Sonic Edu vs CKD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Sonic Edu
This app serves as a centralized library for pathology educational materials. It offers immediate access to the latest test information and current guidelines for healthcare professionals. Users can search through a comprehensive handbook of pathology tests and specialized guides.
- Centralized educational library
- Latest test information
- Current guidelines
- Searchable pathology handbook
- Specialized skin pathology guides
- Dermatopathology atlas
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Sonic Edu is the centralised app for all Sonic Healthcare educational handbooks and guides. Developed to keep our referring clinicians and healthcare professionals informed about pathology testing, the app provides immediate access to the latest test information and current guidelines. This reference library includes digital versions of various Sonic Healthcare publications written for the Australian medical community including the: * Sonic Healthcare Pathology Handbook β a practical, in-depth, searchable reference of more than 950 pathology tests * Sonic Skin Pathology in Practice β a wide-ranging collection of articles with a focus on skin disease. * Sonic Dermatopathology Atlas β a guide to the interpretation of dermatopathology images * Sonic Healthcare Genetics Handbook β coming soon Features of Sonic Edu include: * Current content * Search function * Favourites feature * Hyperlinks * Seamless integration with Sonic Dx
CKD
This clinical guide provides healthcare professionals with up-to-date information and decision-making tools for CKD management. It features a staging calculator based on eGFR and urine albumin-creatinine ratio to determine relevant clinical action plans.
- Clinical guide based on latest evidence
- CKD staging calculator
- eGFR and urine albumin:creatinine ratio input
- Identifies clinical action plans
- Decision-making assistance for professionals
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This app is a clinical guide based upon the latest evidence available at the time of publication of the CKD Management in Primary Care 5thΒ edition, 2024, Kidney Health Australia. The information is designed to provide health-care professionals with clinical actions, assist decision-making and be available at the click of a button on your personal device.Β The CKD-Go! app includes a CKD staging calculator using eGFR and urine albumin:creatinine ratio data to identify clinical action plans relevant for the stage of CKD. Staging criteria is adapted from CKD Management in Primary Care 5thΒ edition, all clinical action should consider an individual's circumstances.
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Verdict
Sonic Edu and CKD are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters β price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sonic Edu ships an update every 10 months, CKD every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonic Edu | CKD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 8 months β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sonic Healthcare Limited | Digital Noir Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Sonic Edu
CKD
In-app purchases
Sonic Edu
No in-app purchases
CKD
No in-app purchases
Questions
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