Comparison

Pyrls vs MedNotes Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Pyrls

This app provides essential drug information for medical professionals, focusing on practical details like indications, pharmacology, and counseling points. It offers quick access to key data, reference tables, and clinical pearls to aid in medication management and patient care.

Highlights
  • Drug naming and indications
  • Pharmacology details
  • Counseling points
  • Safety and monitoring information
  • Reference tables and charts
Features
Currently charting
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Pyrls is a drug reference for the most practical information focused on design and simplicity. Pyrls includes the fast information that you need for top drugs: • Naming, indications, and pharmacology • Counseling points and clinical pearls related to place in therapy, safety and monitoring for each medication • Reference tables, figures, charts, and more In-App Purchase Information and Terms of Service Information Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscriptions in your iPhone Account Settings after purchase. Introductory pricing or discounts, if available, will only apply for the initial introductory period of the subscription. For information regarding the acceptable use of this app, see our Terms of Service at https://pyrls.com/terms-of-service.

About

MedNotes Notebook

Features
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MedNotes is a handwriting-first notebook built for the people who actually work in healthcare — medical and nursing students, doctors, pharmacists, and allied-health pros — and designed to go beyond a generic note app. Write naturally with Apple Pencil, annotate PDFs, and record lectures with audio synced to your notes. Then do the thing no other notebook does: turn what you wrote into spaced-repetition flashcards, so the material you capture is the material you remember. HANDWRITING & PDF • Low-latency, pressure-sensitive inking • Annotate and mark up PDFs • Type, images, and handwriting on one page REMEMBER MORE • Turn notes and highlights into review cards • Spaced-repetition study built in • Image-occlusion cards for anatomy and diagrams BUILT FOR HEALTHCARE • Organize by specialty and body system • Tag for the exams that matter: USMLE, COMLEX, NCLEX, NAPLEX, shelf, boards, CME • Audio-synced lecture recording PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stays on your device — no account, no tracking, nothing uploaded • Face ID / passcode app lock with auto-lock • On-device encryption; passphrase-encrypted backups you control Free to use. (Pro features and a subscription are planned for later.) MedNotes helps you handle sensitive information responsibly, but you remain responsible for complying with your own privacy and security obligations.

Screenshots

Pyrls4 screens
MedNotes Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MedNotes Notebook at none against Pyrls's 3. Pyrls's advantage is chart position (#58 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pyrls sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $40.00 per month. MedNotes Notebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pyrls ships an update every 9 days, MedNotes Notebook weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Pyrls versus MedNotes Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPyrlsMedNotes Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (136 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings136 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#58 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB3 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCosmas Health LLCMaytham Al-taan

Bugs and requests

Pyrls

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Free NAPLEX questions do not open
  • App does not open

Requested features

2 requests
  • iPad mini support
  • Fund business outside of user subscriptions

MedNotes Notebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pyrls

Subscriptions3
  • Pyrls Monthly Membership$40.001 Month
  • Annual: Student/New Provider$119.991 Year
  • Annual: Professional$179.991 Year
None

MedNotes Notebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pyrls free?
Pyrls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MedNotes Notebook free?
MedNotes Notebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pyrls or MedNotes Notebook have ads?
Neither Pyrls nor MedNotes Notebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pyrls or MedNotes Notebook?
Pyrls ships an update every 9 days, and MedNotes Notebook weekly. Most recently, Pyrls was updated on November 7, 2026 and MedNotes Notebook on November 10, 2026.

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