Lippincott Nursing Advisor vs HESI Secure Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lippincott Nursing Advisor
Access a trusted, evidence-based collection of thousands of clinical entries written by nurses for nurses. Quickly find answers to care-related questions with powerful search and customization options, available anytime, anywhere.
- Evidence-based clinical entries
- Diseases & Conditions library
- Diagnostic Tests information
- Treatment protocols
- Signs & Symptoms guide
- Powerful keyword search
- Customizable notes
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Clinicians! Get answers to your care-related questions FAST with easy access from a source you can trust; whenever, wherever. Written by nurses for nurses, the Lippincott Advisor App is an expanding collection of thousands of evidence-based, clinical entries that continually updated by clinical nurses to reflect the most current evidence and practice standards. For Individual purchasers, it covers: • Diseases & Conditions • Diagnostic Tests • Treatments • Signs & Symptoms. The app also boasts powerful search capability • by keyword or category • customizable so you can add notes about treatments, your organization's protocols, and other important information Get the right answers, fast, it’s an expert, right in your pocket! If you are downloading the app for Individual use, your InApp subscription will automatically renew every 12 months, until canceled, for $24.99 unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of your current period. You are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal as stated above within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription preferences in your iTunes Account Settings. For Institutional Users Only: For Institutional access, please contact your hospital administrator, nurse manager, or clinical educator. If you already have web access to Lippincott Advisor through your facility, simply download the app and enter your facility credentials as an Institutional user or IP authenticate from your facility’s WIFI and you’ll have the same access to topics that you currently enjoy. If you do not have access through your employer, download the free sample entries for Individual users. If you like what you find, you will be able to access thousands of evidence-based, clinical entries via an InApp purchase. Our terms and conditions can be found at: https://advisor.lww.com/lna/LNA_license.htm Our privacy policy can be found at: http://www.lippincottsolutions.com/privacy-policy
HESI Secure Browser
This application provides a secure and iPad-friendly environment for taking high-stakes exams. It ensures a stable testing experience with features like persistent login and automatic exam disconnects if interrupted.
- Secure test-taking environment
- iPad optimized interface
- Persistent login
- Automatic exam disconnects
- High-stakes exam support
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HESI is an exam assessment platform from Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The HESI Secure Browser iOS application provides an iPad friendly, secure method for test-takers to take high-stake HESI exams. An Evolve account may be required for taking an assessment using this application. HESI Secure Browser App for iOS Features: • Persistent login • Secure test-taking features • Auto Exam disconnects, if test-taking is interrupted
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HESI Secure Browser at none against Lippincott Nursing Advisor's 1. HESI Secure Browser also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Lippincott Nursing Advisor's advantage is rating (2.3 vs 1.9) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Lippincott Nursing Advisor sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. HESI Secure Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lippincott Nursing Advisor holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Lippincott Nursing Advisor's written reviews are positive against 0% of HESI Secure Browser's.
Lippincott Nursing Advisor ships an update every 3 months, HESI Secure Browser every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lippincott Nursing Advisor | HESI Secure Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (32 ratings) — better | 1.9 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Wolters Kluwer Health | Elsevier Inc. |
Customer experience
Lippincott Nursing Advisor
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In-app purchases
Lippincott Nursing Advisor
- Lippincott’s Nursing Advisor – 1- Year Subscription$24.991 Year
HESI Secure Browser
No in-app purchases
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