Comparison

CURRENT CMDT 2023 vs JOA2023

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

Head to head
About

CURRENT CMDT 2023

This medical reference app provides comprehensive diagnostic and treatment recommendations for adult medicine. It covers over 1,000 diseases and disorders with drug treatment tables, algorithms, and evidence-based references. The app offers offline access, smart search suggestions, and customizable reading options.

Highlights
  • Covers 1,000+ diseases and disorders
  • Diagnostic and treatment algorithms
  • Hundreds of drug treatment tables
  • Smart search with word suggestions
  • Offline content access
  • Customizable text size
  • Notes and bookmarks
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The #1 annual internal medicine guide?extensively revised and updated. The most popular annual guide of its kind, this updated edition of the flagship title of the LANGE medical book brand presents the most important diagnostic and treatment recommendations as well as the most useful new clinical developments in every field of adult medicine. For 60+ years, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment has been delivering the authoritative information that students, residents, and clinicians need to build their medical knowledge, expertise, and confidence. Written by top experts in their fields, this unmatched guide enables you to find the answers you need quickly and easily. It provides: โ€ข Coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders โ€ข Comprehensive approach to patient care, focusing on diagnostic tools for day-to-day practice โ€ข Hundreds of drug treatment tables for quick access to indexed trade names and updated drug prices โ€ข Diagnostic and treatment algorithms to present important information at a glance โ€ข Carefully curated, updated references to provide peer-reviewed, evidence-based information, and PMID numbers for quick online access โ€ข Annual update on dynamic viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS โ€ข Hundreds of full-color photographs, illustrations, and algorithms This app is very intuitive and easy to navigate, allowing you to browse the contents or search for topics. The powerful search tool gives you word suggestions that appear in the text as you type, so it is lightning fast and helps with spelling those long medical terms. The search tool also keeps a recent history of past search terms so you can go back to a previous search result very easily. You have the ability to create notes and bookmarks separately for text, images and tables to enhance your learning. You can also change the text size for easier reading. After the app has been downloaded, no internet connection is needed to retrieve the content of the app. All of the text and images are available to you on your device anytime, anywhere, and lightning fast. This app is also automatically optimized for whatever size device you are currently using, either phone or tablet. This interactive app contains the full content of CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment (CMDT) 2023 by McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN-13: 978-1264687343 ISBN-10: 1264687346 Editors: Maxine A. Papadakis, MD Stephen J. McPhee, MD Michael W. Rabow, MD Associate Editor: Kenneth R. McQuaid, MD Disclaimer: This app is intended for the education of healthcare professionals and not as a diagnostic and treatment reference for the general population. Developed by Usatine Media Richard P. Usatine, MD, Co-President, Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio

About

JOA2023

Features
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Welcome to the official mobile phone app for The 96th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association in Yokohama, JAPAN May 11 - May 14, 2023 Features include: - Search abstract by author's name, affiliation, keyword etc. - Create your itinerary with bookmarked sessions and your personal event - View the ongoing sessions onsite - View the venue map

Screenshots

CURRENT CMDT 20234 screens
JOA20232 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: JOA2023 at Free against CURRENT CMDT 2023's $79.99. JOA2023 also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 18 months). CURRENT CMDT 2023's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

JOA2023 is free to download; CURRENT CMDT 2023 costs $79.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CURRENT CMDT 2023 ships an update every 18 months, JOA2023 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
CURRENT CMDT 2023 versus JOA2023: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCURRENT CMDT 2023JOA2023
Price$79.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 โ€” better12.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size182 MB35 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUsatine & Erickson Media LLCThe Japanese Orthopaedic Association

In-app purchases

None

CURRENT CMDT 2023

No in-app purchases

None

JOA2023

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CURRENT CMDT 2023 free?
CURRENT CMDT 2023 costs $79.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is JOA2023 free?
JOA2023 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CURRENT CMDT 2023 or JOA2023 have ads?
Neither CURRENT CMDT 2023 nor JOA2023 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CURRENT CMDT 2023 or JOA2023?
CURRENT CMDT 2023 ships an update every 18 months, and JOA2023 every 2 days. Most recently, CURRENT CMDT 2023 was updated on June 1, 2026 and JOA2023 on September 24, 2026.

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