Comparison

EMRA Peds Meds vs CURRENT Practice Guidelines

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

Head to head
About

EMRA Peds Meds

This medical app allows users to create, edit, and organize pediatric medication dosages to match their clinical practice. It offers an extensive formulary, intuitive design, and helpful reference tools for healthcare professionals.

Highlights
  • Edit, create, and organize medications
  • Extensive initial formulary
  • Intuitive interface
  • Accurate weight for age estimation
  • Share customized formulary
  • In-app video tutorials
  • Quick reference information
Features
Currently charting
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There are a lot of Pediatric Dosage calculators for the iPhone. EMRA Peds Meds is the only one that lets you edit, create, and organize medications to reflect your clinical practice and institutional standards. Designed by a former software engineer turned emergency physician, EMRA Peds Meds features an extensive initial formulary, intuitive interface, and beautiful retina display quality graphics. Other features include accurate weight for age estimation based upon CDC data, the ability to share your customized formulary with colleagues, students and friends, in-app video tutorials, and useful quick reference information such as normal vitals and ETT sizes for age.

About

CURRENT Practice Guidelines

Access up-to-date medical guidelines for common outpatient conditions. This app distills complex information into a practical, easy-to-navigate format for busy clinicians. It offers evidence-based recommendations from trusted authorities, updated annually.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based guidelines
  • Concise and clinically relevant
  • Outline and tabular format
  • Updated annually
  • Guideline Discordance tables
  • Content from trusted authorities
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. A Doody's Core Title. Guidelines and recommendations for the most common outpatient conditions from sources you can trust! Clear, concise and clinically relevant. The authoritative guidelines primary care clinicians need to diagnose and treat the most common outpatient conditions—compiled, distilled, and updated for easy referencing Striking the perfect balance between brevity and clinical necessity, this acclaimed annual resource presents all the latest evidence-based guidelines clinicians need to treat the most common outpatient conditions. The most thorough print compendium of guidelines for primary care practice, the book features content drawn from government agencies, expert panels, medical specialty organizations, and other professional and scientific authorities. CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2024 converts lengthy and cumbersome text into a practical, relevant collection of available options for busy clinicians. This go-to guide converts the tremendous amount of information on the web into a practical, relevant collection of usable data for busy clinicians. Each topic is carefully selected for relevance to the office practice of ambulatory medicine and the text is presented in a convenient, easy-to-navigate outline and tabular format. • Content is drawn from a wide array of recommendations from government agencies, expert panels, medical specialty organizations, and other professional and scientific authorities • NEW: Updates reflecting the review of more than 150 guidelines • NEW: Updates to guidelines for screening/prevention of ASCVD; anxiety disorders in children, pediatric obesity, chronic pain, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia; and osteoarthritis • NEW: Numerous topics have been added, including screening and prevention of eating disorders, COVID vaccination in pregnancy, prevention of pelvic floor dysfunction, management of chest pain, left ventricular thrombus, delirium • Guideline Discordance tables highlight when major guidelines do not mirror each other • Topics are carefully selected for relevance to the office practice of ambulatory medicine, and the text is enhanced by a convenient outline and tabular format • Screening and prevention of conditions have been combined to enhance clinician use Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 10: 1265690162 Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 13: 9781265690168 SUBSCRIPTION : Please purchase a yearly auto-renewing subscription to receive content access and available updates. Yearly auto-renewing payments- $39.99 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: Jacob A. David Publisher: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Screenshots

EMRA Peds Meds2 screens
CURRENT Practice Guidelines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CURRENT Practice Guidelines at Free against EMRA Peds Meds's $2.99. CURRENT Practice Guidelines also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 28 months). EMRA Peds Meds's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown).

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

CURRENT Practice Guidelines is free to download; EMRA Peds Meds costs $2.99 up front. CURRENT Practice Guidelines sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. EMRA Peds Meds asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CURRENT Practice Guidelines holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of EMRA Peds Meds's written reviews are positive against 0% of CURRENT Practice Guidelines's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMRA Peds Meds ships an update every 28 months, CURRENT Practice Guidelines every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard11 real differences · 0 level
EMRA Peds Meds versus CURRENT Practice Guidelines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMRA Peds MedsCURRENT Practice Guidelines
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (6 ratings)4.8 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings621 — better
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB147 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEmergency Medicine Residents' AssociationSkyscape Medpresso Inc

Customer experience

EMRA Peds Meds

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

CURRENT Practice Guidelines

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

EMRA Peds Meds

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

CURRENT Practice Guidelines

Subscriptions5
  • 25% Off - Limited Period Offer$29.991 Year
  • Curr Practice Guid 1Y Suboffer$31.991 Year
  • 20% Off - Limited Period Offer$31.991 Year
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  • 15% Off - Limited Period Offer$33.991 Year
  • Curr Practice Guideline 1Y Sub7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • CURR Prac Guide Primary Care20$39.99

Questions

Is EMRA Peds Meds free?
EMRA Peds Meds costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CURRENT Practice Guidelines free?
CURRENT Practice Guidelines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EMRA Peds Meds or CURRENT Practice Guidelines?
CURRENT Practice Guidelines is rated higher. EMRA Peds Meds averages 3.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while CURRENT Practice Guidelines averages 4.8 from 21 ratings.
Do EMRA Peds Meds or CURRENT Practice Guidelines have ads?
CURRENT Practice Guidelines shows ads; EMRA Peds Meds does not.
Which is updated more often, EMRA Peds Meds or CURRENT Practice Guidelines?
EMRA Peds Meds ships an update every 28 months, and CURRENT Practice Guidelines every 6 months. Most recently, EMRA Peds Meds was updated on October 16, 2026 and CURRENT Practice Guidelines on October 14, 2026.

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