Nurse's Pocket Guide vs RNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nurse's Pocket Guide
This app assists nurses in creating accurate nursing diagnoses and care plans. It provides detailed information for over 400 medical conditions, including definitions, interventions, and documentation guidelines. Users can also search by patient symptom to find related diagnoses.
- 400+ medical conditions with nursing diagnoses
- NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model updates
- NANDA-I and ICNP diagnoses
- Prioritized actions/interventions with rationales
- Care plan guides
- NIC and NOC labels
- Full text search
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Make accurate nursing diagnoses and develop effective care plans with this comprehensive app. Each diagnosis listing includes a definition, related factors, defining characteristics, prioritized actions/interventions, NIC/NOC classifications, and documentation guidelines. Or, choose by patient symptom and link directly to associated nursing diagnoses. Features of Nurse’s Pocket Guide include: • 400+ medical conditions with associated nursing diagnoses • NEW! Each diagnosis updated to incorporate the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) terminology • NEW! Completely up to date with diagnoses from the latest NANDA-I and ICNP (International Classification for Nursing Practice), broadening students’ understanding of the standardized nursing languages they’ll encounter throughout their careers. • Defining characteristics presented subjectively and objectively • Actions/Interventions organized by nursing priority with rationales. • Care plan guides • Icons for cultural, collaborative, community/home care, diagnostic studies, pediatric/geriatric/lifespan, and medications • NIC and NOC labels for each diagnosis • Full Text Search helps you find topics quickly • Highlight and make notes within any entry • “Favorites” for bookmarking important entries • Personalize your app with highlights and notes Authors: Marilynn E. Doenges, APRN, BC; Mary Francis Moorhouse, RN, MSN, CRRN, LNC Publisher: F.A. Davis Powered by: Unbound Medicine
RNotes
This medical reference app provides essential nursing information for students and professionals. It offers quick access to clinical content, NCLEX tips, and safety alerts, with updated guidelines and laboratory values. An in-app purchase unlocks all features and ongoing updates.
- Nursing Alerts for critical safety information
- HIPAA- and OSHA-compliant notes
- Quick-access tabs for fast navigation
- Highlighted critical laboratory values
- Interventions and patient education
- ACLS resuscitation procedures
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. A Davis’s Notes title! Your one-stop source for class, clinical, and practice! Access the clinically oriented content you need to deliver safe and effective health care in hospital and home settings for all of your patients. Handy mobile app is great for students and educators on the go, while NCLEX® tips, highlighted throughout, make it perfect for those preparing for the licensure exam. KEY FEATURES - ‘Nursing Alerts’ that highlight critical safety information. - HIPAA- and OSHA-compliant write-on/wipe-off pages - Quick-access tabs - Critical level laboratory values highlighted in bold, red type to correlate to potential diseases and disorders described in other sections. - Interventions and patient education information for the most common conditions - Coverage of life span considerations as well as complications and emergencies associated with pregnancy and delivery - Tools for a thorough general assessment of the adult patient - ACLS resuscitation procedures as well as pediatric and neonatal advanced life support information - The basics of 12-lead interpretation tailored to nurses with little or no 12-lead experience - An emphasis on symptom and patient presentation rather than medical diagnosis NEW TO THIS EDITION - Updated & Revised! Thoroughly updated, reviewed, and revised throughout to reflect the art and science of nursing practice today. - New! All laboratory values sourced from Van Leeuwen: Davis's Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications. New! 2020 AHA Guidelines - Updated! ACLS content and reorganized to appear at the beginning of the Emergency section Content licensed from printed editionISBN 10: 1719646252 Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 13: 9781719646253 SUBSCRIPTION : Please purchase a yearly auto-renewing subscription to receive content access and available updates. Yearly auto-renewing payments- $29.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable." If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author(s): Ehren Myers Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RNotes at 5.0 against Nurse's Pocket Guide's 4.5. RNotes also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Nurse's Pocket Guide's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#160 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Nurse's Pocket Guide sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and RNotes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nurse's Pocket Guide has 176 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nurse's Pocket Guide ships an update every 13 months, RNotes every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nurse's Pocket Guide | RNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (176 ratings) | 5.0 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #160 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Unbound Medicine, Inc. | Skyscape Medpresso Inc |
Customer experience
Nurse's Pocket Guide
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In-app purchases
Nurse's Pocket Guide
- Nurse's Pocket Guide$49.99
- Nurse's Pocket Guide$59.99
RNotes
- RNotes 1/Y Sub$29.991 Year
- RNotes®: Nurse's Clinical Pock$29.99
- RNotes Ed.6$29.99
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