Comparison

STAT!Ref vs Lippincott Nursing Advisor

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

Lippincott Nursing Advisor

Access a trusted, evidence-based collection of thousands of clinical entries written by nurses for nurses. Quickly find answers to care-related questions with powerful search and customization options, available anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based clinical entries
  • Diseases & Conditions library
  • Diagnostic Tests information
  • Treatment protocols
  • Signs & Symptoms guide
  • Powerful keyword search
  • Customizable notes
Features
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Clinicians! Get answers to your care-related questions FAST with easy access from a source you can trust; whenever, wherever. Written by nurses for nurses, the Lippincott Advisor App is an expanding collection of thousands of evidence-based, clinical entries that continually updated by clinical nurses to reflect the most current evidence and practice standards. For Individual purchasers, it covers: • Diseases & Conditions • Diagnostic Tests • Treatments • Signs & Symptoms. The app also boasts powerful search capability • by keyword or category • customizable so you can add notes about treatments, your organization's protocols, and other important information Get the right answers, fast, it’s an expert, right in your pocket! If you are downloading the app for Individual use, your InApp subscription will automatically renew every 12 months, until canceled, for $24.99 unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of your current period. You are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal as stated above within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription preferences in your iTunes Account Settings. For Institutional Users Only: For Institutional access, please contact your hospital administrator, nurse manager, or clinical educator. If you already have web access to Lippincott Advisor through your facility, simply download the app and enter your facility credentials as an Institutional user or IP authenticate from your facility’s WIFI and you’ll have the same access to topics that you currently enjoy. If you do not have access through your employer, download the free sample entries for Individual users. If you like what you find, you will be able to access thousands of evidence-based, clinical entries via an InApp purchase. Our terms and conditions can be found at: https://advisor.lww.com/lna/LNA_license.htm Our privacy policy can be found at: http://www.lippincottsolutions.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

STAT!Ref4 screens
Lippincott Nursing Advisor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: STAT!Ref at 2.8 against Lippincott Nursing Advisor's 2.3. STAT!Ref also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (36% vs 25%). Lippincott Nursing Advisor's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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. Lippincott Nursing Advisor sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. STAT!Ref asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

STAT!Ref holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lippincott Nursing Advisor has 32 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of STAT!Ref's written reviews are positive against 25% of Lippincott Nursing Advisor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
STAT!Ref versus Lippincott Nursing Advisor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTAT!RefLippincott Nursing Advisor
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings) — better2.3 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings532 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB24 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTeton Data SystemsWolters Kluwer Health

Customer experience

STAT!Ref

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

Lippincott Nursing Advisor

All ratings32 ratings
Positive31.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative65.6%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

STAT!Ref

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lippincott Nursing Advisor

Subscriptions1
  • Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor – 1- Year Subscription$24.991 Year

Questions

Is STAT!Ref free?
STAT!Ref is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lippincott Nursing Advisor free?
Lippincott Nursing Advisor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, STAT!Ref or Lippincott Nursing Advisor?
STAT!Ref is rated higher. STAT!Ref averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Lippincott Nursing Advisor averages 2.3 from 32 ratings.
Do STAT!Ref or Lippincott Nursing Advisor have ads?
Neither STAT!Ref nor Lippincott Nursing Advisor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STAT!Ref or Lippincott Nursing Advisor?
STAT!Ref ships an update every 3 months, and Lippincott Nursing Advisor every 3 months. Most recently, STAT!Ref was updated on October 1, 2026 and Lippincott Nursing Advisor on October 14, 2026.

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