Comparison

Section Time vs Quick Reference Handbook

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

Head to head
About

Section Time

This app assists anaesthetists during caesarean sections by simplifying the recording of critical event times, drug administrations, and fluid/blood product delivery. It reduces cognitive load in high-stress situations and allows for easy transcription and export of data.

Highlights
  • Record critical event times
  • Track drug administration
  • Monitor IV fluids and blood products
  • Export recorded data
  • Two stopwatch functions
  • Reduces cognitive burden
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Section Time is a simple, focused timing and record-keeping tool for anaesthetists and theatre teams working in obstetric settings. It replaces scribbled notes and mental arithmetic with one clear screen for logging the times that matter during a case, so you can concentrate on the case itself, then transcribe accurate times onto the official record afterwards. KEY EVENT TIMES Record the moment each key step happens with a single tap: โ€ข Time Bleeped โ€ข Patient in Theatre โ€ข Block In / GA (with Spinal, Epidural Top-Up or GA selection) โ€ข Block Ready โ€ข Knife to Skin โ€ข Delivery (with support for multiple births) Section Time automatically works out useful elapsed times as you go, including time since bleep, time since block/GA, and the decision-to-delivery interval, so there's no mental maths required. IMPORTANT Section Time is a record-keeping aid only. It does not provide clinical advice, alerts or reminders, and must not be used or relied upon to make clinical decisions. All recorded times should be independently verified and transcribed onto your institution's official medical record. Please read the full in-app disclaimer (Menu > Disclaimer/About) before use.

About

Quick Reference Handbook

Features
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The Quick Reference Handbook for Obstetric Emergencies (Obs QRH) is a collection of action card guides for medical and resuscitation emergencies in hospitals. These guides are intended to help the multidisciplinary teams caring for birthing people and their babies.

Screenshots

Section Time4 screens
Quick Reference Handbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

Section Time and Quick Reference Handbook are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Section Time versus Quick Reference Handbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSection TimeQuick Reference Handbook
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJointmind ltdObstetric Anaesthetists Association

In-app purchases

None

Section Time

No in-app purchases

None

Quick Reference Handbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Section Time free?
Section Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Reference Handbook free?
Quick Reference Handbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Section Time or Quick Reference Handbook have ads?
Neither Section Time nor Quick Reference Handbook shows ads.

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