FP Notebook vs ARIAS Palliative
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FP Notebook
A comprehensive medical reference for primary care and emergency clinicians, offering rapid access to over 6100 interlinked topic pages. Content is updated monthly through literature reviews and conferences, providing up-to-date information for medical professionals.
- Rapid access medical reference
- Over 6100 interlinked topic pages
- Content updated monthly
- 31 specialty books
- 700+ chapters
- Point-of-care tool
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Family Practice Notebook is a rapid access, point-of-care medical reference for primary care and emergency clinicians. Started in 1995, this collection now contains over 6100 interlinked topic pages divided into a tree of 31 specialty books and over 700 chapters. FP Notebook’s content is updated monthly with systematic literature reviews and conferences. Please purchase an auto-renewing subscription to receive the latest content. The text content for this mobile application is identical to its online counterparts: fpnotebook.com and fpnotebook.com/mobile. Although access to this application is not restricted, the information found here is intended for use by medical providers. Non-clinical users may find the material challenging to understand, and should address specific medical concerns with their medical providers. Try before you buy with a 14-day FREE trial. After that it's only $24.99/year for access, including continuous content updates. Privacy Policy/Terms & Conditions - http://www.fpnotebook.com/disclaimer.htm
ARIAS Palliative
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ARIAS puts a palliative nurse practitioner's entire day in one place: an optimized route, the visits, and the patient details that matter at the doorstep. Built for clinicians who see 6–10 patients a day and live between driveways, ARIAS is designed for speed, clarity, and one-handed use in the field. YOUR DAY, OPTIMIZED Start each day with a route built for you. See every visit on a clean day view, and scroll the calendar across weeks and months without losing your place. Each visit shows the patient, visit type, time, and status — nothing to hunt for. VISIT MANAGEMENT THAT MATCHES REALITY Days change. Mark visits complete, reschedule to a new date and time, or skip with a reason — each action on its own clear screen, with confirmation before anything permanent. Completed visits lock, so your record stays accurate. STAY AHEAD OF WHAT'S SLIPPING The Alerts view collects overdue and skipped visits in one place, with reschedule one tap away. Nothing falls through the cracks between houses. PATIENT DETAILS AT THE FINGERTIPS Open any patient to see contact information, address, care coordination details, emergency contacts, and scheduling preferences — plus a timeline of upcoming and past visits. NAVIGATE, TRACK, MOVE ON Start navigation to your next patient from inside the visit, and capture mileage when visits move. DESIGNED FOR THE FIELD One decision per screen. Every button says exactly what it does. No clutter, no guesswork. Following the successful launch of BlueBird for sales effectiveness, Skyra.AI built ARIAS to optimize palliative nurses' daily routes and reduce the administrative burden of field work. ARIAS is provided through your care agency. Contact your administrator for access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARIAS Palliative at none against FP Notebook's 3. FP Notebook's advantage is chart position (#58 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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. FP Notebook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ARIAS Palliative asks for nothing beyond the download.
FP Notebook ships an update every 2 months, ARIAS Palliative every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FP Notebook | ARIAS Palliative |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Best chart rank | #58 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Atmosphere Apps, Inc. | Skyra.AI |
Bugs and requests
FP Notebook
Reported bugs
2 issues- App freezing or crashing on certain devices
- Subscription issues or unexpected charges
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to earn continuing education credits through the app
- Improved search functionality
ARIAS Palliative
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FP Notebook
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
- Annual Sub14 Days trial$24.991 Year
ARIAS Palliative
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FP Notebook free?
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