NICU Fluids vs NeoCarePal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NICU Fluids
This medical calculator helps healthcare professionals quickly and accurately compute IV fluid rates, glucose infusion rates, and electrolyte levels for neonates. It's designed for nurses, students, and physicians caring for critically ill infants.
- GIR calculator (single or multiple drips)
- Electrolyte calculator (single or multiple drips)
- FENa calculator
- Accurate calculations for neonates
- Developed by a neonatal-perinatal fellow
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NICU Fluids is a fast, clean set of calculators for clinicians managing intravenous fluids in neonates and children. Three tools, one tap apart. Electrolytes Enter the patient's weight, then add each drip with its dextrose, rate, NaCl, NaAcetate, and K. Results update as you type: GIR in mg/kg/min, total fluids in mL/kg/day, and sodium, chloride, acetate, and potassium in mEq/kg/day. Turn on calcium and magnesium for two more columns with gluconate and sulfate equivalents. Presets follow whichever field you're in, so NS, ½NS, ¼NS, and the acetate strengths are one tap away. Start with a single drip and add up to six. GIR A dedicated glucose infusion rate screen for when that's all you need. Up to eight drips, dextrose presets, and a solver that takes a target GIR and concentration and gives you the mL/hr, with the option to account for drips already running. FENa Enter serum and urine sodium and creatinine to get fractional excretion of sodium, with a plain-language interpretation. Switch between neonate and child/adult thresholds, since term neonates run higher at baseline, and see a reminder about diuretics and preterm variability. Also included -Results rounded to two decimal places, shown in blue so nothing reads as an abnormal flag -Light and dark themes, eight accent colors, fourteen font choices, and adjustable text size -No account, no ads, no data collection. Everything stays on your device. Formulas GIR (mg/kg/min) = Σ (% dextrose × mL/hr) ÷ (6 × weight in kg) Total fluids (mL/kg/day) = Σ mL/hr × 24 ÷ weight in kg Electrolyte (mEq/kg/day) = mEq/L × mL/hr × 24 ÷ 1000 ÷ weight in kg FENa (%) = (UNa × PCr) ÷ (PNa × UCr) × 100 NICU Fluids is a calculation aid for licensed healthcare professionals and does not replace clinical judgment, institutional protocols, or verification of orders.
NeoCarePal
This medical app provides NICU professionals with essential calculators for daily practice, including tube positioning, oxygenation index, and gestational age calculations. It offers evidence-based tools offline and links to further online resources, serving as a valuable support for clinical judgment.
- Endotracheal tube positioning calculator
- Oxygenation index calculator
- Gestational age calculation
- Corrected age calculation for preterm babies
- Umbilical arterial line catheter positioning
- Offline calculator access
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NeoCarePal is an all-in-one calculator designed to help NICU physicians, nurses, and therapists in their daily practice. Thanks to NeoCarePal, NICU healthcare professionals can easily access a variety of different calculations all in one place, without having to waste time searching the internet for valid resources. All NeoCarePal calculators are based on established guidelines and clearly referenced scientific evidence. NeoCarePal includes calculators for determining: - Endotracheal tube positioning - Oxygenation index - Gestational age based on estimated due date or date of last menstrual period - Corrected age of preterm babies based on gestational age at birth or due date - Umbilical arterial line catheter positioning No internet connection is required for using the calculators. However, links of other useful calculators and resources available online are provided in the app to ensure HCPs have all they need at their fingertips. This application is intended for use by HCPs as a support tool. It does not provide therapeutic or diagnostic assistance and it is not a substitute of clinical judgement. Update NeoCarePal will be soon updated with new tools and calculators.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NICU Fluids at 100% against NeoCarePal's 0%. NICU Fluids also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0). NeoCarePal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 158 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NICU Fluids holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of NICU Fluids's written reviews are positive against 0% of NeoCarePal's.
NICU Fluids ships an update every 158 months, NeoCarePal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NICU Fluids | NeoCarePal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 158 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Atlas Software Solutions LLC | Chiesi USA, Inc. |
Customer experience
NICU Fluids
NeoCarePal
In-app purchases
NICU Fluids
No in-app purchases
NeoCarePal
No in-app purchases
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