Comparison

UPDRS vs PRESS calc

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

Head to head
About

UPDRS

Features
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Doctot are proud to present the Unified Parkinsons Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), the premier assessment tool for examining the severity of Parkinson's disease symptoms. An intuitive, accurate and fast-acting Mobile App, Doctot UPDRS' user-friendly design enables medical practitioners to assess a patient's daily activities, motor skills and mental capacity. This assessment scale is presented in a wizard format, which allows the health care professional to easily navigate through the interview components to record a patient's status. The tool automatically generates the scale total and based upon the user's input, categorises the score. A Free-To-Download App, Doctot UPDRS has an "Information" section, which provides the user with relevant background details. It also has a “Help” section that provides assistance in relation to the use of the tool. Further Doctot UPDRS features include: - A Patient Results Management System (e.g. Save, Delete & Sort options) - The Automatic Email Generation of each patient assessment result - Shake-to-Reset Scale functionality - PIN Protection for security purposes

About

PRESS calc

This medical tool estimates the probability of recovering oral intake or returning to a pre-stroke diet for individuals who have experienced an ischemic stroke. It is intended for use by healthcare professionals to aid in prognostication of dysphagia recovery.

Highlights
  • Predicts oral intake recovery probability
  • Estimates return to pre-stroke diet
  • Applicable to ischemic stroke patients
  • For use by medical professionals
  • Supports 7 and 30-day prognostication
Features
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PRESS (Predictive Swallowing Score) is a prediction tool applicable to people who suffered an ischaemic stroke leading to impaired oral intake. Given some clinical characteristics, it provides estimates of the probability to recover oral intake or return to prestroke diet 7 or 30 days after stroke. This tool is meant to be used only by medical professionals to improve prognostication of dysphagia recovery after stroke. Its clinical usefulness to influence medical decisions has not been tested.

Screenshots

UPDRS4 screens
PRESS calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PRESS calc at every 5 months against UPDRS's every 14 months. UPDRS's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UPDRS ships an update every 14 months, PRESS calc every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
UPDRS versus PRESS calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUPDRSPRESS calc
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB18 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDOCTOTMarian Galovic

In-app purchases

None

UPDRS

No in-app purchases

None

PRESS calc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UPDRS free?
UPDRS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PRESS calc free?
PRESS calc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UPDRS or PRESS calc have ads?
Neither UPDRS nor PRESS calc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UPDRS or PRESS calc?
UPDRS ships an update every 14 months, and PRESS calc every 5 months. Most recently, UPDRS was updated on October 5, 2026 and PRESS calc on October 15, 2026.

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