Comparison

GP Antibiotics vs Paediatric Formulary

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

Head to head
About

GP Antibiotics

A free, searchable pocket reference for current NHS antimicrobial guidelines. It provides up-to-date information on antibiotic, antiviral, and antifungal management for common infections in adults and children. Designed for healthcare professionals, it includes dosing, duration, and alternative options.

Highlights
  • Searchable pocket reference
  • NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde guidelines
  • Antimicrobial management
  • Adult and child infection guidance
  • Dosing and duration details
  • First-line and alternative options
Features
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GP Antibiotics is a simple, searchable, pocket reference for the current NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde antimicrobial guidelines. It has a clean modern user interface. Best of all it's entirely free! This app should prove invaluable to all general practitioners, physicians, junior doctors, nurses, pharmacists, other medical staff and healthcare professionals working within primary care. It contains up-to-date antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal and other antimicrobial management guidelines for the infections commonly encountered in adults and children. GP Antibiotics includes guidance for central nervous system, genital tract, gastro-intestinal, HIV, immunocompromised, lower respiratory tract, skin/ soft tissue, tropical, upper respiratory tract and urinary tract infections in adults and children. Doses, frequencies, durations of treatment, first-line, second-line and penicillin allergic options are provided. Our aim is to improve the provision of healthcare. Our app collects anonymous usage data to help us improve the guidelines and the app. We are also interested in the global usage of antibiotics and the relationship with antibiotic resistance. If you do not want the app to collect anonymous usage data, this can be easily disabled within the app's preferences. GP Antibiotics is an official collaboration between: - Dr Andrew Seaton, infectious diseases consultant at the NHS Glasgow Brownlee Centre for Infectious and Communicable Diseases, and the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde prescribing team WITH - Dr Samuel Leighton, a foundation junior doctor with an interest in app development, and Mr Michael Park, professional software developer both at the independent Scottish medical app developers Polwarth Limited

About

Paediatric Formulary

Features
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A practical and current paediatric medicines formulary, used by a leading UK Children's Hospital.

Screenshots

GP Antibiotics4 screens
Paediatric Formulary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GP Antibiotics at every 5 months against Paediatric Formulary's every 34 months. GP Antibiotics also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GP Antibiotics ships an update every 5 months, Paediatric Formulary every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GP Antibiotics versus Paediatric Formulary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGP AntibioticsPaediatric Formulary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTuring LimitedUBQO Limited

In-app purchases

None

GP Antibiotics

No in-app purchases

None

Paediatric Formulary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GP Antibiotics free?
GP Antibiotics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paediatric Formulary free?
Paediatric Formulary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GP Antibiotics or Paediatric Formulary have ads?
Neither GP Antibiotics nor Paediatric Formulary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GP Antibiotics or Paediatric Formulary?
GP Antibiotics ships an update every 5 months, and Paediatric Formulary every 34 months. Most recently, GP Antibiotics was updated on November 6, 2026 and Paediatric Formulary on October 30, 2026.

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