Comparison

Visualmed vs The Clinical Problem Solvers

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

Head to head
About

Visualmed

This app transforms complex clinical trials into easy-to-understand visual abstracts. It's designed for busy healthcare professionals and students to quickly grasp key research findings across various medical specialties.

Highlights
  • Visual abstracts of clinical trials
  • 2,000+ clinical trials across specialties
  • Search by trial, disease, or treatment
  • Discover landmark and new research
  • Concise study summaries
  • Designed for busy clinicians
Features
Currently charting
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Read less. Understand more. Visualmed turns landmark and newly published clinical trials into clear, high-yield visual abstracts designed for busy healthcare professionals and medical students. Instead of spending hours working through dense research papers, quickly understand the studies that are shaping modern medicine. WHY VISUALMED? • 2,000+ clinical trials across major medical specialties • Clear visual abstracts that make complex research easier to understand • Quickly review study design, patient population, interventions, outcomes, and key findings • Search by trial, disease, treatment, or specialty • Discover landmark studies that changed clinical practice • Stay current with newly published research • Designed for physicians, residents, fellows, medical students, and other healthcare professionals CLINICAL TRIALS — VISUALIZED Visualmed transforms important medical research into concise visual summaries that help you understand the evidence quickly. Whether you're preparing for rounds, reviewing evidence before clinic, studying for an exam, teaching trainees, or simply trying to stay current, Visualmed puts key clinical research at your fingertips. EXPLORE MEDICINE ACROSS SPECIALTIES Discover important studies across cardiology, internal medicine, oncology, neurology, endocrinology, nephrology, pulmonology, infectious disease, critical care, and more. BUILT FOR BUSY CLINICIANS Medical literature moves quickly. Visualmed helps you focus on the studies that matter and understand their key findings without having to read every paper from beginning to end. VISUALMED PRO Unlock full access to Visualmed's growing library of visual abstracts and newly added clinical trials with Visualmed Pro. Download Visualmed and make keeping up with medical evidence part of your daily routine. Visualmed is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It does not provide medical advice and is not a substitute for independent clinical judgment or review of the original research.

About

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Access expert diagnostic reasoning tools, including schemas, illness scripts, and practice cases. Save content for offline use, quickly link to explanation videos and podcast episodes, and stay updated with new materials added monthly. Share resources with colleagues.

Highlights
  • Browse schemas and illness scripts
  • Access practice cases and videos
  • Save documents for offline access
  • Link to podcast episodes
  • Stay updated with new content
  • Share resources
Features
Currently charting
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This is the official companion app to the Clinical Problem Solvers podcast, you would be able to: - Browse schemas, illness scripts, practice cases, videos, and blog posts crafted by the Clinical Problem Solvers team - Save all documents for offline access - Quickly access the explanation video and podcast episode associated with each schema - Stay updated with newer versions of schemas - Share the documents with your friends and colleagues We are adding 4 to 5 new schemas and illness scripts per month as part of our ongoing podcast episodes. This app is closely tied to what is discussed on each podcast episode, and not meant as a comprehensive reference. For a taste of what is in the app, please check out our podcast! The name of our podcast is "The Clinical Problem Solvers". URL at: https://apple.co/2m4cIT2 Our website: https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/ Twitter handle: @cpsolvers

Screenshots

Visualmed4 screens
The Clinical Problem Solvers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Visualmed at Free against The Clinical Problem Solvers's $14.99. The Clinical Problem Solvers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (90% vs 63%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and chart position 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

Visualmed is free to download; The Clinical Problem Solvers costs $14.99 up front. Visualmed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. The Clinical Problem Solvers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Clinical Problem Solvers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 202 and 205 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Visualmed's written reviews are positive against 90% of The Clinical Problem Solvers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visualmed ships an update every 3 months, The Clinical Problem Solvers every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Visualmed versus The Clinical Problem Solvers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisualmedThe Clinical Problem Solvers
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.5 (202 ratings)4.8 (205 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews90.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings202205 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#168#159 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB32 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUsama NasirTHE CLINICAL PROBLEM SOLVERS INC.

Customer experience

Visualmed

All ratings201 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral0.5%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative34.3%

The Clinical Problem Solvers

All ratings202 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative8.6%

User reviews

Visualmed

From 202 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Concise summaries of trials
  • 🚀 Efficient information access
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 💡 Visual abstracts and infographics
  • 📚 Vast database of studies

Room to improve

  • 💸 Shift to subscription model
  • 😠 Feeling of being ripped off
  • 📉 Decreased graphic quality (recent)
  • ❌ Content paywalled for old users
  • 👎 Unreasonable subscription fees

The Clinical Problem Solvers

From 205 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Excellent diagnostic frameworks and schemas
  • 🎯 Highly useful for clinical reasoning and differential diagnosis
  • 👍 Easy to navigate and user-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Quick access to information with minimal clicks
  • 📱 Offline functionality without premium paywall

Room to improve

  • 📉 Limited number of diagnoses and topics covered
  • 🔍 Search functionality needs improvement
  • ❌ Not updated regularly with new schemas
  • 📱 Technical issues on certain devices (iPad compatibility)
  • ❓ Schemas sometimes too vague without podcast context

Bugs and requests

Visualmed

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • Visual summaries not loading
  • Only cardiology content showing up
  • App keeps shutting down
  • Cannot pass the logo screen
Show 3 more
  • App doesn't fit the screen
  • Technical problems after updates
  • Typographical errors in AI-generated content

Requested features

5 requests
  • Consider grandfathering in users who paid previously
  • Refund for users who paid and now can't access content
  • Improve app structure and layout
  • Department-specific approach (medicine, critical care, etc.) instead of disease-specific
  • Developer response to user comments about issues

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App doesn't work properly on iPad 5
  • Download all feature doesn't function
  • Search function not working
  • Content not displaying under illness scripts and practice cases sections
  • App crashes or freezes on certain devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Expand library with more diagnostic schemas
  • Improve search functionality
  • Add more content for internal medicine and internists
  • Include podcast episodes within the app
  • Regular updates with new schemas
Show 2 more
  • Add more practice cases
  • Expand content for specialty areas

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Visualmed

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

The Clinical Problem Solvers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visualmed free?
Visualmed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Clinical Problem Solvers free?
The Clinical Problem Solvers costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visualmed or The Clinical Problem Solvers?
The Clinical Problem Solvers is rated higher. Visualmed averages 4.5 out of 5 from 202 ratings, while The Clinical Problem Solvers averages 4.8 from 205 ratings.
Do Visualmed or The Clinical Problem Solvers have ads?
Neither Visualmed nor The Clinical Problem Solvers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visualmed or The Clinical Problem Solvers?
Visualmed ships an update every 3 months, and The Clinical Problem Solvers every 2 months. Most recently, Visualmed was updated on November 11, 2026 and The Clinical Problem Solvers on November 11, 2026.
Which is more popular, Visualmed or The Clinical Problem Solvers?
Visualmed currently peaks at #168 in the App Store charts, and The Clinical Problem Solvers at #159. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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