GIR Calc vs NeoCool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GIR Calc
Calculate the Glucose Infusion Rate (GIR) for single or multiple IV drips. This tool is designed for medical professionals, particularly those in pediatrics or neonatal ICUs, to quickly determine essential fluid and sugar infusion rates.
- Calculate GIR for single or multiple IV drips
- Input weight in kg
- Input sugar percentage and volume (ml/hr)
- Handles non-sugar containing fluids
- Simple calculation button
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-Up to eight simultaneous drips -Live results, rounded to two decimal places -Dextrose presets for D5, D10, D12.5, D15, D20, and D25 -Solve for rate: pick a target GIR and concentration and get the mL/hr, with the option to account for drips already running -Light and dark themes, eight accent colors, fourteen font choices, and adjustable text size -No account, no ads, no data collection. Everything stays on your device. Formulas GIR (mg/kg/min) = Σ (% dextrose × mL/hr) ÷ (6 × weight in kg) Total fluids (mL/kg/day) = Σ mL/hr × 24 ÷ weight in kg Glucose Infusion Rate is a calculation aid for licensed healthcare professionals and does not replace clinical judgment, institutional protocols, or verification of orders.
NeoCool
This app guides clinicians through a step-by-step process to determine a newborn's eligibility for therapeutic hypothermia treatment. It requires birth time input to ensure timely assessments and provides a summary of entered information for transport teams. The app operates offline and does not store protected health information.
- Step-by-step eligibility assessment
- Therapeutic hypothermia criteria
- Birth time input for timely assessment
- Offline functionality
- No protected health information storage
- Summary of clinician input
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The NeoCool app is designed to assist the clinician in determining a newborn’s eligibility for treatment with therapeutic hypothermia, AKA “cooling.” Using established inclusion and exclusion criteria for therapeutic hypothermia, the app helps medical and nursing staff ascertain a newborn’s eligibility in a step-by-step process that is designed to be carried out without requiring prior training. Because therapeutic hypothermia must be initiated within six hours of birth, the app requires the input of time of birth so that the exams can be done at the correct time and ensures prompt treatment. The app does not store birth time beyond the period of immediate use, or any other protected health information. The app does not require Internet connectivity. After each use instance, the app will provide a summary of the information provided by the clinician, as this information may be requested by the transport team and/or receiving hospital. The clinician may also go back and adjust information previously entered during each use instance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GIR Calc at 100% against NeoCool's 0%. GIR Calc also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). NeoCool's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NeoCool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GIR Calc has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of GIR Calc's written reviews are positive against 0% of NeoCool's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | GIR Calc | NeoCool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Atlas Software Solutions LLC | Mary J Harbert MD |
Customer experience
GIR Calc
NeoCool
In-app purchases
GIR Calc
No in-app purchases
NeoCool
No in-app purchases







