Comparison

MDU vs MedAll

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

MedAll

This app provides healthcare professionals with accessible resources, including live courses, on-demand training, clinical calculators, and guidelines. It features exam revision question banks for various medical exams and a community forum for peer-to-peer support and discussions.

Highlights
  • Live training courses and CPD/CME sessions
  • On-demand training from world-leading organizations
  • Clinical calculators and departmental guidelines
  • Exam revision question banks
  • Peer-to-peer support via Q&A and discussion threads
  • Daily teaching sessions
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MedAll makes healthcare resources more accessible for every healthcare professional. Access live courses, conferences and on-demand training from world-leading organizations. Access clinical calculators, departmental and national guidelines and resources: all in one place. Our free exam revision question banks cover USMLE, Board Exams, MRCP, MRCGP, MSRA, MRCEM and more. MedAll is a vibrant community of healthcare experts, offering peer-to-peer support through interactive Q&A and specialty discussion threads. Features: - Live training courses and accredited CPD/CME sessions. - Build an app for your department guidelines, induction and resources. - Daily teaching sessions. - Peer-to-peer support via Q&A and discussion threads. - Clinical calculators. - Exam revision question banks. Join our growing community of healthcare professionals to transform how you learn, collaborate and excel in medicine.

Screenshots

MDU4 screens
MedAll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MedAll at 100% against MDU's 17%. MedAll also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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, MedAll every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MDU versus MedAll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMDUMedAll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB36 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Medical Defence UnionMedicinall Ltd

Customer experience

MDU

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

MedAll

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MDU

No in-app purchases

None

MedAll

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MDU free?
MDU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MedAll free?
MedAll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MDU or MedAll have ads?
Neither MDU nor MedAll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MDU or MedAll?
MDU ships an update every 3 months, and MedAll every 5 weeks. Most recently, MDU was updated on September 13, 2026 and MedAll on June 9, 2026.

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