Comparison

AIRVO 2 vs BiliBuddy

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

Head to head
About

AIRVO 2

This app simulates the user interface of a medical device, allowing users to learn its functions. Explore settings, oxygen levels, and simulated warnings through interactive tutorials and video clips. It serves as a training tool and does not control the actual device.

Highlights
  • Simulated user interface
  • Adjustable settings
  • Oxygen level simulation
  • Warning simulations
  • Interactive tutorials
  • Video guides
Features
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This app simulates the user interface of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's AIRVO 2, to help you learn how the newest version of the AIRVO works. You can change settings, change oxygen levels and simulate warnings. There are tutorials to help out with the basics, as well as short videos clips that step you through operation of the AIRVO 2. Don’t hesitate to contact your local Fisher & Paykel Healthcare representative for further help or information. Note: This application is a demo of the AIRVO 2 and myAIRVO 2 interfaces for training purposes; it DOES NOT control the device in any way.

About

BiliBuddy

This app helps healthcare professionals determine the need for phototherapy or exchange therapy in newborns based on their age, bilirubin levels, and risk factors. It utilizes the latest American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines and displays results on interactive nomograms. The app also tracks infant data and provides links to relevant research.

Highlights
  • Calculates phototherapy threshold
  • Displays on nomograms
  • Calculates infant age
  • Views risk factors
  • Supports US and SI units
  • Tracks bilirubin measures
Features
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BiliBuddy supports clinicians assessing neonatal jaundice in infants born at 35 weeks of gestation or later. Use Quick Check to compare a total serum bilirubin reading with American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2022 phototherapy, escalation-of-care, and exchange-transfusion thresholds. Enter age in hours, gestation, and additional neurotoxicity risk factors. View the result and threshold charts in mg/dL or µmol/L. Track infants locally to review reading history, plot trends, and calculate the rate of rise. A date-and-time calculator helps determine age at measurement. Share a text result summary using the device's share sheet. The 2022 guideline is selected by default. An optional legacy AAP 2004 pathway is available in Settings, with its supported chart range clearly identified. Reference material and links to source guidelines are included. Clinical entries are stored on the device. Usage analytics is optional and off by default. Advertising and crash diagnostics use third-party services described in the in-app Privacy Notice. An in-app purchase removes ads, and Restore Purchases restores an eligible prior purchase. For clinician use. BiliBuddy does not replace clinical judgment, clinical assessment, or consultation of the source guideline. It is not an electronic health record. Do not use outside the supported age and gestation ranges.

Screenshots

AIRVO 24 screens
BiliBuddy1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AIRVO 2 at none against BiliBuddy's 1. AIRVO 2 also leads on ads (none vs shown). BiliBuddy's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (258 vs 8). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. BiliBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AIRVO 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BiliBuddy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BiliBuddy has 258 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of AIRVO 2's written reviews are positive against 85% of BiliBuddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AIRVO 2 ships an update every 13 months, BiliBuddy every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AIRVO 2 versus BiliBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAIRVO 2BiliBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)4.9 (258 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8258 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB30 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperFisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedCovenant Data Systems, LLC

Customer experience

AIRVO 2

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

BiliBuddy

All ratings258 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.4%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

AIRVO 2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BiliBuddy

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99

Questions

Is AIRVO 2 free?
AIRVO 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BiliBuddy free?
BiliBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AIRVO 2 or BiliBuddy?
BiliBuddy is rated higher. AIRVO 2 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while BiliBuddy averages 4.9 from 258 ratings.
Do AIRVO 2 or BiliBuddy have ads?
BiliBuddy shows ads; AIRVO 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, AIRVO 2 or BiliBuddy?
AIRVO 2 ships an update every 13 months, and BiliBuddy every 4 weeks. Most recently, AIRVO 2 was updated on October 29, 2026 and BiliBuddy on October 24, 2026.

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