IAPDF vs pDKA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Updated drug formulary
- Searchable content
- Essential Medicine List
- General Prescribing Information
- Auto-updatable content
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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.
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 review sentiment: pDKA at 100% against IAPDF's 30%. pDKA also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). IAPDF's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 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.
IAPDF ships an update every 3 months, pDKA weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IAPDF | pDKA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SIDSSOL | Satish Deopujari |
Customer experience
IAPDF
pDKA
In-app purchases
IAPDF
No in-app purchases
pDKA
No in-app purchases
