TransNet vs Starling Fluid IQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TransNet
This app streamlines organ donation by using barcode scanning to label, package, and track donated organs and biologic materials for efficient recipient matching. It is a service of the OPTN to ensure accurate and timely organ allocation.
- Barcode scanning for organ labeling
- Package and track biologic materials
- Efficient recipient matching
- Organ recovery point tracking
- OPTN service
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TransNet is an innovative service of the OPTN, developed to help ensure that donated organs are matched correctly and efficiently with the identified recipient. It uses barcode scanning technology at the point of organ recovery to help label, package and track organs and other biologic materials being shipped for transplantation.
Starling Fluid IQ
This app provides guidance on using a specific system for hemodynamic monitoring and fluid management. It offers educational resources, including videos and step-by-step instructions, to help healthcare professionals determine patient fluid responsiveness and make informed treatment decisions.
- Hemodynamic monitoring guidance
- Fluid management overview
- Step-by-step procedural instructions
- Video demonstrations
- Clinical evidence and case studies
- CME opportunities
- Hemodynamics glossary
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This app is designed to help you easily access useful information on how to use the Starling system to perform hemodynamic monitoring anywhere in the hospital. It provides an overview of dynamic assessment and fluid management and explains how the Starling system works and how it can help you stay in compliance with CMS protocols for the treatment of patients with severe sepsis or in septic shock. Using videos and step-by-step instructions, the app guides you through the procedure for using the system to determine a patient’s fluid responsiveness – placing sensors on the body, performing a fluid challenge via passive leg raise or administration of a fluid bolus, reading the screens on the Starling monitor and interpreting Starling results – and features a protocol for ascertaining fluid responsiveness to guide treatment decisions. Also included are suggestions on addressing technical issues. The “Learn More” section provides additional support and resources for ongoing education: - Clinical evidence validating the effectiveness of Starling technology and demonstrating the positive patient and financial outcomes associated with its use - Case studies providing perspective on using the system in different clinical situations - CME opportunities - Review of hemodynamic basics - Hemodynamics glossary Think of this app as a way to familiarize yourself with the Starling Fluid Management Monitoring System and help you use it to its best advantage. Because the Starling system is completely non-invasive and precise, you can measure your patient’s fluid responsiveness without resorting to invasive procedures – and you can rest assured that the results will be accurate and will support you in making the best treatment decisions for each and every patient. Rx only. For safe and proper use of the product mentioned herein, please refer to the appropriate Operator's Manual or Instructions for Use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Starling Fluid IQ at 5.0 against TransNet's 2.7. Starling Fluid IQ also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). TransNet's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Starling Fluid IQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively.
TransNet ships an update every 2 months, Starling Fluid IQ every 11 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | TransNet | Starling Fluid IQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | United Network for Organ Sharing | Baxter Healthcare Corporation |
Customer experience
TransNet
Starling Fluid IQ
In-app purchases
TransNet
No in-app purchases
Starling Fluid IQ
No in-app purchases
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