DBD App vs Donor Pedia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DBD App
This app serves as a quick reference for optimizing organ donation and managing patients during procedures. It focuses on stabilizing patients before testing for brain-stem death to maximize the number and quality of organs retrieved.
- Donor optimization guide
- In-theater patient management
- Brain-stem death testing reference
- Maximizing organ retrieval
- Quick reference tool
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To provide a handy, quick reference guide for donor optimisation and in theatre management for DBD. Donor optimisation builds on the stabilisation of the patient prior to brain-stem death testing and is essential to ensure the number and quality of organs retrieved are maximised.
Donor Pedia
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The first mobile app built specifically for organ and tissue donation professionals. The app puts 50+ expert-designed quick reference guides (QRGs) at your fingertips for immediate reference during critical moments. Enhances your confidence at every stage of the donation process. You carry comprehensive donation guidance wherever you are. Compatible with smartphones and tablets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Donor Pedia at every 3 months against DBD App's every 15 months. DBD App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DBD App ships an update every 15 months, Donor Pedia every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DBD App | Donor Pedia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MOHAN Foundation | Greater Delaware Valley Society of Transplant Surgeons |
In-app purchases
DBD App
No in-app purchases
Donor Pedia
No in-app purchases
