Comparison

eGFR Calculators vs CVD Risk Estimator Plus

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

Head to head
About

eGFR Calculators

This app provides medical professionals with five distinct calculators to estimate kidney function. It also offers educational information on glomerular filtration rate, chronic kidney disease, and its management.

Highlights
  • Five eGFR calculator options
  • CKD-EPI Creatinine 2021 Equation
  • Revised Bedside Schwartz Formula (pediatric)
  • Cockcroft-Gault Formula
  • CKD-EPI Cystatin C 2012 Equation
  • Information on GFR and CKD
Features
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From the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), this application allows medical professionals to estimate kidney function using five separate eGFR calculators: - CKD-EPI Creatinine 2021 Equation (Preferred method) - Revised Bedside Schwartz Formula (For ages 1-17) - Cockcroft-Gault Formula - CKD-EPI Cystatin C 2012 Equation - CKD-EPI Creatinine - Cystatin C 2021 Equation Also includes information on: -Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) -Chronic kidney disease (CKD) -Clinical use on how to test, evaluate, and slow progression -Formulas The National Kidney Foundation is the leading organization in the U.S. dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease for hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals, millions of patients and their families, and tens of millions of Americans at risk. By supporting the National Kidney Foundation, you directly influence and positively impact the lives of those at risk for kidney disease, those living with chronic kidney disease, and those who care for and about them. Learn more at www.kidney.org 30 East 3rd Street New York, NY 10016 www.kidney.org 800-622-9010

About

CVD Risk Estimator Plus

This clinical decision support app provides comprehensive cardiovascular disease risk assessments for clinicians. It unifies two major risk calculators, incorporating traditional ASCVD modeling with modern kidney and metabolic health measures for personalized patient care.

Highlights
  • Combines ASCVD and PREVENT calculators
  • Calculates 10-year and lifetime CVD risk
  • Incorporates kidney and metabolic health
  • Provides risk category classification
  • Exports results for documentation
  • Includes clinician and patient resources
Features
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This clinical decision-support app is intended for use by healthcare professionals and unifies two cardiovascular prevention tools: the 2013 ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations (previously known as the ASCVD Risk Estimator) and the American Heart Association’s PREVENT™ Calculator. Combining traditional ASCVD risk modeling with modern cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM)-inclusive risk equations, CVD Risk Estimator Plus supports comprehensive, personalized cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and clinician-guided decision-making. The results and recommendations provided by this application are intended to inform but do not replace clinical judgment. Therapeutic options should be individualized and determined after discussion between the patient and their care provider. CVD Risk Estimator Plus computes risk estimates using: • 2013 ASCVD Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE), which calculate 10-year and lifetime risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease using age, sex, race, blood pressure, cholesterol profile, diabetes status, and smoking status. • 2023 PREVENT™ Equations, which estimate 10- and 30-year risk for total CVD, ASCVD, and heart failure (HF), incorporating kidney and metabolic health measures such as BMI and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and supporting optional predictors including urine albumin creatinine ratio (UACR), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and social deprivation index (SDI). Clinicians can toggle between Pooled Cohort and PREVENT™ risk trajectories to support guideline-aligned prevention discussions. This clinical decision support app provides: • Risk category classification (low, borderline, intermediate, high). • Personalized guidance informed by published guidelines, including statin therapy considerations, lifestyle interventions, and risk-enhancing clinical factors. • Export functionality supporting print and email of results for documentation and patient communication. • Resources page with related tools and informational materials for clinicians and patients, including links to source guidelines and reference documents.

Screenshots

eGFR Calculators4 screens
CVD Risk Estimator Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CVD Risk Estimator Plus at 5.0 against eGFR Calculators's 4.0. CVD Risk Estimator Plus also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). eGFR Calculators's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 32%) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). 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

CVD Risk Estimator Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eGFR Calculators has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of eGFR Calculators's written reviews are positive against 32% of CVD Risk Estimator Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eGFR Calculators ships an update every 9 months, CVD Risk Estimator Plus every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
eGFR Calculators versus CVD Risk Estimator Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereGFR CalculatorsCVD Risk Estimator Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews — better31.6% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB59 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNational Kidney FoundationAmerican College of Cardiology

Customer experience

eGFR Calculators

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral29.4%
Negative17.6%

CVD Risk Estimator Plus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral23.7%
Negative44.7%

In-app purchases

None

eGFR Calculators

No in-app purchases

None

CVD Risk Estimator Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eGFR Calculators free?
eGFR Calculators is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CVD Risk Estimator Plus free?
CVD Risk Estimator Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eGFR Calculators or CVD Risk Estimator Plus?
CVD Risk Estimator Plus is rated higher. eGFR Calculators averages 4.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while CVD Risk Estimator Plus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do eGFR Calculators or CVD Risk Estimator Plus have ads?
Neither eGFR Calculators nor CVD Risk Estimator Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eGFR Calculators or CVD Risk Estimator Plus?
eGFR Calculators ships an update every 9 months, and CVD Risk Estimator Plus every 4 months. Most recently, eGFR Calculators was updated on October 23, 2026 and CVD Risk Estimator Plus on October 26, 2026.

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