Comparison

KiKo vs Dermpedia

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

Head to head
About

KiKo

A platform for medical professionals to publish, collaborate, and discuss cases. Share clinical knowledge, create private study groups, and view pathology images on mobile. Build your reputation by sharing expertise and earning experience points.

Highlights
  • Self-publish medical knowledge
  • Collaborate with peers
  • Discuss rare clinical cases
  • Share pathology images
  • Create private study groups
  • Earn experience points (XP)
Features
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KiKo — Knowledge In, Knowledge Out—is a platform for doctors, researchers, and other medical professionals to self-publish, collaborate, and talk shop. Gain clinical experience by seeing rare cases from top doctors in your field! Create private study groups to share clinical pearls with your fellow medical students and residents! View and share whole-slide pathology images on your mobile device! Collaborate privately with your colleagues from other institutions! Build your reputation by sharing your knowledge and earning XP!

About

Dermpedia

This professional educational tool provides medical professionals with access to a library of dermatopathology videos, live courses, and workshops. It offers CME-accredited content from leading experts in the field, delivered through a convenient streaming platform.

Highlights
  • Stream dermatopathology case videos
  • Access live CME events
  • On-demand courses and workshops
  • Expert mentorship and "over-the-shoulder" learning
  • Offline video viewing
Features
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This app is a professional educational tool intended solely for medical professionals. It is a reader app which accompanies the Dermpedia website. It allows Dermpedia members to stream Dermpedia library of videos and gives them access to live and on-demand courses and workshops. Dermpedia is an online dermatopathology society. It has provided CME education since 2009. The purpose of Dermpedia is to provide American Medical Association-accredited CME courses, workshops and seminars for physicians specializing in the field of dermatopathology. CME content is delivered via live events using video streaming platforms and growing on-demand video recordings of live events hosted on the website. Dermpedia in combines convenience of Netflix-style streaming platform with rigor of life CME-accredited events giving the users access to the knowledge and expertise of dermatopathology masters. The key features of Dermpedia include: • The Archives: Stream hundreds of high-definition dermatopathology cases anytime, anywhere. • Live CME Events: Join interactive, accredited courses, workshops and learn directly from world-class faculty in real-time. • Expert Mentorship: Experience the "over-the-shoulder" learning style that only Dermpedia provides. The primary target audicene are board-certified dermatopathologists, pathologists and dermatologists. However, Dermpedia contents is also suitable for ambitious trainees including medical students, residents and fellows. Importantly, Dermpedia does not provide the options for the patients to seek medical advice, opinions about their medical problems or treatment options. The field of dermatopathology concerns the knowlege and skill of making pathological diagnoses and classification of disease based on examination of microscopic slides. Discussion on Dermpedia is conducted at a very high level which is not accessible to untrained members of the general public. Dermpedia provides content curated by recognized dermatopathology experts which are leaders in the field. These experts are invited by the Founder, Dr. Artur Zembowicz, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology at Tufts Medical School in Boston, to participate due to their reputation and contributions to the peer-reviewed literature. Some content and Dermpedia events are free. Dermpedia is supported by member subscriptions which can be purchased on the website. There are no in app purchases. The app allows the users to log in to the websites and browse their library, view the calendar and access live events. The app allows the users to download their videos and watch them offline. The users without subscription can create a free account and have access to free content and some live events. -- For more information see our: -Terms of Service: https://dermpedia.org/terms -Privacy Policy: https://dermpedia.org/privacy

Screenshots

KiKo4 screens
Dermpedia3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KiKo at weekly against Dermpedia's monthly. KiKo also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for KiKo against 5.0 for Dermpedia. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KiKo has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KiKo ships an update weekly, Dermpedia monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
KiKo versus Dermpedia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKiKoDermpedia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB65 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperObjektyv, LLCDermatopathology Consultations LLC

Customer experience

KiKo

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dermpedia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

KiKo

No in-app purchases

None

Dermpedia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KiKo free?
KiKo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dermpedia free?
Dermpedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KiKo or Dermpedia?
KiKo and Dermpedia are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 22 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do KiKo or Dermpedia have ads?
Neither KiKo nor Dermpedia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KiKo or Dermpedia?
KiKo ships an update weekly, and Dermpedia monthly. Most recently, KiKo was updated on September 15, 2026 and Dermpedia on September 12, 2026.

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