Comparison

SafeDosePro vs publica.la Reader

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

Head to head
About

SafeDosePro

This electronic medication reference tool provides pre-hospital and hospital workers with essential drug information. It offers mixing instructions, dosing, and administration details on a single page, instantly calculating doses based on patient weight and clinical need. The app aims to improve medication safety and clinical outcomes by eliminating the need for manual calculations.

Highlights
  • Automated medication dosing calculations
  • Mixing and administration instructions
  • Dose calculation by weight and clinical need
  • Medically reviewed content
  • Eliminates manual calculations
  • Reduces medication errors
Features
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SafeDose® is an electronic medication reference tool. It contains acute medications provided for pre-hospital and hospital workers by SafeDose as a public service. SafeDose provides mixing instructions, dosing, and drug administration information on a single, actionable page. Choose the patient’s weight and clinical need, and instantly see the dose in mg, volume in mL, dilution, delivery information, and dangers. The content is tailored to remove irrelevant information and to eliminate the need for math or memorization by the caregiver. This improves medication safety, reduces the cost of care, and improves clinical outcomes. iMedicalApps’ review describes SafeDose as "useful and well designed... Undoubtedly, the potential for medication errors would be reduced if practitioners were to rely on the information provided by this app". A university research study published in the Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics found that after less than 10 minutes of training, the use of the SafeDose system increased the accuracy of medication doses prepared during simulated pediatric emergencies by nearly 25 percent, and completely eliminated clinically significant errors. The research also showed that use of the hospital version of SafeDose, as compared to traditional processes, reduced the time required to prepare medication during an emergency. Used by hundreds of hospitals and many thousands of practitioners, all SafeDose medical content is medically reviewed for accuracy.

About

publica.la Reader

Access all your purchased books and audiobooks from various creators in one place. Download titles for offline reading, customize your reading experience, and enjoy features like adjustable playback speed for audiobooks.

Highlights
  • Access content from multiple creator stores
  • Download for offline reading
  • Adjustable text size and layout
  • Zoom for magazines and comics
  • Word and phrase translation
  • Adjustable audiobook playback speed
Features
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Around the world, thousands of content creators offer millions of their books and audiobooks through their own stores with publica.la. With publica.la Reader you can access your favorite content from a single app and without an Internet connection. • Explore all the content of all the stores you are part of • Borrow and enjoy ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines • Download titles to read offline and save data • Keep your reading position automatically synced across all your devices In our beautiful and intuitive ebook reader: • Adjust the text size, background color and layout of the book • Zoom on magazines and comics • Translate words and phrases • Add bookmarks, notes and highlights In our innovative audio player: • Reduce or speed up audio (0.6 to 3.0x) • Add bookmarks, notes and highlights Happy reading!

Screenshots

SafeDosePro4 screens
publica.la Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SafeDosePro at 4.6 against publica.la Reader's 3.4. SafeDosePro also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 17%) and ratings volume (162 vs 24). publica.la Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SafeDosePro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SafeDosePro has 162 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of SafeDosePro's written reviews are positive against 17% of publica.la Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SafeDosePro ships an update every 2 months, publica.la Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SafeDosePro versus publica.la Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafeDosePropublica.la Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (162 ratings) — better3.4 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews47.9% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings162 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSafeDose, IncorporatedQueryLoop Inc.

Customer experience

SafeDosePro

All ratings109 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive47.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative45.8%

publica.la Reader

All ratings24 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative76.9%

Bugs and requests

SafeDosePro

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App no longer works after update
  • Cannot access information
  • App does not recognize previous purchases
  • Buttons not working on iPhone X
  • All old accounts deactivated
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  • Subscription continues after cancellation
  • App is very slow
  • Search is very slow
  • No longer shows last used medications

Requested features

9 requests
  • Return to previous version
  • Improve search speed
  • Make app more intuitive
  • Add back missing medications
  • Provide clear information on changes
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  • Offer a free version again
  • Improve UI on initial screen
  • Add oral doses back
  • Include more common medications

publica.la Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SafeDosePro

No in-app purchases

None

publica.la Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SafeDosePro free?
SafeDosePro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is publica.la Reader free?
publica.la Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SafeDosePro or publica.la Reader?
SafeDosePro is rated higher. SafeDosePro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 162 ratings, while publica.la Reader averages 3.4 from 24 ratings.
Do SafeDosePro or publica.la Reader have ads?
Neither SafeDosePro nor publica.la Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SafeDosePro or publica.la Reader?
SafeDosePro ships an update every 2 months, and publica.la Reader every 3 weeks. Most recently, SafeDosePro was updated on November 6, 2026 and publica.la Reader on November 7, 2026.

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