Comparison

KCENTRA Quick Guide vs Pocket ICU

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

Head to head
About

KCENTRA Quick Guide

This medical app provides quick access to essential tools and information for healthcare professionals regarding a specific blood coagulation factor replacement product. It includes a dosing calculator, administration guidelines, and patient monitoring information, all accessible offline.

Highlights
  • Offline access to information
  • Dosing calculator
  • Reconstitution video and guide
  • Administration guidelines
  • Patient monitoring information
Read full description

Please see the Kcentra® app information below. WARNING: ARTERIAL AND VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC COMPLICATIONS Patients being treated with Vitamin K antagonist therapy have underlying disease states that predispose them to thromboembolic events. Potential benefits of reversing VKA should be weighed against the risk of thromboembolic events, especially in patients with history of such events. Resumption of anticoagulation therapy should be carefully considered once the risk of thromboembolic events outweighs the risk of acute bleeding. Both fatal and nonfatal arterial and venous thromboembolic complications have been reported in clinical trials and postmarketing surveillance. Monitor patients receiving Kcentra, and inform them of signs and symptoms of thromboembolic events. Kcentra was not studied in subjects who had a thromboembolic event, myocardial infarction, disseminated intravascular coagulation, cerebral vascular accident, transient ischemic attack, unstable angina pectoris, or severe peripheral vascular disease within the prior 3 months. Kcentra might not be suitable for patients with thromboembolic events in the prior 3 months. Kcentra is contraindicated in patients with known anaphylactic or severe systemic reactions to Kcentra or any of its components (including heparin, Factors II, VII, IX, X, Proteins C and S, Antithrombin III and human albumin). Kcentra is also contraindicated in patients with disseminated intravascular coagulation. Because Kcentra contains heparin, it is contraindicated in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). Hypersensitivity reactions to Kcentra may occur. If patient experiences severe allergic or anaphylactic type reactions, discontinue administration and institute appropriate treatment. In clinical trials, the most frequent (≥2.8%) adverse reactions observed in subjects receiving Kcentra were headache, nausea/vomiting, hypotension, and anemia. The most serious adverse reactions were thromboembolic events, including stroke, pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis. Kcentra is made from human blood and may carry a risk of transmitting infectious agents, e.g., viruses, the variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) agent, and theoretically, the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) agent. Kcentra®, Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (Human), is a blood coagulation factor replacement product indicated for the urgent reversal of acquired coagulation factor deficiency induced by Vitamin K antagonist (VKA—eg, warfarin) therapy in adult patients with acute major bleeding or the need for urgent surgery or other invasive procedure. Kcentra is for intravenous use only. ------------------------------------ The Kcentra App provides fast access to helpful tools and information from the Kcentra website without the need for an internet connection. APP FEATURES: • Dosing calculator and guidelines • Reconstitution instructional video and step-by-step guide • Administration guidelines • Patient monitoring information • Customer support information • Product reimbursement information • Product overview • Notification center • Personal bookmarking system Please see full Prescribing Information and Important Safety Information, including boxed warning at www.Kcentra.com.

About

Pocket ICU

This app offers concise critical care guidance written by attending physicians. It covers diagnosis, treatment, and management across various subspecialties, including detailed images and decision algorithms. Quickly find information, bookmark entries, and take notes for efficient ICU rounds and consultations.

Highlights
  • Concise guidance by attending physicians
  • Diagnosis, treatment, and management details
  • Subspecialty coverage
  • Detailed images and algorithms
  • Statistics and EBM overview
  • Pharmacological data and formulas
  • Full text search and bookmarking
Features
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New topics address bioweapons, disaster preparedness and critical care challenges of an air-transmissible, pandemic-causing pathogens like COVID-19. POCKET ICU FEATURES • Concise guidance written by attending physicians for everyone in critical care • Entries with diagnosis, treatment, and management details • Coverage of subspecialty areas including pediatric, neuro, cardiac, transplant, burn, and more • Detailed images, figures, and decision support algorithms • Overview of Statistics and Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) • Helpful appendices provide pharmacological data, respiratory formulas, and cardiopulmonary relationships • Advanced Full Text Search helps find topics quickly • “Favorites” for bookmarking important entries • Highlighting and note-taking MORE ABOUT POCKET ICU With content from the highly regarded Pocket Notebook series, Pocket ICU provides users with an essential tool for quickly locating information from every subspecialty area of critical care. Entries have been written by attending physicians and are presented in brief but broad format so anyone in an ICU setting can quickly find answers and save time. This powerful resource can be downloaded to your smartphone and tablet and is great for preparing for rounds or consulting expert recommendations while on the ICU floor. Editors: Gyorgy Frendl, MD, PhD; Avery Tung, MD Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Powered by: Unbound Medicine

Screenshots

KCENTRA Quick Guide4 screens
Pocket ICU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket ICU at 4.6 against KCENTRA Quick Guide's 2.0. Pocket ICU also leads on ratings volume (317 vs 4). KCENTRA Quick Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pocket ICU sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. KCENTRA Quick Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket ICU holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket ICU has 317 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KCENTRA Quick Guide ships an update every 7 months, Pocket ICU every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
KCENTRA Quick Guide versus Pocket ICU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKCENTRA Quick GuidePocket ICU
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings)4.6 (317 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4317 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB9 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCSL BehringUnbound Medicine, Inc.

Customer experience

KCENTRA Quick Guide

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Pocket ICU

All ratings317 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

KCENTRA Quick Guide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pocket ICU

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • No information loads after purchase
  • Issues with download/access

In-app purchases

None

KCENTRA Quick Guide

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pocket ICU

One-time2
  • Pocket ICU2 variants$69.99
  • Pocket ICU 2023$69.99

Questions

Is KCENTRA Quick Guide free?
KCENTRA Quick Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket ICU free?
Pocket ICU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KCENTRA Quick Guide or Pocket ICU?
Pocket ICU is rated higher. KCENTRA Quick Guide averages 2.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Pocket ICU averages 4.6 from 317 ratings.
Do KCENTRA Quick Guide or Pocket ICU have ads?
Neither KCENTRA Quick Guide nor Pocket ICU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KCENTRA Quick Guide or Pocket ICU?
KCENTRA Quick Guide ships an update every 7 months, and Pocket ICU every 9 months. Most recently, KCENTRA Quick Guide was updated on September 25, 2026 and Pocket ICU on October 19, 2026.

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