Comparison

BurnMed Pro vs BiliBuddy

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

Head to head
About

BurnMed Pro

This app serves as an educational tool for medical students and trainees to assess body surface area using a dynamic 3D model. It offers step-by-step guides and video tutorials for evaluating burn severity and proper care.

Highlights
  • Dynamic 3D body surface area assessment
  • Step-by-step injury assessment guides
  • Educational video and image tutorials
  • Male, female, and child models
  • Metric and imperial units
Features
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The Burn Medical Education (BurnMEd) app is intended to be an educational companion for medical students and trainees in a classroom setting under the supervision of an appropriately trained and licensed physician. This app features an assessment of body surface area using a dynamic 3-dimensional model. FEATURES IN THIS VERSION • An alternative method to traditional surface area calculations. • Elegant and simple interface. • Male, female and child models. • Step-by-step educational guides for the early assessment of severe injuries. • Educational video and image tutorials that assess burn severity & instruct on proper handling care. • Metric and imperial units.

About

BiliBuddy

This app helps healthcare professionals determine the need for phototherapy or exchange therapy in newborns based on their age, bilirubin levels, and risk factors. It utilizes the latest American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines and displays results on interactive nomograms. The app also tracks infant data and provides links to relevant research.

Highlights
  • Calculates phototherapy threshold
  • Displays on nomograms
  • Calculates infant age
  • Views risk factors
  • Supports US and SI units
  • Tracks bilirubin measures
Features
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BiliBuddy supports clinicians assessing neonatal jaundice in infants born at 35 weeks of gestation or later. Use Quick Check to compare a total serum bilirubin reading with American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2022 phototherapy, escalation-of-care, and exchange-transfusion thresholds. Enter age in hours, gestation, and additional neurotoxicity risk factors. View the result and threshold charts in mg/dL or µmol/L. Track infants locally to review reading history, plot trends, and calculate the rate of rise. A date-and-time calculator helps determine age at measurement. Share a text result summary using the device's share sheet. The 2022 guideline is selected by default. An optional legacy AAP 2004 pathway is available in Settings, with its supported chart range clearly identified. Reference material and links to source guidelines are included. Clinical entries are stored on the device. Usage analytics is optional and off by default. Advertising and crash diagnostics use third-party services described in the in-app Privacy Notice. An in-app purchase removes ads, and Restore Purchases restores an eligible prior purchase. For clinician use. BiliBuddy does not replace clinical judgment, clinical assessment, or consultation of the source guideline. It is not an electronic health record. Do not use outside the supported age and gestation ranges.

Screenshots

BurnMed Pro4 screens
BiliBuddy1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BiliBuddy at 85% against BurnMed Pro's 11%. BiliBuddy also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). BurnMed Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. BiliBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BurnMed Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BiliBuddy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BiliBuddy has 258 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of BurnMed Pro's written reviews are positive against 85% of BiliBuddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BurnMed Pro ships an update every 4 months, BiliBuddy every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
BurnMed Pro versus BiliBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurnMed ProBiliBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (11 ratings)4.9 (258 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11258 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.3 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB30 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJohns Hopkins Mobile medicineCovenant Data Systems, LLC

Customer experience

BurnMed Pro

All ratings11 ratings
Positive9.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative81.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%

BiliBuddy

All ratings258 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.4%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

BurnMed Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BiliBuddy

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99

Questions

Is BurnMed Pro free?
BurnMed Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BiliBuddy free?
BiliBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BurnMed Pro or BiliBuddy?
BiliBuddy is rated higher. BurnMed Pro averages 1.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while BiliBuddy averages 4.9 from 258 ratings.
Do BurnMed Pro or BiliBuddy have ads?
BiliBuddy shows ads; BurnMed Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, BurnMed Pro or BiliBuddy?
BurnMed Pro ships an update every 4 months, and BiliBuddy every 4 weeks. Most recently, BurnMed Pro was updated on October 23, 2026 and BiliBuddy on October 24, 2026.

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