Vumedi vs DocUpdate
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
DocUpdate
This app provides busy clinicians with mobile-first tools to streamline their workflow. It offers free e-prescribing to numerous pharmacies, patient communication features including a medical translator, and access to a concierge service for pharmaceutical company interactions.
- Free e-prescribing to 65,000+ pharmacies
- DocUpdate Concierge for sample requests
- Medical translator in 20+ languages
- Patient communication tools
- Mobile-first tools for busy clinicians
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DocUpdate is a free e-prescribing app building mobile-first tools for today's busy clinicians. We help physicians, nurse practitioners, and PAs get more done in less time. From e-prescribing and patient communication, to connecting with reps and manufacturers, our tools are designed for real-world workflows, whether you're in the clinic, rounding, or on the go. What you can do with DocUpdate: • E-prescribe to 65,000+ pharmacies nationwide. 100% free. • Access DocUpdate Concierge, your assistant for requesting samples, rep visits, and other support directly from pharmaceutical companies. • Communicate clearly with patients using our medical translator in 20+ languages Download DocUpdate now to access all these features and more right from your phone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Vumedi at ad-supported against DocUpdate's free with in-app purchases. DocUpdate's advantage is chart position (#170 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 4.8 for DocUpdate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.3K and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Vumedi's written reviews are positive against 61% of DocUpdate's.
Vumedi ships an update weekly, DocUpdate every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vumedi | DocUpdate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.3K ratings) — better | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better | 61.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 2.8K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #170 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | VuMedi, Inc. | Docupdate |
Customer experience
Vumedi
DocUpdate
User reviews
Vumedi
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Playback speed controls finally added
- 👍 High quality, brief, meaty discussions worth my time
- 👍 Excellent lectures, precise, practical and up to date
- 👍 Excellent source of education for practicing physicians
- 👍 Excellent teaching tool
Room to improve
- 🐛 App has problem, doesn't work after new update
- 🔧 Lacks video playback speed control, video skipping controls, and playlist management is confusing
- 🔧 Stupid app won't allow you to watch video at 2x speed
- 🔧 Clunky, not easy to add to playlists
- 🐛 Can't even access app, can't log in
DocUpdate
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient mobile prescribing
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🚀 Streamlined workflow
- 🚀 Time-saving
- 🚀 Reliable prescription delivery
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent prescription delivery
- 🐛 Unreliable call-in backup
- 🐛 Registration/verification issues
- 🐛 Limited pharmacy coverage
- 🐛 Poor communication with pharmacies
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
DocUpdate
Reported bugs
4 issues- Registration process fails for some users
- Prescriptions not reaching pharmacies as expected
- Inability to prescribe to certain pharmacies or areas
- App crashes or freezes during use
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize prescription quantities
- Support for veterinarians and other non-physician prescribers
- Improved pharmacy search functionality
- Prescription database/formulary integration
- Ability to document prescription notes
In-app purchases
Vumedi
No in-app purchases
DocUpdate
No in-app purchases
