MicroTutorials vs GIDEON platform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MicroTutorials
This platform offers a quick and dependable way to learn about microbiology and immunology. It's designed for efficient study of these complex scientific subjects.
- Microbiology learning
- Immunology learning
- Fast study resource
- Reliable information
- Teaching platform
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MicroTutorials is a Microbiology & immunology teaching platform designed to be an easy, fast & reliable source for studying
GIDEON platform
This app provides a comprehensive infectious diseases database for clinicians and students. It features dynamic comparison tables, Bayesian analysis for diagnosis, and historical outbreak data. Access information on diseases, drugs, pathogens, and epidemiological surveys.
- Dynamic comparison tables
- Bayesian analysis for diagnosis
- Differential diagnosis tools
- Historical outbreak data
- Epidemiological database
- Pathogen identification
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GIDEON is ideally suited to save time in Point-of-Care settings while empowering clinicians to consider all possible scenarios. It is a powerful learning tool for Microbiology, Public Health, and Medical students and Residents. Unique features: * Dynamic comparison tables for diseases, drugs, and pathogens * Bayesian analysis-based differential diagnosis (DDx) and pathogen identification tools * First Case Scenario, developed in consultation with the WHO to identify initial cases of known diseases in new settings * Why Not feature, explaining why a given disease did not appear on the list * Interactive historical disease outbreaks and distribution maps, with data going back as far as 1348 AD * A vast epidemiological database covering 230+ geographical areas, updated daily What's inside? 360+ infectious diseases 30,000+ anti-infective drug trade names 75+ vaccines 2,000+ pathogens 235 countries and territories 99,000+ prevalence and seroprevalence surveys 38,000+ graphs 3,200+ images 27,000+ outbreaks 24,000+ country-specific notes 300,000+ references
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MicroTutorials at every 3 weeks against GIDEON platform's every 12 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MicroTutorials against 5.0 for GIDEON platform. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
MicroTutorials ships an update every 3 weeks, GIDEON platform every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MicroTutorials | GIDEON platform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Muhammed Ashraf | GIDEON Informatics Inc |
Customer experience
MicroTutorials
GIDEON platform
In-app purchases
MicroTutorials
No in-app purchases
GIDEON platform
No in-app purchases
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