Comparison

Parenting vs PedsGuide

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

Head to head
About

Parenting

Features
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Pediatric Oncall Parenting app provides to you Parents all the basic and daily needed important tools!!! All App features are completely free! However users are required to login for complete access! App Tools: Diseases and Conditions, Medical Calculators, Ask a Doctor, Diet and Diseases, Alternative Medicines, Vaccination Centre, Pedi Poll, Videos, Diagnostic Aid and Search Directory. This App is connected to www.PediatricOncall.com which is a medical website with over 40 tools for medical personnel and parents. Pediatric Oncall also provides medical information on pediatrics, symptoms, medicine and child health. Register yourself to Pediatric Oncall and access all these features. -- Diseases and Conditions –Patient Education on various health topics. -- Medical Calculators -- more than 15 calculators which include the categories, growth, conversion, pregnancy, etc. -- Ask a Doctor -- Pediatric Oncall’s expert panel of doctor’s answer to your medical queries and common FAQ’s. -- Search Directory – Hospitals, Medical Colleges, Residency, NGO and Special Schools. -- Vaccination Centre -- Articles on Immunization & Vaccine Reminder Tool to keep track of your child’s vaccination history with reminders. -- Diagnostic Centre -- Get a differential diagnosis after entering the clinical features. -- Pedi Poll -- Voting and reviews on the recent updates. -- Videos -- Pediatric Oncall’s video section with lectures and conference videos. For any queries, suggestions and feedback you can mail to us at feedback@pediatriconcall.com *Data services are required to access most sections of the application.

About

PedsGuide

This app provides evidence-based pediatric clinical support guidelines for healthcare providers. It offers interactive, step-by-step decision support for managing acute childhood illnesses, designed by a clinical team for efficient care management.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based pediatric guidelines
  • Interactive clinical decision support
  • Management of acute childhood illnesses
  • Reference material and context
  • Human Factors optimized interface
  • Quick-call feature for specific hospital
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In our commitment to creating a world of well-being for all children, Children’s Mercy Kansas City has created PedsGuide as a means for evidence-based pediatric clinical support guidelines to be available to health care providers. PedsGuide is a multi-module pediatric clinical support tool intended for use only by professional health care providers and emergency personnel for informational and educational purposes. *Each module provides users with a step-by-step interactive clinical decision support process, including reference material and/or contextually relevant information based on evidence-based practice and expert opinion routinely used in clinical practice, to assist in management of various acute illnesses in children. The modules have been designed and optimized by an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, pharmacists, medical librarians, Human Factors scientists, and innovations professionals. Human Factors methodology was leveraged to guide interfaces that provide rapid access to information and assessment tools, which facilitate an efficient aid for care management while decreasing cognitive load for the user. Additionally, for users who seek care for patients at The Children’s Mercy Hospital, PedsGuide features a quick-call feature to contact the Children’s Mercy Contact Center and Critical Care Transport Team in our service area. *While PedsGuide is a helpful tool, it is not intended to replace the independent judgment and evaluation of health care providers and emergency personnel. Healthcare providers and emergency personnel should not rely primarily on the tool to make a clinical diagnosis or treatment decision. Children's Mercy is not responsible for the correctness of any action you take based upon your use of PedsGuide.

Screenshots

Parenting4 screens
PedsGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PedsGuide at monthly against Parenting's every 6 months. Parenting's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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

Parenting ships an update every 6 months, PedsGuide monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Parenting versus PedsGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParentingPedsGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB43 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPediatric Oncall Private LimitedChildren's Mercy Hospital

In-app purchases

None

Parenting

No in-app purchases

None

PedsGuide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parenting free?
Parenting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PedsGuide free?
PedsGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Parenting or PedsGuide have ads?
Neither Parenting nor PedsGuide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parenting or PedsGuide?
Parenting ships an update every 6 months, and PedsGuide monthly. Most recently, Parenting was updated on November 1, 2026 and PedsGuide on November 2, 2026.

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