Comparison

MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool vs MD Lookup

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

Head to head
About

MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool

This medical reference tool provides over 1,000 differential diagnoses for medicine and surgery. It allows users to explore conditions by organ system, symptoms, or diseases, and includes 1-year online access. Powerful search technology enables quick information retrieval without an internet connection after initial download.

Highlights
  • Over 1,000 differential diagnoses
  • Sign & Symptom index
  • Disease Index
  • Explore by organ system, symptoms, or diseases
  • SmartSearch technology
  • Offline access
  • 1-year online access with WebView
Features
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. Over 1,000+ medicine & surgery differential diagnoses. Sign & Symptom index. Disease Index. Based on 4th Edition of Diagnosaurus Based on 4th Edition of Diagnosaurus, this authoritative, quick reference tool helps you make accurate, informed and confident differential diagnoses at point of care. With MobileDDx™ you can choose to explore topics by organ system, symptoms or diseases only, or search across all topics. For example, if you wish to review the causes of a patient's chief complaint, simply select the symptom or sign from the main index. If you have made a diagnosis and wonder what other disorders to consider, select your diagnosis from the list to see its differential diagnoses. Includes over 1,000 medicine and surgery differential diagnoses derived from the most trusted Current Lange series. And only with Skyscape, any MobileDDx™ differential diagnoses topic can be quickly and easily cross-indexed to related drug, disease or diagnostic topics across your entire mobile reference library! No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard to spell medical terms. If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author(s): Roni F. Zeiger, MD Publisher: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

About

MD Lookup

Features
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Medical app to aid in decision making at the point of care. Simple, efficient, traceable and peer reviewed guideline referenced.

Screenshots

MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool4 screens
MD Lookup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MD Lookup at none against MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool's 1. MD Lookup also leads on ads (none vs shown). MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MD Lookup asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool ships an update every 5 months, MD Lookup every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool versus MD Lookup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobileDDx™ Pocket DDx ToolMD Lookup
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB2 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSkyscape Medpresso IncCharles Gottlich

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool

One-time1
  • MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool$4.99
None

MD Lookup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool free?
MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MD Lookup free?
MD Lookup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool or MD Lookup have ads?
MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool shows ads; MD Lookup does not.
Which is updated more often, MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool or MD Lookup?
MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool ships an update every 5 months, and MD Lookup every 3 months. Most recently, MobileDDx™ Pocket DDx Tool was updated on November 2, 2026 and MD Lookup on October 26, 2026.

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