RNotes® vs Skyscape Nursing Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RNotes®
This clinical reference app provides nurses and students with quick access to essential medical information, including guidelines, procedures, and exam preparation tools. It features full-color images, charts, and customizable notes to enhance patient care and learning.
- Quick-reference clinical nursing information
- Updated AHA guidelines
- Full-color images and charts
- NCLEX exam topic indicators
- Step-by-step procedures and assessment guidance
- Customizable notes and highlights
- Nursing alerts for critical safety information
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** The essential clinical companion for nurses and students ** ABOUT RNOTES® RNotes is a quick-reference application that puts the latest clinically-focused nursing information at your fingertips, helping you improve patient care. Find answers fast by browsing or searching, then review clinical findings, collaborative management, and quick-read information along with full-color images and charts. The latest edition also helps students prepare for the NCLEX examinations by noting topics that are covered on the exam. FEATURES • Answers to the questions faced in clinical rotations • Updated AHA guidelines • Full-color images and figures • NCLEX icons indicating topics found on licensure exam • Step-by-step procedures and enhanced physical assessment guidance • Details for interpreting ECG, lab values, priority interventions, and more • Convenient tables and charts for finding information quickly • Ability to make custom notes and highlights within entries • Nursing alerts highlighting critical safety information • “Favorites” for bookmarking important topics Author: Ehren Myers Publisher: F.A. Davis Powered by: Unbound Medicine Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement
Skyscape Nursing Library
Access essential nursing references and resources for LPN/LVN, ADN, and BSN programs. Preview content for free and purchase licenses that never expire. Build your nursing library with discounted bundles or individual titles.
- Preview free content
- Search installed resources
- Bookmark topics
- Add text/voice notes
- View history
- Discounted value bundles
- Individual title purchases
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Download the free version and preview content from Skyscape’s best-selling nursing references. This bundle has essential resources for students starting their career in LPN/LVN or RN programs and for practising nurses. With Skyscape, the purchased licenses never expire so start building your library now and add resources as you progress in your career. Key Features of the App: - Search all installed resources - Bookmark topics for future reference - Add text or voice notes to bookmarked topics - History of previously viewed topics DEEPLY DISCOUNTED VALUE BUNDLES: ** Nursing Practical Suite for LVN/LPN Programs - Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses with dosage calculators and audio pronunciations - LPN Notes: Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide - Skyscape Labs: written for the healthcare provider who wants to understand what a given test is, its clinical significance, and how the test can aid in patient diagnosis and treatment. - Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary: 75,000 definitions. 1,200 color images. 30,000+ audio pronunciations. 100 videos. Patient Care Statements & patient teaching requirements. - Medical Eponyms - Skyscape Clinical Calculator PLUS™: Medical Calculator with over 200 preprogrammed formulas. ** Nursing Constellation Plus (Best Seller) for ADN/BSN Programs - Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses – updated regularly with dosing, drug interaction, contraindication and patient education on over 5,000 medications. Plus 700+ built-in dosage calculators. 1200+ Audio pronunciations. - Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests - Everything you need to know to understand how tests work, interpret their results, and provide quality patient care pre-test, intra-test, and post-test. - Davis's Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual: 240+ diseases & disorders. Primary nursing diagnoses with outcomes & interventions. Patient teaching checklists. - Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary: 75,000 definitions. 1,200 color images. 30,000+ audio pronunciations. 100 videos. Patient Care Statements & patient teaching requirements. - RNotes®: Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide: Quick reference for practical nursing & patient safety information. ** Nursing Pro Suite for ADN/BSN Programs and Practicing Nurses - Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses with dosage calculators and audio pronunciations - Medical Eponyms - Skyscape Clinical Calculator PLUS™: Medical Calculator with over 200 preprogrammed formulas. - Intravenous Medications by renowned author Gahart. - Mosby’s Diagnostic & Laboratory Test Reference (Pagana-Pagana) - Clinical Companion for Ignatavicius, Workman, and Rebar’s Medical-Surgical Nursing (Iggy) - Nurse's Pocket Guide: Diagnoses, Prioritized Interventions and Rationales - Mosby's Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions - International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) *** Any title can be purchased individually
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Skyscape Nursing Library at 4.7 against RNotes®'s 4.5. Skyscape Nursing Library also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). RNotes®'s advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (41 vs 12). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. RNotes® sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Skyscape Nursing Library sells 25 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Skyscape Nursing Library holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
RNotes® ships an update every 7 months, Skyscape Nursing Library every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RNotes® | Skyscape Nursing Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (41 ratings) | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Unbound Medicine, Inc. | Skyscape Medpresso Inc |
Customer experience
RNotes®
Skyscape Nursing Library
In-app purchases
RNotes®
- RNotes® 4th Edition$29.99
- RNotes® 5th Edition$29.99
- RNotes$29.99
Skyscape Nursing Library
- Medical Eponyms Dictionary$1.99
- ICD10-Clinical Modification 22$1.99
- ICD10-Clinical Modification 23$1.99
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- ICD10-Clinical Modification 24$1.99
- Mobileddx™$9.99
- OB/GYN Peds Notes$28.99
- RNotes® Nurse's Pocket Guide$29.99
- Spanish-English Dictionary$39.99
- Mosby's Pocket Dictionary$39.99
- Mosby's Pocket Dictionary Ed.9$39.99
- Nurse's Pocket Guide Ed.16$43.99
- Davis DrugGuide-Nurses 22 ed18$47.99
- Davis DrugGuide-Nurses 23 ed18$47.99
- Davis DrugGuide-Nurses 24 ed19$47.99
- Intravenous Medications 2024$49.99
- Clinical Companion Med-Surg 11$49.99
- HBK of Laboratory and Dx Tests$54.99
- Mosby’s Diag. & Lab.Test Ref$54.99
- Diseases and Disorders FADavis$59.99
- Nursing Practical Suite 2022$119.99
- Nursing Practical Suite 2024$119.99
- Nursing Constellation Plus 22$169.99
- Nursing Constellation Plus 24$169.99
- Nursing Pro Suite 2022$209.99
- Nursing Pro Suite 2024$209.99
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