Comparison

MedCalX vs Notaview

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

Head to head
About

MedCalX

This medical calculator app provides healthcare professionals with a comprehensive tool for complex medical formulas, scores, and classifications. It offers an extensive library of over 300 medical calculations, patient management features, and sharing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Extensive medical formula library (300+)
  • Patient management and data saving
  • Customizable workflows
  • Multiple result sharing options
  • Detailed information and references
  • US and SI unit support
  • iCloud synchronization for favorites
Features
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MedCalX is a tool that enables medical professionals to easily use complicated medical formulas, scores and classifications. 25 years of experience developing this tool for mobile platforms makes MedCalX the leading medical calculator, with an unparalleled user interface and powerful features. MedCalX is free to download and use, but you have access only to a subset of formulas. In-app purchase lets you unlock the whole range of formulas that MedCalX has to offer; more than 300 in total! Main features: • A very large selection (more than 300) of relevant formulas, scores, scales and classifications. • Workflows: create your own series of formulas, text, links and images • Many different ways to share results (and data): copy to clipboard, email report, print via AirPrint, save to patient database... • Exclusive patient management feature for saving and accessing results, as well as images and notes. Results can be exported to the desktop as CSV files and shared between your and your colleaugues iOS devices. • Detailed information and bibliographic references for each formula. • Support for US and SI units, with easy switching from the keypad. • Search for entries by name, keywords and categories. • Takes advantage of iOS 9 – you can now use Spotlight to search for formulas • Customizable list of favorite equations, synchronized via iCloud. • Ability to add notes to individual formulas. • Full support for external (hardware) keyboards Formulas, scores and classifications include, amongst others: • Anesthesiology (ASA, Bromage, Charlson, Cormack, Dermatome, Goldman) • Cardiology (CC/AHA ASCVD, CHADS, EuroSCORE, GRACE, HAS-BLED, Killip, PROCAM, QT-c, TIMI) • Electrolytes (Corrected Ca, Corrected Na, FENa, Osmolal gap) • Evidence-Based Medicine (NNT, Odds, Sample size, Two-way table) • ICU (ABCD2+3, APACHE, CAM-ICU, GCS, Parkland, SAPS, many PE-criteria and trauma scores) • Neurology (AMTS, Aphasia, Canadian rules, NIHSS, WFNS) • Obstetrics (APGAR, Bishop, Malinas, Pregnancy Wheel) • Pediatrics (Age, Target Height, Centor and McIsaac, PRAM, WETFAG) • Respiratory (BODE, Epworth, GOLD, SMART-COP, Spirometry, Thoracoscore) • Renal (Cockcroft, MDRD and more Creatinine/GFR calculators, KDIGO and RIFLE) • ABG analyzer worth $5 in other apps • Complete infusion management tool, great for ICU nurses • Complicated scores (CAM-ICU, CDAI, APACHE, POSSUM, SAPS, Euroscore) If you like MedCalX, we’d appreciate it if you took the time to give us a nice review.

About

Notaview

This medical app provides quick access to over 800 disease profiles and 12,000 medication details through an intelligent search engine. Designed for physicians and interns, it offers concise, practical medical information for efficient clinical decision-making.

Highlights
  • 800+ disease profiles
  • 12,000+ medication details
  • Intelligent search engine
  • Decision trees
  • Medical images and illustrations
  • Regular updates by medical team
Features
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Toute la médecine en une appli, pour médecins et internes : accède à 800+ fiches maladies et 12.000+ médicaments via un moteur de recherche intelligent DÉCIDE VITE, SOIGNE MIEUX - Fiches médicales synthétiques et pratiques pour aller à l'essentiel - Interface intuitive, adaptée à la pratique clinique quotidienne - Idéale en consultation, en service ou lors des gardes NE PERDS PLUS DE TEMPS À CHERCHER - Moteur de recherche intelligent comprenant tes questions - Accès rapide aux informations médicales clés - Indispensable pour les urgences et la pratique quotidienne DES INFORMATIONS FIABLES ET MISES À JOUR RÉGULIÈRES - Fiches rédigées et validées exclusivement par des médecins - Informations thérapeutiques issues de la base de données de l'ANSM - Mises à jour régulières assurées par une équipe médicale dédiée DÉJÀ ADOPTÉE PAR DES MILLIERS DE MÉDECINS - Créée par deux médecins pour répondre aux défis du terrain - Plus de 3 500 professionnels de santé utilisent déjà Notaview - Soutenue par plus de 50 médecins contributeurs NOTAVIEW, C'EST DÉJÀ : - Plus de 800 fiches maladies - Plus de 12 000 fiches médicaments - Plus de 150 arbres décisionnels - Plus de 650 images et illustrations médicales * Plus de 50 médecins contributeurs (et ce n’est que le début !) ESSAIE GRATUITEMENT DÈS MAINTENANT ! - Inscription gratuite avec accès immédiat à 20 fiches médicales - Essai illimité de 7 jours sans engagement Télécharge aujourd’hui et facilite tes gardes dès ce soir ! Rejoins des milliers de médecins qui ont déjà simplifié leur pratique avec Notaview. En utilisant cette application, vous acceptez nos Conditions d'utilisation (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) et notre Politique de confidentialité (https://notaview.fr/infos/rgpd).

Screenshots

MedCalX4 screens
Notaview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notaview at 100% against MedCalX's 46%. Notaview also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. MedCalX sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Notaview sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MedCalX ships an update every 5 months, Notaview every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MedCalX versus Notaview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedCalXNotaview
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB38 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperOssus GmbHNotaview

Customer experience

MedCalX

All ratings30 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral7.6%
Negative46.6%

Notaview

Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MedCalX

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • App crashes when taking patient photos
  • App fails to open or becomes unresponsive
  • Unable to restore previous purchases
  • Doximity unlock feature not working
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  • Spotlight search functionality broken
  • NIH scale interface poorly designed
  • Parameter value limits prevent calculations for severe patients
  • Data migration issues between app versions
  • Preferences not carried over during upgrades

Requested features

17 requests
  • SCORE2 and other modern cardiovascular risk scores
  • TRiP(cast) score
  • Valve disease calculations
  • Pediatric medication dosing calculators
  • Electrolyte and fluid replacement calculations
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  • ICU-specific calculations and AHI calculation
  • GUPTA, AWOL, and CAM traditional scores
  • Dermatology scales and classifications
  • RESP and PRESET scores
  • Psychological assessment scores (depression, alcoholism ratings)
  • Gail model and cancer risk calculations
  • Pediatric weight percentiles by age
  • Custom formula creation
  • Unit conversion tool
  • Personal formula addition feature
  • Forrester classification
  • MMSE and other copyrighted scales

Notaview

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MedCalX

One-time3
  • MedCalc 3 UpgradeFree
  • Doximity RegistrationFree
  • MedCalX Unlock$4.99
5 purchases

Notaview

Subscriptions5
  • Notaview Premium - Mensuel$17.991 Month
  • Notaview Premium - Mensuel7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Notaview Premium - Mensuel$24.991 Month
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  • Notaview Premium - Annuel$179.991 Year
  • Notaview Premium - Annuel7 Days trial$249.991 Year

Questions

Is MedCalX free?
MedCalX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notaview free?
Notaview is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MedCalX or Notaview have ads?
Neither MedCalX nor Notaview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MedCalX or Notaview?
MedCalX ships an update every 5 months, and Notaview every 2 days. Most recently, MedCalX was updated on October 26, 2026 and Notaview on October 28, 2026.

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