Comparison

Antibiotic vs JournalFeed

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

Head to head
About

Antibiotic

This app provides quick, evidence-based antibiotic recommendations for emergency department clinicians. It features simple navigation, instant treatment suggestions, and customizable dosing based on patient factors, helping healthcare professionals make confident treatment decisions efficiently.

Highlights
  • Streamlined antibiotic selection
  • Instant treatment recommendations
  • Customizable dosing by age/weight
  • Evidence-based clinical guidelines
  • Fast access to detailed information
  • Designed for emergency providers
Features
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Antibiotic is your streamlined, bedside resource for swift and confident antibiotic selection in the emergency department. Designed by practicing emergency physicians and built for the high-paced clinical environment, this app ensures you’ll spend less time searching through lengthy references and more time delivering top-notch patient care. Key Features: Super-Simple Navigation: Antibiotic’s clean, intuitive interface helps you rapidly find the recommended treatments for common bacterial infections encountered in emergency medicine. With straightforward condition categories—CNS, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, Genital, and more—you can jump directly to the guidance you need. Instant Recommendations: Each infection page provides an at-a-glance regimen that cuts through the noise. No more flipping through bulky references; instantly see first-line antibiotic choices, proper dosages, and recommended adjunct therapies right where you need them. Quick Customization & Filters: Adjust recommendations based on patient-specific factors such as age group. Get immediate dosing estimates tailored to patient weight, ensuring precise and appropriate therapy. Moving from a standard adult regimen to pediatric dosing is as simple as a tap. Evidence-Based & Up-to-Date: Content is curated from trusted, current clinical guidelines and references commonly used in emergency medicine. You can feel confident that the app’s suggested regimens align with best-practice, evidence-based standards. Fast Access to In-Depth Information: While the main focus is speed and simplicity, Antibiotic also includes detailed dosing information when you need to drill down further. Need to confirm a recommended dose for a heavier patient or just want a refresher on why a particular agent is preferred? It’s all there, one tap away. Save Time Under Pressure: Emergency clinicians work against the clock. Antibiotic app’s lightning-fast interface and straightforward guidance let you make critical treatment decisions quickly. Achieve efficiency in your workflow and reduce cognitive load during your busiest shifts. Designed for All ED Providers: Whether you’re an attending physician, resident, PA, NP, pharmacist, or nurse working in emergency or urgent care settings, Antibiotic helps you deliver consistent, high-quality care to every patient, every time. This is the resource you’ve been waiting for: a reliable, speedy, and clinically actionable antibiotic guide you can trust in your pocket. Disclaimer: This application is not intended to be used by non-clinicians. If you are not a clinician please seek professional medical attention.

About

JournalFeed

This app delivers curated medical education summaries from PubMed, focusing on Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and POCUS. It provides quick, simple summaries with push notifications for the latest articles. A subscription is required for full content access and CME credits.

Highlights
  • Curated medical article summaries
  • Push notifications for new articles
  • Covers Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, PEM, POCUS
  • Full content access with subscription
  • CME credit claiming
  • Video content access
Features
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The JournalFeed app brings the best medical education to your iPhone! 1 million new articles are listed on PubMed each year...it's overwhelming. JournalFeed finds the articles that matter and Spoon Feeds them to you. Now, with push notifications - the Spoon Feed just got easier! We cover Emergency Medicine primarily and also Critical Care, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS). Quick, simple summaries… delivered. You can view content, but you need a JournalFeed subscription to see it all. On the app, you can view all written posts, and MAX or PREMIUM subscribers can watch all the videos and claim CME credits right from the app. Don't miss any new articles. Allow push notifications to see summaries of the latest articles that will change your practice.

Screenshots

Antibiotic4 screens
JournalFeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Antibiotic at free against JournalFeed's subscription. Antibiotic also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 10 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Antibiotic against 5.0 for JournalFeed. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Antibiotic ships an update every 6 days, JournalFeed every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Antibiotic versus JournalFeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAntibioticJournalFeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB90 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTom FadialJournalFeed, LLC

Customer experience

Antibiotic

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

JournalFeed

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Antibiotic

No in-app purchases

None

JournalFeed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Antibiotic free?
Antibiotic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JournalFeed free?
JournalFeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Antibiotic or JournalFeed?
Antibiotic and JournalFeed are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Antibiotic or JournalFeed have ads?
Neither Antibiotic nor JournalFeed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Antibiotic or JournalFeed?
Antibiotic ships an update every 6 days, and JournalFeed every 10 months. Most recently, Antibiotic was updated on October 30, 2026 and JournalFeed on October 30, 2026.

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