Comparison

Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) vs FetaLink+

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

Head to head
About

Prevent Group B Strep(GBS)

This medical app provides customized, evidence-based recommendations for preventing neonatal Group B Strep (GBS) disease. It offers optimal antibiotic suggestions based on maternal and neonatal clinical information.

Highlights
  • Customized GBS prevention recommendations
  • Evidence-based clinical guidance
  • Optimal antibiotic recommendations
  • Neonatal GBS disease prevention
  • Maternal and neonatal clinical information
Features
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This is the Prevent Group B Strep App created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). With this application, you can: 1. Obtain customized, evidence-based recommendations to prevent neonatal GBS disease based on a maternal and neonatal clinical information. 2.Obtain optimal antibiotic recommendations for GBS prevention. For more information, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/groupbstrep/index.html

About

FetaLink+

Access patient surveillance information remotely via an iOS device. View comprehensive patient lists, key obstetrical data, and fetal/maternal monitoring waveforms. Review all monitoring data from the current episode, including annotations and vital signs.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive patient list
  • Key obstetrical data display
  • Fetal and maternal monitoring waveforms
  • Review current episode monitoring data
  • View fetal tracing and annotations
  • View medication and IV administration annotations
  • View maternal vital signs
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With FetaLink+, surveillance information that is available at the bedside can be accessed from any location through an iOS mobile device with either cellular or WiFi connectivity, driving efficiency at the point of care. Application functionality: • Provides comprehensive patient list • Displays most recent key obstetrical data, including ruptured membrane, gravida para, and cervical exam • Displays both fetal and maternal monitoring waveform data • Allows Providers to review all monitoring data from the current episode • Fetal tracing can be viewed when user is in the annotation summary view • Ability to view both clinician and device annotations at relevant times on the strip • Ability to view Medication and IV administration annotations on the strip • Ability to view annotations made by the bedside clinician • Ability to view maternal vital signs captured from the fetal monitor FetaLink+ is a diagnostic aid that does not replace the clinician’s judgment concerning interpretation of data or appropriate treatment. FetaLink+ requires that the care organization license and operate infrastructure for use. Please contact your corporate IT or Cerner representative for details or inquiry.

Screenshots

Prevent Group B Strep(GBS)4 screens
FetaLink+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) at 75% against FetaLink+'s 13%. Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.4). FetaLink+'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Prevent Group B Strep(GBS)'s written reviews are positive against 13% of FetaLink+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) ships an update every 15 months, FetaLink+ every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) versus FetaLink+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrevent Group B Strep(GBS)FetaLink+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better2.5 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings615 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB6 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCenters For Disease Control and PreventionCerner Corporation

Customer experience

Prevent Group B Strep(GBS)

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

FetaLink+

All ratings14 ratings
Positive35.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Prevent Group B Strep(GBS)

No in-app purchases

None

FetaLink+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) free?
Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FetaLink+ free?
FetaLink+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) or FetaLink+?
Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) is rated higher. Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while FetaLink+ averages 2.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) or FetaLink+ have ads?
Neither Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) nor FetaLink+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) or FetaLink+?
Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) ships an update every 15 months, and FetaLink+ every 3 months. Most recently, Prevent Group B Strep(GBS) was updated on October 23, 2026 and FetaLink+ on October 23, 2026.

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