Hercules Platform vs Bolus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hercules Platform
This medical-grade anesthesia record system is designed for dental clinics, offering a comprehensive solution for mobile surgical and anesthesia services. It serves as an advanced supplement to existing dental software that lacks robust anesthesia documentation capabilities.
- Medical-grade anesthesia record
- Designed by leading clinicians
- Comprehensive adjunct to dental software
- Supports mobile surgical and anesthesia services
- For dental clinics
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This system was designed by leading clinicians with extensive experience in providing mobile surgical and anesthesia services to dental clinics. It offers a comprehensive adjunct to legacy dental software that does not offer a medical-grade anesthesia record.
Bolus
This app streamlines anesthesia charting for medical professionals in office-based settings. It offers fast, one-handed data entry and generates clear, professional PDF records from pre-op to post-op, eliminating the need for paper charts.
- One-handed charting
- Fast data entry with presets
- Clean, structured anesthesia records
- Export to professional PDF
- Continuous workflow
- Local-only data storage
- Biometric authentication
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Bolus is a mobile anesthesia record built for office-based sedation. Fast charting. Clear records. No paper. One continuous workflow from pre-op to post-op. Designed for: Anesthesiologists CRNAs Oral Surgeons Dentists providing IV sedation Mobile anesthesia providers Office based surgery practices Core features: One-handed charting during active cases Fast data entry with presets and favorites Clean, structured anesthesia records Export to professional PDF in seconds Workflow: Single continuous record from pre-op through recovery No switching between systems or paper charts Security: Local-only data storage AES-256 encryption Biometric authentication No patient data stored on external servers Bolus is a documentation tool only. It does not provide medical advice or clinical decision support. Built for daily clinical use, Bolus reduces paper-based friction and helps standardize charting across your workflow. It works offline, supports customizable snippets and consent forms, and is designed to make records easier to complete, review, and defend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hercules Platform at none against Bolus's 2. Bolus's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Bolus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $58.00 per month. Hercules Platform asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hercules Platform against 5.0 for Bolus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bolus has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hercules Platform ships an update every 2 months, Bolus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hercules Platform | Bolus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Krishan Bhatt | Pressor Systems |
Customer experience
Hercules Platform
Bolus
In-app purchases
Hercules Platform
No in-app purchases
Bolus
- Professional Monthly$58.001 Month
- Professional Annual$589.001 Year
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