Comparison

CURE ID vs WikiMed

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

Head to head
About

CURE ID

This platform allows users to share and discover novel uses of existing drugs for challenging diseases. It collects user experiences to inform clinical trials and find potential treatments. Engage with a global community in a discussion forum.

Highlights
  • Share novel drug uses
  • Explore drug repurposing cases
  • View clinical trial information
  • Participate in treatment discussions
  • Collect case report forms
Features
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CURE ID is a free platform to share novel uses of existing drugs - also known as drug repurposing/off-label use - and explore what others have tried. The goal is to find potential treatments for challenging diseases that lack good treatment options. Our mission is to use the information collected from users sharing their treatment experiences publicly on CURE ID to help inform what drugs are studied in clinical trials. The findings from these trials will enable the medical community to learn whether a drug is effective or not for its new use. CURE ID works by collecting a simple case report form from patients, care partners, and healthcare providers about their experience using an approved product for an unapproved use. Users can browse from a collection of cases that have already been documented, including results of treatment, in addition to viewing relevant clinical trials and those open to enrollment at clinicaltrials.gov. App users can also participate in a treatment discussion forum where they can engage with fellow patients, care partners, and healthcare providers from around the world and seek answers to questions they may have. Join the global community sharing their real-world experiences using repurposed drugs for diseases that lack adequate treatment!

About

WikiMed

Access a vast collection of over 51,000 medical articles covering diseases, medications, anatomy, and sanitation. This comprehensive resource is ideal for healthcare professionals and students, offering offline access to vital health information.

Highlights
  • 51,000+ medical articles
  • Covers diseases, medications, anatomy, sanitation
  • Offline access
  • Ideal for physicians and students
  • Comprehensive health information
Features
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With 51,000+ medical articles, Wikimed is the largest and most comprehensive collection of health-related articles available. It includes content on diseases, medications, anatomy, and sanitation. As an encyclopedic medical dictionary, Wikimed is perfect for practicing physicians, as well as medicine and other healthcare students. Users without medical training are advised to seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. If you are in the developing world without access to the Internet or on a boat in the middle of nowhere you can now access one of the foremost and up-to-date medical dictionaries, for free. The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in this application are for informational purposes only. No material in this application is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this application.

Screenshots

CURE ID4 screens
WikiMed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CURE ID at every 2 months against WikiMed's every 13 months. CURE ID also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). WikiMed's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (105 vs 12). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WikiMed holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WikiMed has 105 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of CURE ID's written reviews are positive against 82% of WikiMed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CURE ID ships an update every 2 months, WikiMed every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CURE ID versus WikiMed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCURE IDWikiMed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12 ratings)4.6 (105 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12105 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB2.0 GB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNCATSWikimedia CH

Customer experience

CURE ID

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

WikiMed

All ratings105 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

CURE ID

No in-app purchases

None

WikiMed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CURE ID free?
CURE ID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WikiMed free?
WikiMed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CURE ID or WikiMed?
WikiMed is rated higher. CURE ID averages 4.2 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while WikiMed averages 4.6 from 105 ratings.
Do CURE ID or WikiMed have ads?
Neither CURE ID nor WikiMed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CURE ID or WikiMed?
CURE ID ships an update every 2 months, and WikiMed every 13 months. Most recently, CURE ID was updated on September 15, 2026 and WikiMed on October 2, 2026.

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