Comparison

The Difficult Airway App vs Code Ready Pro

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

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About

The Difficult Airway App

This medical app assists clinicians in managing emergency airways by providing rapid drug selection and dosing for RSI. It offers decision-making support with algorithms and mnemonics for difficult airways, along with educational resources.

Highlights
  • Adult and pediatric drug dosing for RSI
  • Obesity and hemodynamic adjustments
  • Broselow-Luten color system integration
  • Difficult airway algorithms and predictors
  • Step-by-step RSI guidance
  • Customizable drug formulary
  • Airway anatomy illustrations
Features
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The Difficult Airway App (v.3.3) The Difficult Airway App™ is an essential tool for clinicians who manage emergency airways in any setting: the ED, ICU, in-patient unit or the many EMS practice environments. THE RIGHT DRUGS, THE RIGHT DOSES, THE RIGHT WAY! This app rapidly and easily selects the right drugs for RSI, automatically adjusting for obesity and hemodynamics. Pediatric dosing and equipment selection is a snap using the Broselow-Luten color system or the child's estimated weight. Stay out of trouble! The Difficult Airway App™ guides the user quickly and easily through important algorithms, predictors of the difficult airway, and the step-by-step approach to RSI taught in The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency™. The Difficult Airway App™ features: EASY, YET SOPHISTICATED ADULT AND PEDIATRIC DRUG DOSING • For adult dosing, a few simple clicks bring you to recommended doses that incorporate patient weight, body habitus and hemodynamics. • The pediatric drug dosing function incorporates the color-coded system created by James Broselow, MD and Robert C. Luten, MD for rapid, safe management of pediatric airway cases. • The option to customize your formulary means that only the drugs you use will appear in the recommendations. DECISION-MAKING SUPPORT • Straight-forward algorithms allow you to quickly determine the best approach to your patient’s airway. • Easy mnemonics walk you through predictors of a difficult airway, including difficult laryngoscopy (LEMON), difficult BMV (ROMAN), difficult extraglottic device use (RODS) and difficult cricothyrotomy (SMART). • Pearls of wisdom, based on evidence and expert opinion, are offered throughout. RAPID SEQUENCE INTUBATION • The 7 – Ps of RSI: a step-by-step guide for adult and pediatric patients. • Adult and pediatric RSI drug dosing. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES • Richly detailed illustrations of the airway anatomy. • Links to information about The Difficult Airway Courses™. Created by Ron M. Walls, MD, Michael F. Murphy, MD and Robert C. Luten, MD. With significant updates by Calvin A. Brown III, MD.

About

Code Ready Pro

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Code Ready Pro - Pediatric — the pediatric and neonatal code companion for trained emergency clinicians. When a child is crashing, you don't have time to page through a manual. Code Ready Pro - Pediatric puts the AHA PALS algorithms, the AAP/AHA Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), the ENA ENPC trauma primary survey, and the high-yield pediatric emergencies into fast, guided, citation-tracked walkthroughs — fully offline, on the device already in your pocket. LIVE CODE RUNNER A manual timing aid for pediatric cardiac arrest: code clock, 2-minute CPR cycle timer with rhythm-check alerts, epinephrine due/overdue reminders, shock and dose counters, and a timestamped event log for your debrief. Shockable and non-shockable pathways side by side, with the H's & T's one tap away. GUIDED ALGORITHMS Step-by-step walkthroughs for bradycardia, tachycardia (SVT vs VT), post-ROSC care, neonatal resuscitation (the Golden Minute, MR. SOPA, 3:1 compressions), pediatric trauma (A-B-C-D-E), anaphylaxis, status asthmaticus, status epilepticus, DKA, and croup — each step labeled, sourced, and written for recall under pressure. PUBLISHED DOSING TABLES A consolidated dosing reference of published per-kilogram rules with adult-maximum caps, plus weight-band tables that lay out the published values for every Broselow color zone — exactly like a printed length-based tape or code card, with the per-kg rule and source shown on every row. The app accepts no patient data and computes nothing: every value is static published reference material to verify against your length tape, pharmacy, and protocol. BUILT FOR THE BEDSIDE 100% offline — no account, no network, nothing tracked Every dose, step, and alert cites its source: AHA PALS, AAP/AHA NRP, ENA ENPC, ILCOR No patient data stored, ever Interface localized in 9 languages (clinical content stays in English to match the source guidelines) FOR LICENSED PROFESSIONALS ONLY Code Ready Pro - Pediatric is an educational quick-reference, not a medical device. It provides no diagnosis, no individualized treatment advice, and no dose calculation, and it never replaces your certification, code-team leader, Medical Command, or pharmacy verification. A professional-use disclaimer must be accepted on first launch. From the maker of Code Ready Pro, and Anesthesia Ready.

Screenshots

The Difficult Airway App4 screens
Code Ready Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Code Ready Pro at fortnightly against The Difficult Airway App's every 10 months. The Difficult Airway App's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $8.99) and chart position (#116 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Difficult Airway App costs $4.99 and Code Ready Pro $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Difficult Airway App ships an update every 10 months, Code Ready Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
The Difficult Airway App versus Code Ready Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Difficult Airway AppCode Ready Pro
Price$4.99 — better$8.99
Rating4.1 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#116 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAirway Management Education CenterBlackfox Media LLC

In-app purchases

None

The Difficult Airway App

No in-app purchases

None

Code Ready Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Difficult Airway App free?
The Difficult Airway App costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Code Ready Pro free?
Code Ready Pro costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Difficult Airway App or Code Ready Pro have ads?
Neither The Difficult Airway App nor Code Ready Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Difficult Airway App or Code Ready Pro?
The Difficult Airway App ships an update every 10 months, and Code Ready Pro fortnightly. Most recently, The Difficult Airway App was updated on October 15, 2026 and Code Ready Pro on October 16, 2026.

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