Comparison

MDU vs NHSAAA Medicines

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

Head to head
About

MDU

Access expert medico-legal advice for medical professionals. Find guidance on patient confidentiality, prescribing, complaints, and more through articles, case studies, and quick guides. Tailor your feed and access membership details offline.

Highlights
  • Expert medico-legal advice
  • Quick guides and case studies
  • Searchable articles
  • Tailorable news feed
  • Offline reading
  • Membership card access
Features
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As a medical professional, you can access expert advice from the Medical Defence Union (MDU). Read the latest medico-legal advice on patient confidentiality, consent, prescribing, police investigations, inquests, how to respond to patient complaints, and much more. Search our extensive range of quick guides, case studies, frequently asked questions and articles from our popular MDU Journal. You can tailor your news feed to show topics you’re interested in, read offline, get help with your membership, view your membership card and get proof of membership. Download the MDU app now for top medico-legal advice wherever you go.

About

NHSAAA Medicines

Features
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NHSAAA Medicines is an easy to use interactive app for healthcare professionals in NHS Ayrshire & Arran to conveniently and quickly access guidance contained within the NHSAAA Medicines Adult Therapeutics Handbook. This is a core resource for prescribers in the immediate management of many common medical conditions. Information regarding the assessment, monitoring and management of an acute condition is provided in a clear, concise and user friendly format. Key features: - Quick and easy to navigate and search - Guidelines, reformatted to work well on small screen with flowcharts as PDFs that open on request* - A ‘notes’ features allowing annotation of any additional information - Bookmarking facility to allow personalised quick access to your most referred to guidelines - Guideline content update at regular intervals throughout the year. *Please note: The Therapeutics Handbook guidance contains a small number of flowcharts and graphs which are accessed as PDF files. In order to view this content correctly, your device should have an app suitable for opening and viewing PDF files installed.

Screenshots

MDU4 screens
NHSAAA Medicines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MDU at every 3 months against NHSAAA Medicines's every 31 months. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MDU ships an update every 3 months, NHSAAA Medicines every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MDU versus NHSAAA Medicines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMDUNHSAAA Medicines
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.211.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB80 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Medical Defence UnionNHS Ayrshire & Arran

In-app purchases

None

MDU

No in-app purchases

None

NHSAAA Medicines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MDU free?
MDU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NHSAAA Medicines free?
NHSAAA Medicines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MDU or NHSAAA Medicines have ads?
Neither MDU nor NHSAAA Medicines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MDU or NHSAAA Medicines?
MDU ships an update every 3 months, and NHSAAA Medicines every 31 months. Most recently, MDU was updated on October 16, 2026 and NHSAAA Medicines on October 25, 2026.

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