MDU vs Know Your Care
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Expert medico-legal advice
- Quick guides and case studies
- Searchable articles
- Tailorable news feed
- Offline reading
- Membership card access
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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.
Know Your Care
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Understand who’s caring for you — instantly Know Your Care helps patients, families, and carers understand who is involved in their care in hospital. In busy healthcare environments, it can be difficult to recognise staff roles, understand what different team members do, or know who to ask for help. This app makes it simple. Know who’s who - Identify staff by uniform or role - Understand what each healthcare professional does - Learn how care teams work together Stay organised during your care - Save notes about your care - Keep track of questions for staff - Build your own personal library Accessible for everyone - Supports 17+ languages - Clear, simple design - Works offline Designed for real healthcare settings - No patient data collected - No login required - No connection to NHS systems Who is it for? - Patients in hospital or attending appointments - Families and carers - Healthcare students and learners Know Your Care is an educational tool and does not provide medical advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Know Your Care at monthly against MDU's every 3 months. MDU's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MDU ships an update every 3 months, Know Your Care monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDU | Know Your Care |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Medical Defence Union | My Healthcare Team Ltd |
In-app purchases
MDU
No in-app purchases
Know Your Care
No in-app purchases
