Best Critical Care Tools Apps

187+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.7 avg rating
18 free apps
Updated May 2026

Out of 187+ critical care tools apps on iOS, 18 are free and the rest sit in the paid tier. This page sorts them so you can compare both sides before you commit.

Top Picks for Critical Care Tools

Critical Care Tools#1

Critical Care Tools by Kristopher Foote

Editor's Choice
🏥 Medical
5.0(2 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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A medical calculator for emergency and critical care providers. It offers quick access to medication dosing, ventilation support, and oxygen duration calculations. Designed for high-pressure environments, it reduces cognitive load and supports clinical judgment with an intuitive interface.

Critical- Medical Guide#2

Critical- Medical Guide by The Barringer Group, LLC

Strong Contender
🏥 Medical
4.8😊(1.1K ratings)
$14.99
#9in Medical
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This comprehensive critical care reference app provides nurses, paramedics, physicians, and other healthcare professionals with detailed medical guidelines and high-definition multimedia resources. It covers a wide range of topics, including ultrasound, emergency medicine, and advanced life support, serving as a go-to tool for complex medical queries.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Great resource
  • 👍 Excellent reference tool
  • 👍 Fantastic app for critical care
  • 👍 Comprehensive and easy to use

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Crashes after recent update
  • 🐛 Drip function calculator not working
  • 🐛 App no longer opens
MDCalc Medical Calculator#3

MDCalc Medical Calculator by MD Aware, LLC

Clinical Decision Support
Worth Considering
🏥 Medical
4.9😊(51K ratings)
Free
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This app provides over 900 evidence-based medical calculators, risk scores, and clinical tools for healthcare professionals. It offers offline functionality, expert insights, and CME tracking to support patient care at the bedside. Tools are developed and validated by board-certified physicians.

What We Love

  • ⭐ Excellent resource
  • 🔍 Helpful and accurate
  • 🔥 Essential for clinical practice
  • 🤖 Useful for medical students and residents

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs after updates
  • 🔒 Mandatory login/registration issues
  • 📱 Poor user experience on mobile devices

More Critical Care Tools apps to explore

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Pocket ICU
Pocket ICU
Pocket ICU
Best-Selling Critical Care App
Free

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.

Concise guidance by attending physiciansDiagnosis, treatment, and management detailsSubspecialty coverage
🏥 Medical
(311)
free with in-app purchases
5
Handtevy Mobile
Handtevy Mobile
Handtevy Mobile
Dosing and documentation
Free

This app provides healthcare professionals with rapid, precise medication dosing and equipment information for emergency care. It supports protocol management, real-time documentation, and includes features like CPR timers and checklists to enhance patient outcomes.

Rapid medication dosingEquipment informationProtocol management
🏥 Medical
(665)
free
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Learn ICU
Learn ICU
Learn ICU
by Society of Critical Care Medicine
Free

Access critical care educational materials on your mobile device. Download content to learn on the go and enhance your skills in providing optimal care for critically ill patients.

Downloadable learning contentOn-the-go learningCritical care education
📚 Education
(168)
free
7
Critical Care Vault
Critical Care Vault
Critical Care Vault
Critical care training & tools
Free

This app offers interactive training and a bedside reference for critical care professionals. It features a question bank, simulations, and trainers for reasoning practice, alongside quick access to clinical tools, protocols, and medication information.

Interactive clinical question bankBedside case simulationsHemodynamics and EKG trainers
🏥 Medical
(8)
free
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ICU Pearls Critical Care tips
ICU Pearls Critical Care tips
ICU Pearls Critical Care tips
Wisdom for doctors and nurses
$0.99

This app offers over 2000 daily tips and pearls of wisdom for ICU medical professionals. It features a searchable database, dark mode, and the ability to save favorite tips. Designed for daily learning, it aims to improve critical care knowledge.

2000+ pearls of wisdom (2012-2020)Search by year, tags, or keywordsSave favorite tips
🏥 Medical
(15)
free
9
Upskilly CCRN  Exam Prep
Upskilly CCRN  Exam Prep
Upskilly CCRN Exam Prep
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Free

Prepare for the Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) exam with comprehensive content review and practice questions. This app offers detailed rationales for answers, covers all exam sections, and provides a realistic test-taking experience. Track your progress and access content offline.

1200+ review and practice questionsUpdated content matching latest exam blueprintRealistic practice exams
📚 Education
(979)
free with in-app purchases
10
Pocket Prep CCRN Adult 2026
Pocket Prep CCRN Adult 2026
Pocket Prep CCRN Adult 2026
Critical Care Nursing Practice
Free

Prepare for your Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) Adult certification exam with extensive practice questions and a full-length mock exam. Reinforce key concepts and improve retention to confidently pass your test.

