SafeTaper vs Needs & Feeding
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SafeTaper
This app serves as a personalized care hub for users on a tapering journey. It offers a secure and user-friendly platform to guide and support individuals through their treatment process.
- Personalized care hub
- Guided tapering journey
- Secure platform
- User-friendly interface
- Patient support
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SafeTaper Patient Portal: Your Personalized Care Hub A secure, user-friendly app designed to guide and support you on your tapering journey.
Needs & Feeding
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Needs & Feeding is a clinical calculation suite built for registered dietitians and nutrition support clinicians — three tools in one clean, offline-ready app. NEEDS ASSESSMENT Ideal body weight (Hamwi), %IBW, %UBW, weight-change significance, BMI, and calorie/protein/fluid needs calculated across multiple validated equations (Mifflin-St Jeor, Harris-Benedict, Penn State 2010b, and more) side by side. AMPUTATION-ADJUSTED BMI Select the amputation level per limb and get an adjusted BMI that reflects the patient accurately, instead of one skewed by missing body weight — sourced to Osterkamp (1995). EN / TPN CALCULATOR A 21-formula enteral nutrition reference list plus continuous feed, bolus feed, and TPN calculators — GIR, macros, free water, and electrolyte additives, calculated live as you type. Every formula is cited in-app, so you always know exactly where a number came from. One-time purchase, no subscription, no account required. Install it on your phone like a real app — it works offline once installed, and your license key unlocks it for good. Built for licensed healthcare professionals as a reference and documentation aid — not a substitute for clinical judgment, facility protocol, or pharmacist verification.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Needs & Feeding at 15.0 against SafeTaper's 17.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | SafeTaper | Needs & Feeding |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SafeTaper Inc. | KRISTEN ELISE SPANG |
In-app purchases
SafeTaper
No in-app purchases
Needs & Feeding
No in-app purchases









