Comparison

ONCOassist vs Blood Components

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

Head to head
About

ONCOassist

This app provides oncology professionals with a comprehensive suite of decision-support tools. It offers access to treatment protocols, survival rates, medical calculators, toxicity criteria, staging information, drug details, and news, all designed to aid in patient care and save time.

Highlights
  • NCCN Treatment Protocols
  • Adjuvant Survival Rate Calculators
  • Medical Formula Calculators
  • CTCAE Toxicity Criteria
  • AJCC TNM Staging
  • Prognostic Scores
  • Oncology Drug Information
  • Drug Interaction Checker
Features
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Please note: This application, as a decision-support aid, is to be used  by a practicing healthcare professional(“HCP”) and does not replace clinical judgement. It is not designed for use by patients and does not replace the advice of a doctor. ONCOassist is a comprehensive suite of decision support tools developed by oncology professionals, for oncology professionals. It includes a range of breakthrough tools designed to manage patient care effectively. Let's take a closer look at some of the features available: • NCCN Treatment Protocols: Developed in collaboration with the NCCN, this tool provides information on regimens taken from the NCCN template database. • Adjuvant Tools: These tools offer 5 and 10-year overall survival rates for patients with and without chemotherapy in an adjuvant setting. Breast cancer, colon cancer, and GIST tools are among the many adjuvant decision support tools available. • Useful formulas: Body Surface Area, Chemotherapy Dose Calculator, QTc, ECOG Performance Score, Khorana Score, MASCC Risk Index, and many more are included. These calculators simplify medical calculations and include frequently needed conversions and dosage calculations. • Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.0 & 5.0): This tool provides a standardized classification of adverse effects of drugs used in cancer therapy. CTCAE versions 5.0 and 4.0 are available in an easy-to-use and interactive format. • AJCC TNM staging: The tool provides criteria for every malignancy and includes the AJCC 7th, 8th, and 9th edition staging criteria. • Prognostic Scores: This tool offers over 17 prognostic scores for a range of specialties. It helps with prognostication, risk stratification, and determining eligibility for specific treatments or clinical trials. • Drug info section: Over 200 oncology drugs are available in an easy-to-use and interactive format. • Drug interaction checker: This tool helps users quickly check for potential drug interactions. • IO toxicity management tool: This tool is designed to manage immune-related adverse events. • ONCOnews: From breaking news to in-depth analysis, ONCOnews brings together all oncology news sources in one place. • ONCOvideos: This offers access to the most recent videos from Oncology Spotlight, which provides insights into the experiences of oncology professionals. Additionally, users can watch OncoAlert and Oncology Brother videos. ONCOassist offers oncology professionals the following benefits: Saves Time Oncology professionals no longer waste time searching through the internet for safe validated information to aid them with their decision making, all of the tools and information they need is available within ONCOassist and is available without the need for internet access. Improves quality of care ONCOassist promotes the use of evidence-based medicine. It is also the only CE approved oncology app on the market. Helps Empower Patients Adjuvant decision support tools contain patient-friendly information to allow for a more collaborative decision-making process. Regularly updating ONCOassist will be updated regularly with new prognostic tools and calculators. We will listen to your feedback and update accordingly. Email us at any time using feedback@oncoassist.com. ONCOassist is regulated by the Irish Health Products Regulatory Authority and is CE marked for conformance as a medical device.

About

Blood Components

This app provides clinicians with a summary of national guidelines for the appropriate use of blood components. It facilitates robust documentation of transfusion indications, referencing key medical guidelines.

Highlights
  • Summarizes national blood transfusion guidelines
  • Facilitates appropriate blood use
  • Enables documentation of transfusion indications
  • References NBTC, BSH, and NICE guidelines
  • Acts as a clinical reference tool
Features
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Blood Components App summarises relevant national guidelines to act as a guide for clinicians to facilitate appropriate use of blood and enable robust documentation of indications. The App has been updated and is based on the National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC) Indication Codes for Transfusion (2020), the British Society of Haematology (BSH) Guideline on transfusion for foetuses, neonates and older children (2016) and The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Blood transfusion [NG24] guidelines . The App should be used in conjunction with the full guidelines.

Screenshots

ONCOassist4 screens
Blood Components4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blood Components at none against ONCOassist's shown. Blood Components also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). ONCOassist's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 19 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ONCOassist ships an update every 10 days, Blood Components every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ONCOassist versus Blood Components: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterONCOassistBlood Components
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (116 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings116 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 19 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB16 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPortable Medical Technology LtdNHS

Customer experience

ONCOassist

All ratings116 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Blood Components

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ONCOassist

Requested features

3 requests
  • Radiation oncology topics
  • Option in Spanish
  • Russian language

Blood Components

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ONCOassist

No in-app purchases

None

Blood Components

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ONCOassist free?
ONCOassist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blood Components free?
Blood Components is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ONCOassist or Blood Components have ads?
ONCOassist shows ads; Blood Components does not.
Which is updated more often, ONCOassist or Blood Components?
ONCOassist ships an update every 10 days, and Blood Components every 19 months. Most recently, ONCOassist was updated on October 26, 2026 and Blood Components on October 8, 2026.

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