EMDDx vs HemeOncBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EMDDx
This medical reference app helps users generate differential diagnoses for common chief complaints. It covers a wide range of symptoms, from chest pain to palpitations, providing a powerful diagnostic tool on mobile devices.
- Differential diagnosis generation
- Covers common chief complaints
- Symptom-based diagnosis
- Mobile diagnostic tool
- Reference for medical professionals
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From common chief complaints such as chest pain and abdominal pain to palpitations and epistaxis, EMDDx enables you to keep a strong differential diagnosis in the palm of your hand.
HemeOncBuddy
This app provides quick access to practice-changing clinical trials in Hematology and Oncology. It offers simplified summaries of trial background, inclusion/exclusion criteria, primary endpoints, and outcomes for easy reference.
- Practice-changing clinical trial summaries
- Hematology and Oncology focus
- Simplified trial information
- Inclusion and exclusion criteria
- Primary endpoints and outcomes
- Quick reference tool
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HemeOncBuddy is a free study hub built for hematology and oncology fellows and trainees - everything you need to keep up with the literature and prep for boards, in one fast, searchable app. WHAT'S INSIDE - 1,500+ pivotal clinical-trial summaries, each in the same structure (background, inclusion criteria, arms, primary/secondary endpoints, median follow-up, key results, notable toxicities) so you can scan them quickly. - A Question Bank with board-style questions, tutor and timed modes, explanations, and progress tracking. - ~2,000 active-recall flashcards across oncology, malignant and benign heme, and pharmacology — plus visual staging decks. - 120+ concise disease-site board-prep notes. - A conference & abstract-deadline tracker so you never miss a submission window. MADE FOR STUDYING - Full dark mode and adjustable text size. - Optional free account (Sign in with Apple, Google, or email) to sync your saved trials, Qbank progress, and notes across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - No ads. No paywall. No login required to browse. HemeOncBuddy is an educational study aid only. It is not a substitute for medical advice, clinical judgment, or current guidelines, and must not be used to diagnose or treat patients. Always verify against primary literature and current guidelines.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HemeOncBuddy at Free against EMDDx's $9.99. HemeOncBuddy also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 1). EMDDx's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On rating, update cadence, 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
HemeOncBuddy is free to download; EMDDx costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for EMDDx against 5.0 for HemeOncBuddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HemeOncBuddy has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
EMDDx ships an update every 45 months, HemeOncBuddy every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EMDDx | HemeOncBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 45 months | Every 24 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | EM Edy, LLC | Veli Bakalov |
Customer experience
EMDDx
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In-app purchases
EMDDx
No in-app purchases
HemeOncBuddy
No in-app purchases
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