Comparison

Dr Diary vs Overview by Rotamap

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

Overview by Rotamap

Features
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Use Overview for iPhone to connect to your entire organisation's live theatre, clinic and oncall rotas on the go. You can choose to filter rota information by department, site or specialty allowing you to locate and call oncall doctors or staff working in specific areas of the hospital. If you have difficulty signing into the service, please speak to your organisation's administration team for assistance. If you have any further queries, would like to provide feedback, or require any additional help then please call us on +44 (0)20 7631 1555 or email us at support@rotamap.net.

Screenshots

Dr Diary4 screens
Overview by Rotamap3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dr Diary at 12.0.0 against Overview by Rotamap's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Dr Diary versus Overview by Rotamap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDr DiaryOverview by Rotamap
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews21.1% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size125 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBritish Medical Association (BMA)Rotamap Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Dr Diary

No in-app purchases

None

Overview by Rotamap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dr Diary free?
Dr Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Overview by Rotamap free?
Overview by Rotamap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dr Diary or Overview by Rotamap have ads?
Neither Dr Diary nor Overview by Rotamap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dr Diary or Overview by Rotamap?
Dr Diary ships an update every 3 months, and Overview by Rotamap every 3 months. Most recently, Dr Diary was updated on October 22, 2026 and Overview by Rotamap on October 25, 2026.

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