Comparison

Diseases & Disorders vs Huppert's Notes

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

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About

Diseases & Disorders

A comprehensive medical reference covering over 240 diseases and disorders. It provides detailed information on causes, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning, with special sections on global health and health disparities. Includes pharmacologic highlights and evidence-based practice information.

Highlights
  • Coverage of 240+ diseases and disorders
  • Detailed entries: causes, assessment, diagnosis, treatment
  • Pharmacologic Highlights for common drugs
  • Global Health Considerations
  • Evidence-Based Practice sections
  • Advanced Search and Favorites
  • Personalization tools: Highlighting and Notes
Features
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**Features content from the latest 7th edition** ABOUT DISEASES & DISORDERS Diseases & Disorders is a must-have reference for every nurse and nursing student. With complete coverage of more than 240 medical conditions encountered in nursing practice, you can quickly access the information you need to effectively plan and deliver patient care. Practical recommendations are supported by concise descriptions of how the human body is altered by disease and clear rationales for medications and tests. Comprehensive coverage includes everything from assessment to delivery of treatment and discharge planning making this an excellent reference for nurses working in community and clinical settings as well as students transitioning from the classroom to patient care. FEATURES • Up-to-date details on over 240 diseases and disorders • Comprehensive entries include: causes, genetic considerations, assessment, diagnosis, planning, documentation, discharge guidelines, and more • Pharmacologic Highlights tables for details of the most commonly used drugs • Expanded coverage of Global Health Considerations • Evidence-Based Practice sections featuring relevant research studies • NEW! How to handle COVID/infectious diseases and pandemics in the sections on ‘Global Health Considerations’ and ‘Evidence-Based Practice and Health Policy’ • NEW! ‘Health Disparities and Sexual and Gender Minority Health’ section with new considerations for LGBTQ+ community • Advanced Search helps find topics fast • “Favorites” for bookmarking important entries • Personalization tools - Highlighting and Notes Authors: Marilyn S. Sommers, PhD, RN, FAAN Publisher: F.A. Davis Powered by: Unbound Medicine

About

Huppert's Notes

This app provides a concise outline of internal medicine topics, bridging pathophysiology and clinical medicine. It's designed for medical trainees to take notes, access high-yield diagrams, and understand concepts mechanistically. The app offers a yearly subscription for full content access and updates.

Highlights
  • Personal note-taking on chapters
  • Audio and text notes
  • Outline format for rapid access
  • Concise descriptions of medical conditions
  • Diagnostic and management pearls
  • High-yield diagrams and tables
Features
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. Key Features: * Take personal notes on each chapter especially when you are in chalk talks with an attending, fellow, or resident. * Audio Notes * Text Notes * Upload videos and images coming soon Bridge the gap between pathophysiology and clinical medicine in a succinct outline of core internal medicine topics! Primarily intended for medical trainees, from medical students to internal medicine interns and residents. Originally created and road-tested by a resident and then updated by a team of resident authors, Huppert’s Notes succinctly organizes the foundational science covered early in medical school and the clinical approaches encountered in clerkships and beyond. This marriage of pathophysiology and clinical medicine provides a framework for how to approach internal medicine concepts mechanistically, rather than through memorization. Designed to serve as a framework for your learning in internal medicine. You’ll find concise descriptions of common medical conditions with diagnostic and management pearls, as well as high-yield diagrams and tables to emphasize key concepts. Covering all internal medicine subspecialties, each Huppert’s Notes chapter is organized in an intuitive and consistent outline format for rapid access: - Anatomy & Physiology - Diagnostics - Approaches & Chief Complaints - Diseases & Pathophysiology - Key Medications & Interventions - Key Clinical Trials & Publications Overview of systems covered: - Cardiology - Pulmonology - Critical Care Medicine - Gastroenterology - Endocrinology - Nephrology - Hematology and Oncology - Infectious Diseases - Rheumatology - General Medicine - Medicine in the outpatient setting along with health maintenance pearls - Dermatology - Neurology - Psychiatry ISBN 10: 1260470075 ISBN 13: 9781260470079 SUBSCRIPTION : Please purchase a yearly auto-renewing subscription to receive content access and available updates. Yearly auto-renewing payments- $41.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author(s): Laura A. Huppert Publisher: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Screenshots

Diseases & Disorders4 screens
Huppert's Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Diseases & Disorders at #189 against Huppert's Notes's unranked. Huppert's Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Diseases & Disorders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Huppert's Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Huppert's Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 17 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diseases & Disorders ships an update every 12 months, Huppert's Notes every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Diseases & Disorders versus Huppert's Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiseases & DisordersHuppert's Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings)4.9 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#189 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB47 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.Skyscape Medpresso Inc

Customer experience

Diseases & Disorders

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

Huppert's Notes

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Diseases & Disorders

One-time1
  • Diseases & Disorders$48.99
4 purchases

Huppert's Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Huppert's Notes 6 Month Sub.$24.996 Months
  • #1 Resource for IM Residency$36.991 Year
  • Huppert's Notes 1 Year Sub.$41.991 Year
One-time1
  • Huppert's Notes IM$39.99

Questions

Is Diseases & Disorders free?
Diseases & Disorders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Huppert's Notes free?
Huppert's Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Diseases & Disorders or Huppert's Notes?
Huppert's Notes is rated higher. Diseases & Disorders averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Huppert's Notes averages 4.9 from 17 ratings.
Do Diseases & Disorders or Huppert's Notes have ads?
Both Diseases & Disorders and Huppert's Notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Diseases & Disorders or Huppert's Notes?
Diseases & Disorders ships an update every 12 months, and Huppert's Notes every 6 months. Most recently, Diseases & Disorders was updated on September 24, 2026 and Huppert's Notes on September 19, 2026.

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