Comparison

PepPedia vs Protocol

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

Head to head
About

PepPedia

An educational reference for peptide research, offering a comprehensive library of peptide profiles, personal tracking tools for notes and inventory, and helpful math calculators. Securely sync your data across devices to stay organized and informed.

Highlights
  • Peptide research library
  • Personal notes and logs
  • Inventory and expiration tracking
  • Personal metrics logging
  • Reconstitution calculator
  • Concentration math helper
Features
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PepPedia is an educational reference companion for those researching peptides. Browse information, track your personal notes, and stay organized. Research Library • Browse 70+ peptide profiles with detailed information • Molecular data, mechanisms of action, and published research • Citations and references to scientific studies • Save compounds to your personal library Personal Journal • Create notes and logs for your own records • Timestamp entries and add personal annotations • Organize by category • View your complete history Inventory Organizer • Track supplies, quantities, and expiration dates • Get low-stock and expiration reminders • Stay organized Personal Metrics • Log weight and personal notes • Track trends over time Math Tools • Reconstitution calculator (generic unit conversion) • Concentration math helper • All values entered by user - no recommendations made PepPedia Pro • Unlock additional features including extended tracking, data exports, and more. Your data syncs securely across devices. Start tracking smarter today. This app does not provide medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment recommendations. Information is for educational purposes only. Consult a healthcare provider for medical decisions. Terms of Service (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pep-pedia.org/privacy

About

Protocol

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Protocol is a private logbook for anyone running a hormone, peptide or supplement protocol. It holds what you take, tells you when to take it, does the syringe maths, and shows you what your bloodwork is doing about it. Everything stays on your device. No account. No sign-up. No servers. Nothing to leak. SCHEDULES THAT ACTUALLY FIT Most trackers handle "daily" and give up. Protocol handles every-other-day, every third day, specific weekdays, several doses a day, on/off cycles like 5-on/2-off or 8-weeks-on/4-off, titration ramps that step your dose at set intervals, and fixed start and end dates. Before you save anything, it shows you the next five doses so you can see the schedule is right. REMINDERS THAT HOLD UP Notifications carry Taken and Snooze buttons you can hit from the lock screen. iOS caps every app at 64 pending notifications, so Protocol rebuilds its queue each time you open it and tells you exactly how far ahead you're covered — instead of quietly dropping the ones that don't fit. RECONSTITUTION, DRAWN TO SCALE Enter what's in the vial and how much water you added. Protocol converts each dose to units and draws the fill line on a to-scale U-100 syringe. It handles mg and mcg, tells you how many doses the vial holds, and warns you when a dose won't fit the barrel. SITE ROTATION A body map that colours every injection site by how recently you used it and suggests the one you've left alone longest. Subcutaneous and intramuscular sites, tracked across every compound. BLOODWORK THAT MEANS SOMETHING Log a panel by hand, or copy the text off your results and paste it — Protocol reads it and shows you every value it found for you to confirm before anything is saved. Around 30 markers: total and free testosterone, sensitive estradiol, SHBG, LH, FSH, hematocrit, IGF-1, lipids, liver, PSA and more, each with its own trend line. Two things make the trends readable. Every dose change you make is marked on the chart, so you can see what moved and when. And each panel is tagged trough, mid-cycle or near-peak based on when you drew it relative to your last injection — because a trough reading and a peak reading are not the same measurement. Protocol will also tell you when your next trough window falls. INVENTORY Counts down as you log doses, warns you before you run out, projects the date you'll run dry, and tracks the discard date on a reconstituted vial. STACKS Save an entire protocol as one thing — every compound, dose and schedule — and apply it, edit it, or hand it to someone as a share code. Import theirs the same way. Bring across their structure and set your own doses, or take it as-is. Tag stacks so they stay findable. FOR YOUR CLINICIAN Generate a single PDF: current protocol, adherence, every lab panel with draw timing, and your full dose-change history. Something to hand over instead of describing from memory. ALSO Travel mode shifts every dose time at once. Full light and dark. Haptics. JSON export. WHAT PROTOCOL IS NOT It does not recommend compounds, doses or protocols, and it ships none of its own. It records what you enter and does the arithmetic you ask for. It is not a substitute for a clinician — particularly for anything involving hormones or prescription medication. Reference ranges shown on lab charts are commonly cited adult intervals that vary by laboratory and assay; they are context for your own reading, not targets. PRICING A 7-day free trial, then $39.99 a year. Or pay $99.99 once and own it permanently. No free tier, no ads, no data collection, no upsells. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wisejester-sudo.github.io/protocol/privacy.html

Screenshots

PepPedia4 screens
Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PepPedia at every 2 days against Protocol's every 2 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PepPedia sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Protocol sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PepPedia ships an update every 2 days, Protocol every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PepPedia versus Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPepPediaProtocol
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB41 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPepPedia, Inc.Kevin Marsh

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PepPedia

Subscriptions2
  • Peppedia Pro Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Peppedia Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Protocol

Subscriptions1
  • Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is PepPedia free?
PepPedia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Protocol free?
Protocol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PepPedia or Protocol have ads?
Neither PepPedia nor Protocol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PepPedia or Protocol?
PepPedia ships an update every 2 days, and Protocol every 2 months. Most recently, PepPedia was updated on October 14, 2026 and Protocol on October 15, 2026.

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