Comparison

BreakingMED™ vs Rapid EM

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

Head to head
About

BreakingMED™

Access the latest medical news and earn CME/CE credits with this app. It delivers curated updates from various medical fields, including FDA announcements and in-depth articles. Users can filter content by category and track their credits.

Highlights
  • Latest medical news updates
  • Earn CME/CE credits
  • Categorized medical content
  • FDA announcement alerts
  • Light/dark mode interface
  • CME credit tracking
  • Cross-platform account sync
Features
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BreakingMED™ powered by Kaplan with CME/CE puts the latest and most important medical news at your fingertips. Our dedicated team of medical journalists and faculty scour numerous deep sources so you don't have to, bringing you up-to-the-minute information from every medical field. All medical news is categorized so you can filter according to your exact needs and interests. Two basic forms of articles are shown: Announcements such as from the FDA and deep dives on the news with CME/CE credit available for free. Features include: • Sleek interface that supports light or dark mode • Earn CME/CE credit on most articles (marked) • Set Preferred Categories or see All • CME tracker ties into all your @Point of Care activities • Works seamlessly with all our Clinician apps so the same account can be used in all, including desktop browser version • Easily share important medical news for friends and colleagues • Receive notifications for important FDA announcements and other important information Disclaimer: Users should seek a doctor's advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions.

About

Rapid EM

Features
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RapidEM is an emergency medicine clinical decision support tool designed to help physicians and acute care clinicians make faster, more structured decisions at the bedside. Enter a clinical scenario and instantly receive a structured ED Card with prioritized life threats, differential diagnoses, workup recommendations, treatment guidance, and disposition considerations. Built by an emergency physician, RapidEM is designed specifically for the workflow, time pressure, and clinical complexity of emergency and acute care medicine. Key Features: * Rapid Mode (Focused) — Fast, high-yield bedside guidance for immediate decision-making * Full Workup Mode — Expanded reasoning, detailed management, and disposition guidance * Structured ED Cards — Summary, Do First, Can’t Miss diagnoses, Most Likely conditions, Workup, Risk Stratification, Treatment, Disposition, and Pitfalls * Specialty Overlays — Tailor clinical reasoning to trauma, pediatrics, cardiology, toxicology, and more * No PHI Required — Designed for de-identified clinical scenarios only * Cross-platform access — Available on web and mobile RapidEM is intended to support clinical reasoning, not replace physician judgment. All clinical decisions should be made by qualified healthcare professionals based on the individual patient. Terms & conditions : https://rapidem.ai/terms

Screenshots

BreakingMED™4 screens
Rapid EM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Rapid EM at 13.0 against BreakingMED™'s 15.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BreakingMED™ versus Rapid EM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreakingMED™Rapid EM
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB37 MB
Age rating12+17+
Developer@Point of CareRapid Clinical Systems LLC

In-app purchases

None

BreakingMED™

No in-app purchases

None

Rapid EM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BreakingMED™ free?
BreakingMED™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rapid EM free?
Rapid EM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BreakingMED™ or Rapid EM have ads?
Neither BreakingMED™ nor Rapid EM shows ads.

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