Comparison

SafeDosePro vs Outread

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

Outread

Enhance your reading speed and comprehension with this app. It offers guided reading modes, memory exercises, and supports various document types. Improve focus and retention for all readers.

Highlights
  • Speed reading modes (Guide & Flash)
  • Peripheral vision and memory exercises
  • Webpage and document import
  • Adjustable reading speed and chunk length
  • Progress tracking and reading stats
  • AI translation
  • Offline reading
Features
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Speed-read websites, ebooks and documents. Outread improves reading effectiveness by helping you to focus on reading small chunks of text at a time. You can either follow the highlighter along the page or keep the text centered. Featured by Apple in “Best New Apps”, “Train Your Brain” and "Read Something New" sections “You're in luck, because Outread will help you get through [articles] and learn speed-reading in the process.” — Lifehacker "Speed Between the Lines" — WSJ “A clear winner in the speed-reading category” — AppAdvice BASIC FEATURES: - Speed read by following the highlighter along the page (Guide Mode) or by keeping the focused phrase in the center of the screen (Flash Mode - Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) - Exercises improving peripheral vision, eidetic memory, short-term memory and chunking ability. - Add webpages from Safari or other apps using share extension - Paste text or add from a URL - Sync your library, preferences and reading stats between your devices - Adjust the reading speed and chunk length (length of text you read at once) - Bookmark parts of text for later and add notes to them - Selection of fonts to suit all reading conditions - Monitor your progress with reading stats - Filter (by services or tags) and sort (by date, length or title) the items - See images included in text (even during speed reading) - AI translate text added to the app to many supported languages - Pleasant reading experience improving comprehension and concentration for people with dyslexia, ADD and ADHD - Test your reading speed and comprehension - Universal app for iPhone, iPad and Mac - Everything is always with you, even offline OUTREAD+ FEATURES: - Read free classic novels from the built-in catalog - Sync with Instapaper - Add your own ebooks (DRM-free ePub) - Add PDF, Microsoft Word, RTF and TXT documents - Higher reading speed up to 1,500 words per minute - Unlimited bookmarks and notes - Reader themes: Black & White (great for OLED), Sepia and Gray NOTE: - DRM-protected ebooks (Kindle and most of iBooks ebooks) are not supported Terms and Conditions: https://outreadapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://outreadapp.com/privacy-policy If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at contact@outreadapp.com

Screenshots

SafeDosePro4 screens
Outread4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SafeDosePro at none against Outread's 10. SafeDosePro also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Outread's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 48%) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 161). On price, rating, ads 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

Both are free to download. Outread sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. SafeDosePro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for SafeDosePro against 4.7 for Outread. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outread has 1.4K ratings behind it against 161, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of SafeDosePro's written reviews are positive against 80% of Outread's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SafeDosePro ships an update every 2 months, Outread every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SafeDosePro versus Outread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafeDoseProOutread
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (161 ratings)4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.9% of reviews80.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1611.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB38 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSafeDose, IncorporatedArkadiusz Holko

Customer experience

SafeDosePro

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

Outread

All ratings1,367 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews279 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative13.6%

User reviews

SafeDosePro

From 161 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Practical and useful
  • 👍 Saves time
  • 👍 Accurate dosing
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great for emergencies

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Slow search and performance
  • 🐛 Subscription model unpopular
  • 🐛 High subscription cost
  • 🐛 Loss of previous data/functionality
  • 🐛 Unintuitive new layout

Outread

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple idea, big impact
  • 👍 Developer is a chad
  • 🚀 Fantastic application
  • 🚀 Whole heartedly recommend
  • 🚀 Increased reading speed

Room to improve

  • 💰 Not free, requires subscription
  • 💰 Costs money
  • 💰 Pay for importing PDFs
  • 🐛 Paste web link takes really long time
  • 🐛 Highlighting transition needs to be smoother

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

Outread

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to link to Pocket
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

11 requests
  • Highlighting, underlining and saving quotes feature
  • Ability to sync books and progress across devices
  • Bionic reading feature
  • Ability to scroll while reading in highlight mode
  • Customizable highlighted text color and background
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  • Larger font size options
  • Ability to link to virtual library apps like Libby
  • Bookmarking and note-taking features
  • More advanced training exercises and levels
  • Ability to scan photos from album
  • Compatibility with Apple Vision Pro

In-app purchases

None

SafeDosePro

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Outread

Subscriptions8
  • Outread+ Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Outread+ Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Outread+ Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Outread+ Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Outread+ Monthly Family$8.491 Month
  • Outread+ Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Outread+ Annual Family7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Outread+ Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Outread+ Lifetime$119.99
  • Outread+ Lifetime Family$149.99

Questions

Is SafeDosePro free?
SafeDosePro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Outread free?
Outread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SafeDosePro or Outread?
Outread is rated higher. SafeDosePro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 161 ratings, while Outread averages 4.7 from 1.4K ratings.
Do SafeDosePro or Outread have ads?
Neither SafeDosePro nor Outread shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SafeDosePro or Outread?
SafeDosePro ships an update every 2 months, and Outread every 3 weeks. Most recently, SafeDosePro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Outread on November 1, 2026.

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