QuickEM vs Pedi STAT EMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuickEM
This emergency medicine reference app provides clinicians with instant access to critical information, including differentials, treatments, and validated medical calculators. It's designed for rapid lookup of ED-specific care, organized by chief complaints and clinical categories, and works completely offline.
- 80+ chief complaint topics
- 90+ medical calculators
- Offline access
- No login or ads
- Adult and pediatric coverage
- Evidence-based content
- Customizable favorites
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The Essential Emergency Medicine Reference Trusted by Clinicians QuickEM is the comprehensive bedside companion designed by emergency physicians for emergency physicians. Whether you're a medical student on your first ED rotation or an attending managing a busy department, QuickEM delivers the critical information you need—instantly. Built for Real Emergency Medicine • Over 80 chief complaint topics with differentials, history, tests, and treatments focused on ED-specific care • Over 90 validated medical calculators / tools • No login required • Zero fluff—only ED-relevant information Organized by How You Think • Chief complaints structured by presentation • Calculators grouped by clinical category • Smart search finds tools • Customizable favorites list for your go-to references Trusted by Every Level • Medical Students: Essential differentials and workup basics • Residents: Quick access to decision rules and scoring systems • Attendings: Rapid reference for less common presentations and 2nd brain refreshers Key Features: • Complete offline access—works without internet • No ads, no subscriptions, no account required • Covers adult and pediatric emergency medicine • Includes trauma protocols and resuscitation guides • Evidence-based content with source citations • Professional medical illustrations and ECG examples Content Highlights: • Cardiovascular: HEART Score, CHADS2-VASc, Wells Criteria • Neurological: NIHSS, Canadian Head CT Rules, HINTS Exam • Trauma: NEXUS, Canadian C-Spine, PECARN • Pediatrics: PEDS Vitals, Croup Score, Bronchiolitis • Toxicology: Rumack-Matthew, CIWA-Ar, Anion Gap • And more! Developed by practicing emergency physicians who understand what you need at 3 AM with multiple critical patients. QuickEM is designed to be the fastest way to look up the info you need. This app is designed exclusively for medical professionals and students. Not intended for patient or public use.
Pedi STAT EMS
This app provides prehospital providers with rapid access to pediatric medication dosing and equipment sizing. It helps eliminate medical errors by accurately calculating doses and volumes based on patient input, and includes algorithms for critical care scenarios.
- Pediatric medication dosing
- Pediatric equipment sizing
- Weight, length, age, or Broselow/Pediatape estimation
- Pediatric cardiac arrest algorithms
- Burn size estimation and fluid resuscitation
- Glasgow Coma Scale calculator
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Pedi STAT EMS was developed specifically for prehospital providers. We’ve taken all the content from our original Pedi STAT application and carefully selected components that are unique to providers in EMS. We’ve solicited feedback from leaders in out of hospital care, including paramedics, EMTs, air medical flight crews, and medical directors. We’ve condensed the content to be applicable to those providing care outside the hospital, including first responders, firefighters, EMTs, Paramedics, and Critical Care Transport providers. Medication dosing and pediatric equipment sizes are easily and rapidly accessed, and accurately calculated based on provider input of either weight, length, age, or Broselow / Pediatape weight estimates. We are attempting to eliminate medical errors by calculating not only the correct pediatric medication dose, but also the volume to be administered for patient specific conditions. We have also included algorithms and medical calculators to assist providers in multiple areas, including managing pediatric cardiac arrest, burn size estimation and fluid resuscitation, and Glasgow Coma Scale. Caring for pediatric patients is associated with a large number of challenges, the most important being selecting the correct equipment and medications, and then dosing the medications correctly. Our goal is to eliminate these challenges as much as possible, and allow the provider to concentrate on what is most important, the patient. Suggestions for improvements or additions are always welcome: Pedi-STAT.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pedi STAT EMS at none against QuickEM's 1. Pedi STAT EMS also leads on price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). QuickEM's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). On ads, monetization model, 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
QuickEM costs $9.99 and Pedi STAT EMS $2.99 up front. QuickEM sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pedi STAT EMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pedi STAT EMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of QuickEM's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pedi STAT EMS's.
QuickEM ships an update every 2 months, Pedi STAT EMS every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | QuickEM | Pedi STAT EMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #121 | #30 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dirkes Medical, PLLC | James M Kempema MD PA |
Customer experience
QuickEM
Pedi STAT EMS
In-app purchases
QuickEM
- Premium Features$2.99
Pedi STAT EMS
No in-app purchases









