Comparison

MedAll vs NEWS2 PRO

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

Head to head
About

MedAll

This app provides healthcare professionals with accessible resources, including live courses, on-demand training, clinical calculators, and guidelines. It features exam revision question banks for various medical exams and a community forum for peer-to-peer support and discussions.

Highlights
  • Live training courses and CPD/CME sessions
  • On-demand training from world-leading organizations
  • Clinical calculators and departmental guidelines
  • Exam revision question banks
  • Peer-to-peer support via Q&A and discussion threads
  • Daily teaching sessions
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MedAll makes healthcare resources more accessible for every healthcare professional. Access live courses, conferences and on-demand training from world-leading organizations. Access clinical calculators, departmental and national guidelines and resources: all in one place. Our free exam revision question banks cover USMLE, Board Exams, MRCP, MRCGP, MSRA, MRCEM and more. MedAll is a vibrant community of healthcare experts, offering peer-to-peer support through interactive Q&A and specialty discussion threads. Features: - Live training courses and accredited CPD/CME sessions. - Build an app for your department guidelines, induction and resources. - Daily teaching sessions. - Peer-to-peer support via Q&A and discussion threads. - Clinical calculators. - Exam revision question banks. Join our growing community of healthcare professionals to transform how you learn, collaborate and excel in medicine.

About

NEWS2 PRO

This tool helps healthcare professionals quickly assess patient deterioration using the NEWS2 scoring system. It provides live scoring, trend tracking, and clinical response guidance, all while maintaining patient privacy with offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Live, aggregate NEWS2 scoring
  • Per-parameter sub-scores
  • Scale 1 & Scale 2 support
  • Clinical response guidance
  • Trend tracking and trajectory chart
  • Offline functionality
  • SBAR handover summary
Features
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See deterioration before it becomes a crisis. NEWS2 Pro is a fast, focused National Early Warning Score 2 tool built for the bedside — and it does what a plain calculator can't: it tracks the trend. LIVE SCORING - Aggregate NEWS2 updates instantly as you tap each parameter — no separate "calculate" step - Per-parameter sub-scores so you can see exactly what's driving the number - Colour-coded to the familiar NEWS2 chart SCALE 1 & SCALE 2, DONE RIGHT - Clear toggle with guidance on when Scale 2 applies (target SpO₂ 88–92%) - Oxygen saturations scored correctly against air or supplemental oxygen THE EXACT CLINICAL RESPONSE - Risk band, monitoring frequency and the recommended response for every score - Flags a single-parameter score of 3 as a trigger in its own right TREND TRACKING - Record serial observations across a shift - Trajectory chart with an automatic deterioration / rate-of-change flag - One-tap SBAR handover summary PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Works fully offline — reliable anywhere on the ward - No account, no sign-in; observations stay on your device NEWS2 reproduced from: Royal College of Physicians. National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2: Standardising the assessment of acute-illness severity in the NHS. Updated report of a working party. London: RCP, 2017. Reproduced without modification. For educational and training use only. Not to be used as the sole basis for clinical management; always follow local policy and clinical judgement. NEWS2 is intended for adults aged 16 and over and is not for use in pregnancy, children, or spinal-cord injury.

Screenshots

MedAll4 screens
NEWS2 PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MedAll at Free against NEWS2 PRO's $2.99. MedAll also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MedAll is free to download; NEWS2 PRO costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MedAll versus NEWS2 PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedAllNEWS2 PRO
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB1 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMedicinall LtdATIF ELNIL

Customer experience

MedAll

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NEWS2 PRO

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MedAll

No in-app purchases

None

NEWS2 PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MedAll free?
MedAll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NEWS2 PRO free?
NEWS2 PRO costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MedAll or NEWS2 PRO have ads?
Neither MedAll nor NEWS2 PRO shows ads.

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