NICU Fluids vs Newborn Check
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.
Newborn Check
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Newborn Check is a free app developed by CureforU to help parents, caregivers, midwives and nurses recognize early signs of life-threatening conditions in newborns. The app uses simple visual guidelines and symptom-based decision trees to highlight urgent risks (such as abnormal stool/vomit color, jaundice, breathing distress, abdominal swelling, or congenital malformations) and guide users to seek timely pediatric care. Designed especially for low-resource settings, the app empowers families to act early—potentially saving lives. This app is not a diagnostic tool and does not replace medical advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Newborn Check at every 3 months against NICU Fluids's every 158 months. Newborn Check also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NICU Fluids ships an update every 158 months, Newborn Check every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NICU Fluids | Newborn Check |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 158 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Atlas Software Solutions LLC | CureforU |
In-app purchases
NICU Fluids
No in-app purchases
Newborn Check
No in-app purchases
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