Comparison

STAT!Ref vs RealTime

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

Head to head
About

STAT!Ref

Access a vast library of evidence-based medical resources on your mobile device. Search across hundreds of titles, bookmark key information, and define medical terms instantly. Features text-to-speech and news alerts for the latest healthcare updates.

Highlights
  • Cross-searchable medical resources
  • Bookmark specific paragraphs
  • Instant medical term definitions
  • Text-to-Speech functionality
  • Evidence Alerts and news feeds
  • Customizable content access
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: Access to an existing STAT!Ref Online subscription is required in order to use this app. STAT!Ref is a reputable healthcare e-resource enabling users to intuitively cross-search full-text, evidence-based and authoritative resources. With 300+ resources currently offered in over 50 healthcare disciplines, STAT!Ref provides the latest healthcare information in a customizable and convenient format. STAT!Ref is used by millions of professionals and over 90% of medical universities. This free app ensures that iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch users will get the most from STAT!Ref database content, provided courtesy of your library. STAT!Ref Mobile enables you to: • Access all of your core STAT!Ref content in a convenient format designed specifically for your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. • Search your library's entire database, or search only in a specific title. • Bookmark specific paragraphs so you can quickly find that exact spot again later. • Quickly define unknown medical terminology using your included medical dictionary simply by highlighting the word and tapping "Define". • Quickly jump around large documents using the local "Contents" panel. • Pick up right where you left off, even after the application is closed. • Listen while your device reads the text to you aloud using Text-to-Speech. • View the latest Evidence Alerts and Reuters® Medical News Feed articles, and optionally receive push notifications when new articles become available. Use Your Preferences Account as a Temporary STAT!Ref Login If you do not have a username and password for your STAT!Ref subscription, you can set up your Preferences Account as a temporary STAT!Ref login username and password in order to access STAT!Ref from mobile devices or from home. This may be useful if you normally log in to STAT!Ref using IP based authentication or a proxy server. Log in to STAT!Ref as you normally do, log in to your Preferences and activate the login as a temporary full login account under the "Temporary Login Account" tab.

About

RealTime

Manage clinical trial data, documents, and patient referrals efficiently. This app integrates CTMS, eDOCS, and eSOURCE functionalities for seamless on-the-go access to study information, regulatory documents, and visit data collection.

Highlights
  • Subject profile and study enrollment management
  • Calendar for scheduling and viewing visits
  • Digital signatures with fingerprint/face ID
  • Access to regulatory and study documents
  • On-the-go visit data collection
  • Patient referral tracking and alerts
  • Contact management for studies
Features
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Our latest version includes all major function of CTMS, eDOCS and eSOURCE. - CTMS features include a complete calendar for scheduling and viewing the users "My Calendar". View full subject profiles, study enrollments, complete visits, view study contacts and much more! Easily display inclusion and exclusion criteria for a particular study while also having the ability to "Refer a Patient". Patient referrals drop directly into your RealTime-CTMS Study Recruitment Roster and site staff are alerted to the new study lead. - eDOCS includes eSignatures utilizing fingerprint or face ID technology. View all regulatory documents for user-assigned studies, access the current versions of the Protocol, ICFs, or any other important study document while on the go. - eSOURCE includes the full suite of eSOURCE services that are available on the desktop version of RealTime-eSOURCE. Collect visit data on your phone or tablet, voice dictate notes or impressions, eSign lab documents with a Part-11 compliant PIN and much more! - Other features include a Contacts Section that allows users to view Personal Contacts, Study Sponsor/CRO Contacts and Research Staff Contacts.

Screenshots

STAT!Ref4 screens
RealTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RealTime at 4.5 against STAT!Ref's 2.8. RealTime also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 36%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 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

RealTime holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of STAT!Ref's written reviews are positive against 60% of RealTime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STAT!Ref ships an update every 3 months, RealTime every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
STAT!Ref versus RealTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTAT!RefRealTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)4.5 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings515 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB74 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTeton Data SystemsRealTime Software Solutions

Customer experience

STAT!Ref

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral18.2%
Negative45.5%

RealTime

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

STAT!Ref

No in-app purchases

None

RealTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STAT!Ref free?
STAT!Ref is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RealTime free?
RealTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, STAT!Ref or RealTime?
RealTime is rated higher. STAT!Ref averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while RealTime averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do STAT!Ref or RealTime have ads?
Neither STAT!Ref nor RealTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STAT!Ref or RealTime?
STAT!Ref ships an update every 3 months, and RealTime every 2 months. Most recently, STAT!Ref was updated on June 8, 2026 and RealTime on September 9, 2026.

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