1,000+ practice questionsFull-length mock examDetailed explanations with references
🏥 Medical
(1.8K)
free with in-app purchases
11
SCCM POC
SCCM POC
SCCM POC
by PDA Verticals Corporation
Free

Access trusted, evidence-based critical care guidelines and resources for clinicians. Quickly find the latest clinical guidelines with filterable recommendations, many available offline. Designed for those caring for critically ill patients.

Evidence-based critical care guidelinesFilterable recommendationsGuideline resources
🏥 Medical
(110)
free
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iCU Notes
iCU Notes
iCU Notes
by DocNotes Ltd
Free

A comprehensive pocket guide for critical care professionals, offering quick access to essential concepts, algorithms, and management strategies. Features include detailed modules, smart search, and evidence-based recommendations.

11 modules on critical care conceptsAlphabetized and smart search functionalityOver 80 color illustrations
🏥 Medical
(12)
free
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Critical Care Handbook of MGH
Critical Care Handbook of MGH
Critical Care Handbook of MGH
#1 ICU Disaster Preparedness
Free

This medical reference app provides comprehensive, practical, and current information on medical and surgical critical care. It features a user-friendly outline format with powerful search tools and cross-linking for rapid access to hospital-tested protocols. Includes new chapters on COVID-19 and other critical conditions.

Practical critical care informationUser-friendly outline formatPowerful search tools
🏥 Medical
(17)
free with in-app purchases
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CCRN® Critical Care Exam Prep
CCRN® Critical Care Exam Prep
CCRN® Critical Care Exam Prep
Adult Critical Care RN Guide
Free

Prepare for your Adult CCRN® Certification Exams with this interactive self-assessment tool. It offers hundreds of practice questions, detailed explanations, and progress tracking to help nurses ace their certification.

Hundreds of practice questionsDetailed explanationsExpert-developed content
🏥 Medical
(318)
free with in-app purchases
15
Edwards Clinical Education
Edwards Clinical Education
Edwards Clinical Education
by Edwards Lifesciences
Free

Access educational resources and tools for healthcare providers focused on hemodynamic management, fluid management, and specific medical systems. The app offers a continuum of learning support for surgical and critical care patients.

ClearSight system educationFloTrac system educationSwan-Ganz catheter resources
🏥 Medical
(10)
free
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Deployed Medicine
Deployed Medicine
Deployed Medicine
by Allogy Interactive
Free

This learning service supplements medical education for military personnel, focusing on tactical combat casualty care. It offers pocket guides, instructional videos, expert podcasts, and a reference repository for trauma care in deployed settings. The app works online and offline, keeping users updated with the latest information.

Pocket Guides for compact learning3-minute 'how-to' videosExpert podcasts with updates
🏥 Medical
(8)
free
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Quick Reference Critical Care
Quick Reference Critical Care
Quick Reference Critical Care
Immediate on-the-job answers
Free

This app provides immediate, on-the-job answers for critical care professionals. It offers updated, evidence-based procedures and stabilization practices in a quick-read outline format, covering a broad range of patient topics by body system.

Updated critical care contentFull-color imagesExtensive abbreviations list
🏥 Medical
(9)
free with in-app purchases
18
Pulsara: Medical Communication
Pulsara: Medical Communication
Pulsara: Medical Communication
Connecting medical caregivers
Free

This app connects medical caregivers and emergency responders on a unified platform. It streamlines communication and logistics for patient care, from routine transports to mass casualty incidents. The goal is to improve patient outcomes, reduce treatment times, and save resources.

Team building and communicationConnects diverse medical entitiesScalable platform for any incident
🏥 Medical
(68)
free
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Anesthesia Central
Anesthesia Central
Anesthesia Central
All-in-One Mobile & Web App
Free

This app provides anesthesiologists and critical care specialists with essential information for patient care before, during, and after surgery. It includes disease, drug, test, and procedure details, along with access to the PubMed database for journal articles.

Disease, drug, test, and procedure informationAccess to PubMed databaseMGH Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
🏥 Medical
(103)
free with in-app purchases
20
Point of Care Ultrasound
Point of Care Ultrasound
Point of Care Ultrasound
POCUS App
Free

Master bedside diagnostics with this comprehensive tool for assessing the heart, lungs, abdomen, brain, and vessels. It offers step-by-step guides, organ assessments, and visual learning aids to enhance clinical decision-making and medical practice.

Bedside diagnostic assessmentStep-by-step ultrasound guidesComprehensive organ assessment
🏥 Medical
(65)
free with in-app purchases