Comparison

NephroCalc™ vs ACP Clinical Guidelines

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

Head to head
About

NephroCalc™

This medical calculator app provides over 100 essential formulas and equations for assessing patients with kidney disease and acid-base disorders. It features innovative Master panels for combined calculations and a physician-friendly interface for efficient patient data management.

Highlights
  • Over 100 renal and acid-base equations
  • Innovative MultiCalx™ Master panels
  • Customizable mCalx™ DARK calculator
  • Physician-friendly intuitive interface
  • Automatic unit conversion
  • Color-coded normal-abnormal outputs
  • Fully referenced clinical data
Features
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The NephroCalc™ App includes most formulas and equations used in the daily assessments of patients with kidney disease. It incorporates more than 100 equations and innovative MultiCalx™ Master panels for combined calculations, assuring convenience and accuracy. Introducing the mCalx™ DARK: the unique and most innovative custom Master Medical Calculator for patient-specific computations. (You add equations & scores ad lib to the same panel!). mCalx™: 1 panel, 100+ equations/scores, TRILLIONS of combinations. NephroCalc™ facilitates the organization and processing of Patient's data. It is a physician-friendly™ app, intuitive and very easy to use. Unique reference, productivity and decision support tool. Proven and reliable data processing, for physicians, residents, med students, PAs and NPs... Developed by Board-certified physicians. **See also MediCalc® ai, Medical Calculator System™, >500 algorithms. -------------------------------------------- NephroCalc™ CONTENTS: mCalx™ Master Calculator Renal Calc™ Master Diabetic Ketoacidosis Master Renal Failure Diff. Diagnosis Master Anion Gap Master Osmolality Master GFR Master Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft) Creatinine, calculated (Cockcroft) (reverse) Glomerular Filtration Rate (MDRD-4, MDRD-6, CKD-EPI) GFR EPI creatinine, GFR EPI cystatin C, GFR EPI cr-cys CKD Master Chronic Kidney Disease Classification Albumin:Creatinine Ratio Protein:Creatinine Ratio Anion Gap (Serum) Fractional Excretion of Na+ Fractional Excretion of Urea TransTubular Potassium Gradient Body Mass Index Overweight & Obesity Classification Renal Failure (Diagnostic Indices) Target Creatinine for GFR Creatinine Clearance Anion Gap (Serum) Delta Delta Anion Gap (Urinary) Bicarbonate Deficit Chloride Deficit Henderson - Hasselbalch Equation Acid base Equation Metabolic Acidosis "Winter's formula" Metabolic Alkalosis Respiratory Acidosis, acute & chronic Respiratory Alkalosis, acute & chronic Required Sodium Sodium Correction by serum glucose Potassium / pH Correction Body Water Master Osmolar Gap Osmolality, calculated Blood Alcohol Level Fractional Excretions (K+, Mg, HCO3, PO4) Renal Failure Index Basal Energy Expenditure Conversion and many more... -------------------------------------------- The NephroCalc™ FEATURES: (the best and proven clinical data processing) * arithmetical processing * automatic unit conversion * multiple-unit entries * color-coded normal-abnormal outputs * normal values (ranges & limits) * automatic range-checks (limits) * intuitive user interface * easy navigation and info access * Search bar with filters * smart decimal rounding * Système International notation * tables of parameters * mobile & online * expanded equation views * fully referenced * highly organized and standardized -------------------------------------------- NephroCalc™ is part of ScyMed® MediCalc®, the first and most comprehensive Medical Calculator System™ in the world, online for more than 25 years... NephroCalc™ is also available in spanish as NefroCalc™. Other Medical Apps developed by ScyMed include MediCalc®, LiverCalc™, EKG-card™, eH&P™, Synt™, etc. (mobile, cloud, EMR).

About

ACP Clinical Guidelines

Access evidence-based clinical practice guidelines from the American College of Physicians on your mobile device. This app provides internal medicine physicians and other clinicians with convenient access to recommendations, summary tables, and algorithms in an interactive format.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
  • Recommendations and rationale
  • Summary tables
  • Algorithms
  • High value care advice
  • Interactive mobile format
Features
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) produces evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, which means that the guidelines follow a rigorous development process and are based on the highest quality scientific evidence. Internal medicine physicians and other clinicians can now access these clinical recommendations in virtually any setting via the ACP Clinical Guidelines app. Available for free, the ACP Clinical Guidelines app includes recommendations from ACP’s clinical practice guidelines and guidance statements. Users can conveniently access clinical recommendations and rationale, summary tables, algorithms, and high value care advice for all currently active ACP guidelines in an easy to read and interactive mobile format. ACP is a national organization of internists —physician specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in the United States. Its membership of 133,000 includes internists, internal medicine subspecialists, medical students, residents, and fellows. The mission of the ACP is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine.

Screenshots

NephroCalc™4 screens
ACP Clinical Guidelines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ACP Clinical Guidelines at Free against NephroCalc™'s $3.99. ACP Clinical Guidelines also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). NephroCalc™'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

ACP Clinical Guidelines is free to download; NephroCalc™ costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NephroCalc™ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACP Clinical Guidelines has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NephroCalc™ ships an update every 10 months, ACP Clinical Guidelines every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NephroCalc™ versus ACP Clinical Guidelines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNephroCalc™ACP Clinical Guidelines
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—81.3% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB39 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperScyMed, IncAmerican College of Physicians

Customer experience

NephroCalc™

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ACP Clinical Guidelines

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

NephroCalc™

No in-app purchases

None

ACP Clinical Guidelines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NephroCalc™ free?
NephroCalc™ costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ACP Clinical Guidelines free?
ACP Clinical Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NephroCalc™ or ACP Clinical Guidelines?
NephroCalc™ is rated higher. NephroCalc™ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ACP Clinical Guidelines averages 3.0 from 12 ratings.
Do NephroCalc™ or ACP Clinical Guidelines have ads?
Neither NephroCalc™ nor ACP Clinical Guidelines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NephroCalc™ or ACP Clinical Guidelines?
NephroCalc™ ships an update every 10 months, and ACP Clinical Guidelines every 2 months. Most recently, NephroCalc™ was updated on October 23, 2026 and ACP Clinical Guidelines on October 21, 2026.

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