Comparison

GIR Calc vs NeoCool

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

GIR Calc2 screens
NeoCool4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GIR Calc versus NeoCool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGIR CalcNeoCool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAtlas Software Solutions LLCMary J Harbert MD

Customer experience

GIR Calc

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NeoCool

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

GIR Calc

No in-app purchases

None

NeoCool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GIR Calc free?
GIR Calc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NeoCool free?
NeoCool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GIR Calc or NeoCool?
NeoCool is rated higher. GIR Calc averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while NeoCool averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GIR Calc or NeoCool have ads?
Neither GIR Calc nor NeoCool shows ads.

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