Pediatric OnCall vs pDKA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
pDKA
This educational app provides information on pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) based on BSPED (2021) guidelines. It helps users understand DKA in relation to a child's severity, age, and weight.
- Pediatric DKA education
- Severity, age, and weight correlation
- Based on BSPED (2021) guidelines
- Informative medical content
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Educational app on pediatric DKA in relation to severity, age, and weight of the child. Essentially designed on BSPED (2021) guidelines.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: pDKA at 5.0 against Pediatric OnCall's 4.1. pDKA also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Pediatric OnCall's advantage is ratings volume (63 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
pDKA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pediatric OnCall has 63 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Pediatric OnCall's written reviews are positive against 100% of pDKA's.
Pediatric OnCall ships an update every 3 weeks, pDKA weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pediatric OnCall | pDKA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (63 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pediatric Oncall Private Limited | Satish Deopujari |
Customer experience
Pediatric OnCall
pDKA
In-app purchases
Pediatric OnCall
No in-app purchases
pDKA
No in-app purchases
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