Doc Social vs Lantern®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doc Social
This platform connects healthcare professionals for learning and teaching. It facilitates knowledge sharing and professional development within the medical community.
- Connect with healthcare professionals
- Learn from peers and experts
- Teach and share knowledge
- Digital platform for medical community
- Professional development
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doc.social is a clinical podcast and lecture catalog for physicians, surgeons, and the people who work alongside them. Browse over 30 medical podcasts and 5,000+ episodes, spanning specialties from orthopedics to digital health. Every episode plays in the background with full lock screen and Control Center support — start a case review on your commute and keep listening with the screen off. Beyond podcasts, doc.social carries a library of recorded lectures and multi-part courses from working clinicians and faculty, searchable by topic or author. No account required to browse or listen. Optional sign-in is available for a personalized experience. — Background audio with lock screen and Control Center transport — 30+ podcasts, thousands of episodes, searchable and filterable by show — Recorded lectures and courses from clinical faculty — Browse by topic or by author doc.social is built for an audience that already knows the clinical fundamentals — no explainers, just the field's own voices.
Lantern®
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Doc Social at every 5 weeks against Lantern®'s every 13 months. Lantern®'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Doc Social ships an update every 5 weeks, Lantern® every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doc Social | Lantern® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doc Social, LLC | OrthAlign, Inc |
In-app purchases
Doc Social
No in-app purchases
Lantern®
No in-app purchases
