Comparison

STAT!Ref vs IDSA Practice Guidelines

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

IDSA Practice Guidelines

Access and stay updated with the latest clinical guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. This app offers interactive tools, search functionality, and the ability to bookmark key information and take notes for healthcare professionals.

Highlights
  • Access clinical guidelines
  • Interactive tools
  • Search guidelines
  • Bookmark pages
  • Take notes
Features
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Access the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines app anytime, anywhere! Download the app today and stay up-to-date on IDSA clinical guidelines, interactive tools, and new resources. The app contains features to search through guidelines, bookmark important pages and take notes on key information. Visit the IDSA app for new guidelines that are released throughout the year and new updates to existing guidelines. Disclaimer: The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) provides this app (“App)” for health care professionals only, and not the general public. The App is provided for informational purposes only, and it is not intended to provide medical or treatment advice and may not be treated as such by the user. As such, this App may not be relied upon for the purposes of medical diagnosis or as a recommendation for medical care or treatment. The information on this App is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on or available through this App is for general information purposes only.

Screenshots

STAT!Ref4 screens
IDSA Practice Guidelines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IDSA Practice Guidelines at 4.8 against STAT!Ref's 2.8. IDSA Practice Guidelines also leads on ratings volume (559 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). STAT!Ref's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 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

IDSA Practice Guidelines holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IDSA Practice Guidelines has 559 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of STAT!Ref's written reviews are positive against 0% of IDSA Practice Guidelines's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STAT!Ref ships an update every 3 months, IDSA Practice Guidelines every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
STAT!Ref versus IDSA Practice Guidelines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTAT!RefIDSA Practice Guidelines
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)4.8 (559 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5559 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB105 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTeton Data SystemsInfectious Diseases Society of America

Customer experience

STAT!Ref

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

IDSA Practice Guidelines

All ratings557 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

STAT!Ref

No in-app purchases

None

IDSA Practice Guidelines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STAT!Ref free?
STAT!Ref is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IDSA Practice Guidelines free?
IDSA Practice Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, STAT!Ref or IDSA Practice Guidelines?
IDSA Practice Guidelines is rated higher. STAT!Ref averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while IDSA Practice Guidelines averages 4.8 from 559 ratings.
Do STAT!Ref or IDSA Practice Guidelines have ads?
Neither STAT!Ref nor IDSA Practice Guidelines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STAT!Ref or IDSA Practice Guidelines?
STAT!Ref ships an update every 3 months, and IDSA Practice Guidelines every 7 months. Most recently, STAT!Ref was updated on June 8, 2026 and IDSA Practice Guidelines on September 23, 2026.

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