Vumedi vs Medscape LIVE!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vumedi
Access a vast library of educational videos created by medical experts. Engage with a community of over a million physicians to discuss cases, share knowledge, and stay updated on the latest medical advancements. Prepare for complex scenarios and enhance patient care.
- Over 100,000 educational videos
- Discuss cases with experts
- Stay updated on medical advances
- Prepare for challenging cases
- Live webinars
- Private messaging with faculty
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Vumedi is a video education platform for doctors. Over 1,000,000 physicians use Vumedi to improve patient care and grow their practice. Features: - Watch and discuss over 100,000 educational videos from published experts and world renowned faculty members - Stay up to date on new advances - Prepare for challenging cases, rare pathologies, and complications - Ask for opinions from thousands of other doctors or privately message expert faculty - Participate in live webinars
Medscape LIVE!
Access live symposiums and virtual events for healthcare professionals. Engage with renowned faculty, view presentations, ask questions, and claim CME credit. Manage your event schedule and access resources conveniently.
- Search and register for live events
- Attend virtual events and view slides
- Ask questions to faculty
- Claim CME credit
- Access event resources
- Participate in polls and view results
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The MedscapeLIVE! App provides access to live symposiums and virtual events for Healthcare professionals delivered by world-renowned faculty in a variety of therapeutic areas. With MedscapeLIVE! you will be able to: • Search and register for live events • Attend live and virtual events and view presentation slides • Ask questions to faculty • Access event resources • Participate in polling questions • View polls results • Complete surveys • Claim CME credit • Take event notes • Receive and manage mobile notifications Logging with your Medscape account will allow you to enjoy other benefits like: • View upcoming events you have registered for • Access slides from events you have attended • Access saved event notes • Access related content and resources • Receive event reminder notifications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Medscape LIVE! at none against Vumedi's shown. Vumedi's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 10) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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 — 4.9 for Vumedi against 4.9 for Medscape LIVE!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vumedi has 4.4K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Vumedi ships an update weekly, Medscape LIVE! monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vumedi | Medscape LIVE! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.4K ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | VuMedi, Inc. | WebMD |
Customer experience
Vumedi
Medscape LIVE!
Bugs and requests
Vumedi
Reported bugs
4 issues- App has problem, doesn't work after new update
- Can't even access app, can't log in
- Videos don't load
- App not working, videos are not loading
Requested features
11 requests- Add 2x speed playback
- Add ability to adjust playback speed
- Add video playback speed controls
- Add ability to swipe to fast forward/rewind
- Add offline play mode
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- Add AI-generated transcripts and summaries
- Add ability to edit playlists
- Add folders to organize saved videos
- Add history feature to rewatch viewed videos
- Update app to support new iPad Pro screen resolution
- Add subtitles option
Medscape LIVE!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vumedi
No in-app purchases
Medscape LIVE!
No in-app purchases
