Medicine Dictionary vs Drug Structures
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Medicine Dictionary
Access comprehensive information on over 4,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications. This drug dictionary provides details on generic and brand names, side effects, interactions, and more, trusted by healthcare professionals.
- 4,000+ prescription and OTC medications
- Detailed drug entries
- Unlimited bookmarks
- Voice search
- Advanced search options
- Share definitions
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Medicine Dictionary and Drug Guide by Farlex gives you free, instant access to in-depth information on 4,000+ prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications in a comprehensive drug dictionary trusted by doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals. Includes clear, detailed entries covering: Generic and brand names Side effects Interactions Drug class Administration Treatment methods Contraindications Off-label uses Chemical makeup Patient monitoring + much more… FEATURES: * Search 4,000+ prescription and over-the-counter medications in a comprehensive drug guide you won't find anywhere else. * Save unlimited bookmarks and quickly view the terms you need to access fast. * Use native voice search to look up a word just by saying it. (With supported devices) * See search suggestions as you type and always find what you're looking for. * View your recent searches. * Perform advanced searches, including "Starts with," "Ends with," "Contains," and "Wildcard." * Adjust font size. * Share definitions via social networks, email, and text. (With supported devices) User-friendly, comprehensive, and authoritative: Medicine Dictionary and Drug Guide by Farlex is the perfect free drug guide for doctors, nurses, and healthcare consumers. This is NOT a preview or a trial version, and there is no "locked" content. Open the app on your iPhone or iPad and immediately access all content — no subscriptions required! How do we do it? TheFreeDictionary.com - Farlex apps have been downloaded tens of millions times across multiple platforms, with top ratings after hundreds of thousands of reviews. We work with the best publishers to bring together trusted content in the most comprehensive, authoritative dictionary apps on the market. Our flagship app is The Free Dictionary (TFD), powered by TheFreeDictionary.com. Find our other apps by searching "Dictionary by Farlex" in the App Store.
Drug Structures
This game helps pharmacy and healthcare students practice identifying drug structures. It offers a focused learning experience for medical professionals in training.
- Identify drug structures
- Practice for healthcare students
- Targeted medical education
- Free to play
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Drug Structures is a game designed to provide pharmacy students and other health care professional students practice identifying drug structures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drug Structures at none against Medicine Dictionary's 1. Drug Structures also leads on ads (none vs shown). Medicine Dictionary's advantage is ratings volume (977 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Medicine Dictionary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drug Structures asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Medicine Dictionary against 4.7 for Drug Structures. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Medicine Dictionary has 977 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Medicine Dictionary ships an update every 15 months, Drug Structures every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Medicine Dictionary | Drug Structures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (977 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 977 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Farlex, Inc. | David Bourne |
Customer experience
Medicine Dictionary
Drug Structures
Bugs and requests
Medicine Dictionary
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect drug categorization for some medications
- Outdated information for certain drugs
Requested features
3 requests- Add images of pill capsules and tablets
- Improve search functionality to find more medications
- Expand coverage to include more niche or lesser-known drugs
Drug Structures
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Medicine Dictionary
- Ad-free upgrade$4.99
Drug Structures
No in-app purchases
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