iChoose Kidney vs CKD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iChoose Kidney
This app assists healthcare professionals and educators in guiding patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) toward informed decisions about kidney failure treatment. It provides risk prediction models for mortality on dialysis and kidney transplantation.
- Decision support tool
- Kidney failure treatment options
- Risk prediction models
- Mortality prediction on dialysis
- Kidney transplantation risk prediction
- Patient education
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The iCHOOSE mobile application and corresponding website is expected to serve as a decision support tool for nephrologists, primary care physicians, social workers, nurses, and/or patient educators to use with ESRD patients to help improve informed decision making for kidney failure treatment options. Risk prediction models for mortality on dialysis of kidney transplantation are presented.
CKD
This app assists healthcare professionals in discussing new or potential Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) diagnoses with patients. It provides guidance for navigating these sensitive conversations effectively.
- Patient conversation guidance
- CKD diagnosis support
- Clinician tool
- Risk assessment assistance
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A guide to help clinicians navigate a potentially difficult conversation with patients who have a new or at risk for a CKD diagnosis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CKD at every 5 months against iChoose Kidney's every 14 months. CKD also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). iChoose Kidney's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iChoose Kidney against 5.0 for CKD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
iChoose Kidney ships an update every 14 months, CKD every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iChoose Kidney | CKD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Emory University | Island Peer Review Organization, Inc |
Customer experience
iChoose Kidney
CKD
In-app purchases
iChoose Kidney
No in-app purchases
CKD
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iChoose Kidney free?
Is CKD free?
Which has better reviews, iChoose Kidney or CKD?
Do iChoose Kidney or CKD have ads?
Which is updated more often, iChoose Kidney or CKD?
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