePLAR) • Exercise stress echocardiography • Hemodynamic summary • Left atrial appendage emptying velocity • Left atrial pressure • Left atrial expansion index, function index, and reservoir strain • Left and right atrial volume and index • Left ventricular diastolic diameter index • Left ventricular dP/dt • Left ventricular fractional shortening • Left ventricular GLS • Left ventricular mass, mass index, and relative wall thickness • Left ventricular myocardial performance index • Left ventricular stroke work loss • Left ventricular wall motion score index • Maximum predicted heart rate (for dobutamine and exercise stress) • Maximum rate-pressure product (for exercise stress) • Mean arterial pressure • Mitral effective orifice area (PISA and stroke volume methods) • Mitral regurgitant fraction (PISA and stroke volume methods) • Mitral regurgitant vena contracta • Mitral valve area (continuity, PISA, and pressure half-time methods) • Mitral valve resistance • Mitral valvuloplasty score • Pericardial effusion (size and flow velocity paradoxus) • Prosthetic aortic and mitral valve assessment • Pulmonary artery systolic pressure (using tricuspid regurgitant velocity, VSD flow velocity, or pulmonary artery acceleration time), diastolic pressure, and mean pressure • Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure • Pulmonary vascular resistance • Right atrial pressure • Right ventricular-arterial coupling • Right ventricular function: dP/dt, fractional area change, free wall strain, index of myocardial performance, lateral annular plane systolic excursion, size, and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) • Shunt ratio (Qp:Qs) • Systemic vascular resistance • Tricuspid regurgitant vena contracta • Tricuspid valve area (pressure half-time method) EchoLab is a teaching and reference application, not a tool for clinical diagnosis, clinical decision-making, or echocardiography report generation.

Screenshots

EBMcalc Kidney4 screens
EchoLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EchoLab at every 4 months against EBMcalc Kidney's every 33 months. EchoLab also leads on chart position (#53 vs unranked). EBMcalc Kidney's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

EBMcalc Kidney costs $4.99 and EchoLab $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EBMcalc Kidney ships an update every 33 months, EchoLab every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
EBMcalc Kidney versus EchoLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEBMcalc KidneyEchoLab
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#53 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB46 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFoundation Internet Services, LLCMedical Appware, LLC

Customer experience

EBMcalc Kidney

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EchoLab

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

EBMcalc Kidney

No in-app purchases

None

EchoLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EBMcalc Kidney free?
EBMcalc Kidney costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EchoLab free?
EchoLab costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do EBMcalc Kidney or EchoLab have ads?
Neither EBMcalc Kidney nor EchoLab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EBMcalc Kidney or EchoLab?
EBMcalc Kidney ships an update every 33 months, and EchoLab every 4 months. Most recently, EBMcalc Kidney was updated on September 27, 2026 and EchoLab on September 22, 2026.

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