Catch the Sig vs Pyrls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catch the Sig
Practice identifying prescription abbreviations commonly found on medication directions. This game is designed for pharmacy and healthcare students to improve their recognition of these essential terms.
- Identify prescription abbreviations
- Practice for healthcare students
- Focus on prescription directions (sig)
- Learn common abbreviations
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This game is designed to provide pharmacy students and other health care professional students with practice identifying abbreviation which may be included in a prescription sig, i.e. directions. Not all the abbreviations included in this game might recommended but may still found on prescriptions presented to a pharmacist.
Pyrls
This app provides essential drug information for medical professionals, focusing on practical details like indications, pharmacology, and counseling points. It offers quick access to key data, reference tables, and clinical pearls to aid in medication management and patient care.
- Drug naming and indications
- Pharmacology details
- Counseling points
- Safety and monitoring information
- Reference tables and charts
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Pyrls is a drug reference for the most practical information focused on design and simplicity. Pyrls includes the fast information that you need for top drugs: • Naming, indications, and pharmacology • Counseling points and clinical pearls related to place in therapy, safety and monitoring for each medication • Reference tables, figures, charts, and more In-App Purchase Information and Terms of Service Information Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscriptions in your iPhone Account Settings after purchase. Introductory pricing or discounts, if available, will only apply for the initial introductory period of the subscription. For information regarding the acceptable use of this app, see our Terms of Service at https://pyrls.com/terms-of-service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Catch the Sig at none against Pyrls's 3. Catch the Sig also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Pyrls's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (136 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Pyrls sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $40.00 per month. Catch the Sig asks for nothing beyond the download.
Catch the Sig holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pyrls has 136 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Catch the Sig ships an update every 10 months, Pyrls every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catch the Sig | Pyrls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (136 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 82.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 136 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #50 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | David Bourne | Cosmas Health LLC |
Customer experience
Catch the Sig
Pyrls
Bugs and requests
Catch the Sig
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pyrls
Reported bugs
2 issues- Free NAPLEX questions do not open
- App does not open
Requested features
2 requests- iPad mini support
- Fund business outside of user subscriptions
In-app purchases
Catch the Sig
No in-app purchases
Pyrls
- Pyrls Monthly Membership$40.001 Month
- Annual: Student/New Provider$119.991 Year
- Annual: Professional$179.991 Year
Questions
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