Comparison

Pediatric OnCall vs CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics

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

Head to head
About

Pediatric OnCall

This app offers healthcare professionals essential tools for daily practice, including disease information, medical calculators, drug references, and diagnostic aids. It connects to a comprehensive medical website, providing access to a wealth of pediatric health resources and expert advice.

Highlights
  • Diseases and Conditions database
  • Over 45 Medical Calculators
  • Drug and Poisoning Information
  • MCQ Quizzes for knowledge testing
  • Ask a Doctor feature
  • Vaccination tracking and reminders
  • Differential Diagnosis tool
Features
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Pediatric Oncall app provides to you healthcare professionals all the basic and daily needed important tools!!! All App features are completely free! However users are required to login for complete access! App Tools: Diseases and Conditions, Medical Calculators, Drug and Poisoning Centre, MCQ Quiz, Ask a Doctor, Drug Interaction calculator, Search Directory, Image Gallery, Teaching Files, Conference and CME Centre, Vaccination Centre, Diagnostic Centre, Question of the Day, Pedi Poll, Video Podcasts and Newsletter Updates This App is connected to www.PediatricOncall.com which is a medical website with over 40 tools for medical personnel and also medical information on pediatrics, symptoms, medicine and child health. Register yourself to Pediatric Oncall and access all these features. -- Diseases and Conditions – Introduction, Presentation, Investigations, Treatment, Complications and Patient Education on topics. -- Medical Calculators -- more than 45 calculators which include the categories, growth, conversion, Renal conversions, Pregnancy, Critical Care, Drug Dosage, Diarrhea Solution, Blood Reference, etc. -- Drug and Poisoning Center -- latest updated drugs from A-Z with their Mechanism, Indication, Dosage, Adverse Effects, etc. -- MCQ Quiz -- Practice MCQ’s to test your knowledge on different topics. -- Ask a Doctor -- Pediatric Oncall’s expert panel of doctor’s answer to your medical queries and common FAQ’s. -- Drug Interaction calculator -- Quick checker for Interactions. -- Search Directory – Hospitals, Medical Colleges, Residency, NGO and Special Schools. -- Image Gallery and Teaching Files are part of Pediatric Oncall Journal which is updated with each issue new questions. -- Conference and CME Center -- Upcoming Events List and Conference Abstracts. -- Vaccination Center -- Articles on Immunization & Vaccine Reminder Tool to keep track of your child’s vaccination history with reminders. -- Diagnostic Center -- Get a differential diagnosis after entering the clinical features. -- Question of the Day & Pedi Poll -- Discussions and reviews on the recent updates. -- Video Podcasts -- Pediatric Oncall’s video section with lectures and conference videos. -- Newsletter Updates -- Updates on new articles. For any queries, suggestions and feedback you can mail to us at feedback@pediatriconcall.com *Data services are required to access most sections of the application.

About

CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics

This medical reference app provides a practical, evidence-based guide for diagnosing and treating pediatric conditions from birth to adolescence. It covers a wide range of topics with succinct overviews, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic approaches.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based diagnosis and treatment
  • Covers birth to adolescence
  • Detailed disease descriptions
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
  • Normal laboratory values guide
  • COMSEP curriculum coverage
Features
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. The most practical, up-to-date guide available for accurately diagnosing and effectively treating child patients—from birth to adolescence A Doody's Core Title for 2023! The authoritative resource to pediatric medical conditions most often encountered in daily practice, CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment Pediatrics provides the evidence-based information readers need to deliver effective care in every situation. Packed with 200 photos and illustrations, this evidence-based text offers succinct, accurate overviews of important pediatric health concerns, such as childhood nutrition and eating disorders; substance use; psychiatric disorders; child abuse; oral medicine and dentistry; immunization; and emergencies and injuries. Complete with an invaluable guide to normal laboratory values, it provides detailed descriptions of diseases, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and present all information in the time-saving style that makes LANGE CURRENT books so popular: Problem, Essentials of Diagnosis, Clinical Findings, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis. KEY FEATURES - A practical, up-to-date well-referenced guide to the diagnosis and treatment of the most commonly seen medical conditions in children - Excellent coverage of The Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) curriculum used in pediatric clerkship - 46 chapters cover a wide range of topics, including neonatal medicine, child development and behavior, emergency and critical care medicine, and diagnosis and treatment of specific disorders according to major problems, etiologies, and organ sy- stems - A wealth of tables and figures provide quick access to important information, such as acute and critical care procedures in the delivery room, the office, the emergency room, and the critical care unit; anti-infective agents, drug dosages, immunization schedules, differential diagnoses, and developmental disorders - Includes detailed descriptions of diseases as well as diagnostic and therapeutic procedures - Complete with handy guide to normal laboratory values - Presented in the consistent, easy-to-follow CURRENT format - Valuable to medical students, pediatric residents, pediatricians, family practitioners, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare providers who work with infants, children, and adolescents - Authors are practicing pediatricians to ensure that each chapter reflects the needs and realities of day-to-day practice Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 10: 1264269986 Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 13: 9781264269983 SUBSCRIPTION : Please choose an auto renewable subscription plan to receive content access and continuous updates. Your subscription automatically renews as per your plan, so you always have the latest content. Three months auto-renewing payments - $36.99 Six months auto-renewing payments - $49.99 Yearly auto-renewing payments- $79.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author(s): Maya Bunik, William W. Hay, Myron J. Levin, Mark J. Abzug Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education | LANGE CURRENT Series

Screenshots

Pediatric OnCall4 screens
CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pediatric OnCall at none against CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics's 3. Pediatric OnCall also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months). CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $36.99 per 3 months. Pediatric OnCall asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pediatric OnCall has 62 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pediatric OnCall ships an update every 3 weeks, CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pediatric OnCall versus CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPediatric OnCallCURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (62 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS1313.0
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB149 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPediatric Oncall Private LimitedSkyscape Medpresso Inc

Customer experience

Pediatric OnCall

All ratings63 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral12.7%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%

CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pediatric OnCall

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics

Subscriptions3
  • Current DxTx Pediatrics 3M Sub$36.993 Months
  • Current DxTx Pediatrics 6M Sub$49.996 Months
  • Current DxTx Pediatrics 1Y Sub7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Pediatric OnCall free?
Pediatric OnCall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics free?
CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pediatric OnCall or CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics?
CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics is rated higher. Pediatric OnCall averages 4.1 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Pediatric OnCall or CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics have ads?
CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics shows ads; Pediatric OnCall does not.
Which is updated more often, Pediatric OnCall or CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics?
Pediatric OnCall ships an update every 3 weeks, and CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics every 15 months. Most recently, Pediatric OnCall was updated on October 22, 2026 and CURRENT Dx Tx Pediatrics on October 19, 2026.

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