Comparison

Dr Diary vs Dr. Log

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

Head to head
About

Dr Diary

This work diary helps UK doctors track job plan activities, understand work patterns, and manage professional development. It allows for detailed activity logging, personalized entries, and report generation to inform negotiations and appraisals.

Highlights
  • Offline activity logging
  • Personalized activity tracking
  • 15 or 30-minute time slots
  • Track multiple employers
  • Copy/paste daily/weekly activities
  • Summary and detailed reports
  • Share reports with employers
Features
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Dr Diary is designed for BMA members who are consultants or SAS (staff, associate specialist and specialty) doctors in the UK, on the latest versions of their contracts. It’s a work diary that enables you to track activities that are part of your job plan, on the go. It’s for doctors who want to understand their working patterns and take control of their professional development. Use the app to accurately reflect the reality of your work. View the reports to see what your workload looks like in terms of sessions or programmed activities (PAs) and how this compares to your job plan. Identify patterns to help plan future work and demonstrate areas for negotiation at your next appraisal or job plan review meeting. Key features include: β€’ Add activities to your diary while offline β€’ Personalise activities to fit the nature of your work, including DCC (Direct Clinical Care), SPA (Supporting Professional Activities), Academic Work and more β€’ Choose to use either 15 or 30-minute time slots β€’ Track your work for more than one employer β€’ Copy a whole day or week of activities to another date β€’ View summary reports on the app β€’ See more detailed reports and share these with your employer at https://doctordiary.bma.org.uk

About

Dr. Log

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A straightforward medical logbook aimed at respiratory physicians. Record your pleural procedures, bronchoscopy, EBUS and NIV experience easily in one app. With a user friendly interface to make entering data on the go simple. The app works offline so there is no need to worry about patchy hospital wifi.

Screenshots

Dr Diary4 screens
Dr. Log1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Dr Diary at 3 against Dr. Log's β€”. Dr. Log's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Dr Diary versus Dr. Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDr DiaryDr. Log
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews21.1% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsβ€”
AdsNoβ€”
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betterβ€”
Requires iOS12.0.08.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size125 MB68 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBritish Medical Association (BMA)Mike Borozdin

In-app purchases

None

Dr Diary

No in-app purchases

None

Dr. Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dr Diary free?
Dr Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dr. Log free?
Dr. Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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