Comparison

Bates' Pocket Guide vs Logical Ink 8.6

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

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About

Bates' Pocket Guide

This app provides essential information for obtaining health histories and conducting physical exams. It features step-by-step techniques, updated images, and differential diagnoses for quick and accurate interpretation of findings. Ideal for students and professionals needing a fast reference.

Highlights
  • Over 130 detailed topics
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Updated photographs and illustrations
  • Two-column layout
  • New Algorithms for symptom approaches
  • Differential diagnoses
  • Highlighting and note-taking
  • Advanced search
Features
Currently charting
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*Featuring the latest content from the latest edition* ABOUT THE BATES' GUIDE: The Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking contains the critical information needed to obtain a meaningful health history, conduct a thorough physical exam, and interpret the findings quickly and accurately. Locate answers fast and review step-by-step techniques and possible findings using the distinctive two-column format with updated images. Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking is the ideal quick-reference resource for today’s medical, PA, pharmacy, and nursing students. FEATURES: • Over 130 detailed topics with step-by-step instructions • Updated photographs, illustrations, and references reinforce key content based on the latest evidence-based information • Two-column layout optimized for smartphones and tablets • New Algorithms provide helpful starting approaches for patients with common presenting symptoms. • Differential diagnoses for common, normal, and abnormal findings • Highlight and take notes within any entry • Advanced Search helps find topics quickly • “Favorites” for bookmarking important entries Authors: Lynn S. Bickley MD, FACP, Peter G. Szilagyi MD, MPH, Richard M. Hoffman MD, MPH, FACP, Rainier P. Soriano MD Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Powered by: Unbound Medicine Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

About

Logical Ink 8.6

This app allows healthcare organizations to electronically capture patient data and signatures, replacing paper forms. It streamlines workflows, reduces errors, and enhances patient safety with an intuitive, mobile-friendly interface. Requires a licensed user account for access.

Highlights
  • Electronic data and signature capture
  • Reduces errors and improves patient safety
  • Streamlined registration workflow
  • Mobile and bedside care enabled
  • Integrates with EMR/ECM systems
  • Intelligent and interactive forms
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Logical Ink® makes it easy for healthcare organizations to allow patients and caregivers to capture data and signatures electronically, eliminating the need for paper forms. Seamlessly compatible with any downstream system, Logical Ink helps improve documentation, decrease medical errors, and simplify processes. It leverages mobile devices, digital ink and a pen/touch-based interface to provide a simple and intuitive user experience that is as natural and unrestrictive as paper. You must be a licensed user of Logical Ink to use this app. Logical Ink customers enjoy the following benefits: • Intelligent and interactive forms for capturing electronic signature, discrete data and photos • Reduces errors and improves patient safety by eliminating paper forms and scanning • Increased staff and patient satisfaction • Reduces wait times in Registration with a more streamlined workflow • Enables mobility and bedside care • Easy-to-use, drag/drop design tool for enterprise forms management • Integrates with any EMR or ECM workflow for fewer clicks 8.6 Highlights: • Introduced the Partial Date control support to all clients for capturing date values with unknown or ambiguous values. • Added support for the _GetControlVisibility() method to all clients. • Implemented the _GetValidationChanges() method for finding a form's validation rule changes during runtime. • Introduced the _GetValidationRules() method for interrogating a form's validation rules to check for status and count. • All forms now have a Validate method that is fired after any change to form validation rules. • Updated form fill in all clients to show Signature controls with the Final property enabled in the Validation List. • Added a new Text File output destination that generates an ASCII text file when forms are submitted to the server. • PreBoard can be enabled or disabled independently of PreCapture using a new application configuration setting. • Added support for the _GetDataSource() method, which can be used to load supplemental data from external sources. • Added a Form Events dialog to the Designer Test Window for watching changes to events in real time. • Barcodes now render in the form fill window in the HTML client. • Added support for hosting applications to listen for form events. • Introduced the Web SDK, which allows implementers to deploy the Logical Ink form fill experience without the use of a client or Logical Ink database.

Screenshots

Bates' Pocket Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Logical Ink 8.6 at none against Bates' Pocket Guide's 1. Logical Ink 8.6 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Bates' Pocket Guide's advantage is ratings volume (301 vs 1) and chart position (#195 vs unranked). On price and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Bates' Pocket Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Logical Ink 8.6 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Logical Ink 8.6 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bates' Pocket Guide has 301 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Bates' Pocket Guide versus Logical Ink 8.6: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBates' Pocket GuideLogical Ink 8.6
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (301 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings301 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 14 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#195 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better—
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB30 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.Bottomline Technologies

Bugs and requests

Bates' Pocket Guide

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Sectional information is wrong
  • Topics do not correlate to information
  • Asterisk information is incorrect
  • App information needs updating and reviewing
  • Software is glitchy
Show 4 more
  • Hard to navigate between topics
  • Algorithm images are mismatched with titles
  • Doesn't take Bates account
  • Didn't work (iOS 7)

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update and review app information for accuracy
  • Improve content layout and navigation
  • Offer better preview options before purchase
  • Provide discounts for existing textbook/resource owners
  • Clarify product offerings to avoid buyer confusion

Logical Ink 8.6

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bates' Pocket Guide

One-time1
  • Bates' Pocket Guide 9th ed.$69.99
None

Logical Ink 8.6

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bates' Pocket Guide free?
Bates' Pocket Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Logical Ink 8.6 free?
Logical Ink 8.6 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bates' Pocket Guide or Logical Ink 8.6?
Logical Ink 8.6 is rated higher. Bates' Pocket Guide averages 4.8 out of 5 from 301 ratings, while Logical Ink 8.6 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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