iResus vs Medical FlashNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iResus
Access the latest adult, pediatric, newborn resuscitation, and anaphylaxis algorithms offline. This free tool is compliant with Resuscitation Council UK Guidelines 2021 and available on multiple devices.
- Offline algorithm access
- Adult resuscitation guidelines
- Pediatric resuscitation guidelines
- Newborn resuscitation guidelines
- Anaphylaxis algorithms
- Compliant with UK guidelines
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iResus is a free support tool that has been developed by Resuscitation Council UK and Cranworth Medical Ltd. iResus enables the user to access the latest Adult, Paediatric, Newborn resuscitation and anaphylaxis algorithms without the need for an internet connection and is available on a variety of devices. iResus is compliant with the Resuscitation Council UK Guidelines 2021.
Medical FlashNotes
This clinical medicine reference tool helps students and residents quickly look up conditions and drugs. It allows users to create custom flashcards from any content and offers a random flashcard quiz mode. All data is stored offline for convenient access.
- Clinical medicine reference
- Quick lookup for conditions and drugs
- Create custom flashcards
- Random flashcard quiz mode
- Offline data storage
- Concise reviews of thousands of topics
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Medical FlashNotes is a clinical medicine reference and studying tool for students and residents, covering medicine, surgery, paediatrics, psychiatry, and obs & gynae. It is ideal for quickly looking up a condition on the wards, or studying for exams. Browse or use the quick autocomplete search to access concise reviews of thousands of conditions, presentations, and drugs, with the ability to turn anything you read into a flashcard by swiping it. These are then stored in your custom flashcard stack to review later. Alternatively, the random flashcard mode allows you to quiz yourself using over 5000 flashcards. All the app data is stored offline - so there's no need to rely on wifi or a mobile signal - with a small file size of under 10 MB. The app is a free, non-commercial piece of FOAM (Free Open Access to Medical education).
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Verdict
iResus and Medical FlashNotes both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Medical FlashNotes's written reviews are positive against 50% of iResus's. iResus's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iResus against 5.0 for Medical FlashNotes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of iResus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Medical FlashNotes's.
iResus ships an update every 7 months, Medical FlashNotes every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iResus | Medical FlashNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | RESUSCITATION COUNCIL (U.K.) TRADING LTD | Robert Goulden |
Customer experience
iResus
Medical FlashNotes
In-app purchases
iResus
No in-app purchases
Medical FlashNotes
No in-app purchases
