Comparison

Pediatric OnCall vs IAPDF

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

IAPDF

Access a comprehensive and up-to-date drug formulary with easy search functionality. This free application also includes essential medicine lists and general prescribing information, with automatic updates to keep content current.

Highlights
  • Updated drug formulary
  • Searchable content
  • Essential Medicine List
  • General Prescribing Information
  • Auto-updatable content
Features
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The new app has lot of improvements and upgrades over the previous versions This freely downloadable app has all the latest updated drug formulary and the content can easily be searched. In addition the latest app version also contains the IAP Essential Medicine List and General Prescribing Information. The App is auto updatable and you will not need to keep updating the app version every time new updates to the formulary is released.

Screenshots

Pediatric OnCall4 screens
IAPDF3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pediatric OnCall at 64% against IAPDF's 30%. Pediatric OnCall also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). IAPDF's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13). 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

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

Pediatric OnCall ships an update every 3 weeks, IAPDF every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pediatric OnCall versus IAPDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPediatric OnCallIAPDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1311.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB72 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPediatric Oncall Private LimitedSIDSSOL

Customer experience

Pediatric OnCall

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

IAPDF

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pediatric OnCall

No in-app purchases

None

IAPDF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pediatric OnCall free?
Pediatric OnCall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IAPDF free?
IAPDF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pediatric OnCall or IAPDF have ads?
Neither Pediatric OnCall nor IAPDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pediatric OnCall or IAPDF?
Pediatric OnCall ships an update every 3 weeks, and IAPDF every 3 months. Most recently, Pediatric OnCall was updated on October 14, 2026 and IAPDF on September 24, 2026.

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