almostadoctor vs On
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
almostadoctor
A comprehensive medical encyclopedia designed for healthcare professionals and students. It offers instant access to over 650 regularly updated articles on various medical topics, all stored offline on your device.
- Offline access to medical articles
- Over 650 regularly updated articles
- Favorites section for quick access
- Internal article linking
- Automatic and manual content synchronization
- Email and social sharing of articles
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A huge medical encyclopaedia written for junior doctors, medical students, nurses and other medical professionals. All of the encyclopaedia content from the almostadoctor website, streamlined for mobile. With over 650 regularly updated articles on practical skills and examinations, data interpretation, OSCE, pharmacology, physiology and, of course, clinical disease presentations. App Features: •All the articles from almostadoctor.com, stored on your device. No loading, no need for an internet connection! Just instant access to the info you need •No subscription and no ads •Favourites section - quickly bookmark your most used articles to get quick access to them from the home screen •All articles linked internally within the app •Automatic updates – new articles downloaded, and current articles updated - content is synchronised with the almostadoctor website weekly, or you can manually sync more frequently •Easily email and share articles with yourself and others via email and social networks For more great almost a doctor resources, including flashcards, mind maps, blogs, and to see our content in all its original glory (including free downloading and printing!), visit almostadoctor.com! If you have any problems, any comments, or want to get involved, please get in touch at tom@almostadoctor.co.uk *Images are not stored on your device, and will be downloaded on demand if a connection is available *Please note - the "Differentialiser" and some of the almostadoctor mind maps are not included in the app - they don't display well on little screens
On
Manage on-call shifts and track medical jobs efficiently. Prioritize workload, generate handover summaries instantly, and ensure data privacy with local storage. Designed by a doctor for fast, secure use during busy shifts.
- Track urgent and routine jobs
- Prioritize workload
- Generate structured handover summaries
- Secure local data storage
- Face ID protection
- Fast and intuitive interface
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On-call is the job management app built specifically for doctors working on-call shifts. It gives you a clean, fast way to track jobs, prioritise your workload and hand over safely. Track jobs the way you actually work. Add urgent and routine jobs as the bleeps come in. Handover in seconds. Generate a clean, structured summary in one tap. Send via messages, qr code or airdrop. Your data stays on your device, On-call stores everything locally. No accounts, no cloud sync, no analytics, no tracking. Data never leaves your phone. Face ID protection keeps the app locked between uses. Designed by a doctor, for doctors. Every design decision was made with a busy on-call shift in mind. Fast to open, fast to add a job, fast to clear one when it's done. On-call is completely free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: On at Free against almostadoctor's $7.99. almostadoctor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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
On is free to download; almostadoctor costs $7.99 up front. On sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. almostadoctor asks for nothing beyond the download.
almostadoctor ships an update every 11 days, On weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | almostadoctor | On |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (43 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | almostadoctor | Mohsin Asad Sadiq |
Customer experience
almostadoctor
On
In-app purchases
almostadoctor
No in-app purchases
On
- Buy me a coffee$2.99








