Comparison

Novassist vs EMGuidance Script

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

Head to head
About

Novassist

Features
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At the core of Pharmaco’s values is our ongoing commitment to ensuring we are our client’s ‘Everyday Partner’. As such, we introduce Novassist – a quick and easy tool to suggest effective dietetic solutions* to address the various challenges that can be encountered during an infant’s first year of life whilst simultaneously ensuring their comfort and optimal growth. Novassist’s tailored algorithm, based on the symptoms experienced by the infant in question, is designed to assist you in making an informed decision when choosing a specific formula within our Novalac® Range – a unique Infant formula range where each formula is specifically composed to solve a particular gastrointestinal concern as can occur in an infant’s early years of life. In addition, Novassist makes it simple to access the nutritional information of all formulas within the range as well as their key features, benefits and supporting clinical trials. All the information you need at the tip of your finger! *For each clinical situation, thorough analysis of physiological and psychopathological processes are performed by our multidisciplinary team in order to base our Novalac formulas on the most up to date scientific findings.

About

EMGuidance Script

This medical app streamlines prescription writing for healthcare professionals. It features intelligent drug interaction checks, dosage recommendations, and secure, cloud-based script management. Designed by doctors, it aims to create error-free prescriptions quickly and compliantly.

Highlights
  • Intelligent script creation
  • Drug interaction checker
  • Dosage recommendations
  • Medical scheme co-payment info
  • Prescription in under 60 seconds
  • Secure cloud-based tracking
  • AES level signatures
Features
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Created for doctors by doctors and compliant with all regulations on e-scripting, EMGuidance Script is the future of e-scripting and the first of its kind in South Africa. EMGuidance Script is brought to you by EMGuidance, a well known and trusted platform used by over 55 000 HCPs throughout South Africa. What EMGuidance Script offers you: Intelligent script: With drug interaction checkers, dosage recommendations and medical scheme co-payment information, creating effective and error free prescriptions has never been this easy. Faster than paper: Create a prescription in less than 60 seconds! With recommended templates, smart dosage autofill and chronic script repeat function writing a prescription has never been faster. Completely compliant: With fully compliant AES level signatures, integration into home affairs to validate ID numbers, fully trackable scripts in the cloud, your scripts have never been more secure. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Where applicable, your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in your account settings after purchase. ----------- Terms and conditions: https://info.emguidance.com/script-terms-and-conditions Privacy notice: https://info.emguidance.com/script-privacy-notice

Screenshots

Novassist4 screens
EMGuidance Script4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Novassist at none against EMGuidance Script's 4. EMGuidance Script's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. EMGuidance Script sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Novassist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Novassist ships an update every 4 months, EMGuidance Script every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Novassist versus EMGuidance Script: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovassistEMGuidance Script
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB156 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPharmaco Distribution Pty LtdIntelliscript Limited

In-app purchases

None

Novassist

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

EMGuidance Script

Subscriptions4
  • Essential - Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Essential Pro - Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Essential - Yearly$199.991 Year
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  • Essential Pro - Yearly$229.991 Year

Questions

Is Novassist free?
Novassist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EMGuidance Script free?
EMGuidance Script is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Novassist or EMGuidance Script have ads?
Neither Novassist nor EMGuidance Script shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Novassist or EMGuidance Script?
Novassist ships an update every 4 months, and EMGuidance Script every 3 weeks. Most recently, Novassist was updated on October 18, 2026 and EMGuidance Script on October 7, 2026.

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