Eponyms (for students) vs Lanthier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eponyms (for students)
This app provides quick access to definitions for approximately 1800 medical eponyms, drawing from a comprehensive database. It features a learn mode for efficient study and allows users to search, browse by category, and star favorite terms.
- 1800+ medical eponyms
- Full text search
- Browse by category
- Star favorite eponyms
- Recently accessed list
- Quick learn mode
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Eponyms brings a short description of about 1800 common and obscure medical eponyms (e.g., Rovsing's sign, Virchow's node) to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. A perfect tool to quickly look up the meaning of any eponym. It uses the beautiful eponym database from Andrew J. Yee (http://www.eponyms.net/). ## Features • About 1800 eponyms • Full text search • Browse by any of the 26 categories • Star eponyms to keep track of the eponyms you tend to forget or which you know are favorites of your professor • List of recently accessed eponyms • Quick and easy learn mode ## Learn Mode The learn mode allows you to: • swipe to the left to show a random eponym but not its title • swipe to the right to show a random eponym title but not its text • pull down to reveal the hidden info Learn mode displays eponyms from the category you're currently visiting. This means you can either learn eponyms from a given category, only the ones that you've starred or simply all of them. ## Non-students: This is the free student version. Please only download the free version while you (still) are a student. Look for the regular version if you're a professional now.
Lanthier
Access up-to-date internal medicine information and guidelines quickly and efficiently. This app offers a fast search function, intuitive menus, and direct links to PubMed references. It's designed for physicians, residents, and medical students to use at the bedside.
- Concise bedside information
- Advanced search function
- Intuitive menus
- Direct links to PubMed
- Personal note-taking
- Cross-device synchronization
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“Lanthier” is an internal medicine app based on the seventh edition of the bestselling pocketbook. Completely re-imagined for iOS, this app will allow any physician, resident or medical student to access up-to-date medical information and guidelines quickly and efficiently. Free 7 days trial subscription! “Lanthier Practical Guide to Internal Medicine is a good choice for an app to replace your pocketbook. Beyond providing quality content with references, it has an excellent design that makes it more than just a digitized version of a book. Finding clinically relevant information about a condition is quick and easy.” iMedicalApp.com — FEATURES — • Concise: edited to be useful at the bedside. • Fast: advanced search function, intuitive menus. • Direct link to the references on PubMed and now through Read by QxMD (internet connection required). Build your paper collection using articles selected by Dr Lanthier himself. • MedCalX integration (sold separately): for quick access to the trusted medical calculator. • Take personal notes within the topics and synchronize them across your iOS devices. Perfect for studying for board exams! — TOPICS — Cardiology Dermatology (new) Endocrinology Gastroenterology General Internal Medicine Hematology Infectious Diseases Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pneumology Rheumatology — ABOUT THE LEAD AUTHORS — Dr Luc Lanthier practices General Internal Medicine at the Sherbrooke University Hospital Center and is a Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Sherbrooke. He is former chair of the French Examination Board for Internal Medicine Exam at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr Donald Echenberg practices General Internal Medicine at the Sherbrooke University Hospital Center and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Sherbrooke. He is past president of the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine and is currently Governor of the Quebec Chapter of the American College of Physicians. — DISCLAIMER — This publication (application) is to be used as a guide only. It is intended only for use by licensed medical practitioners and medical students. Every doctor (or prescriber) is responsible for their actions. Therapeutic options presented in this guide reflect current approaches and guidelines in the field of internal medicine. Content has been peer reviewed by leading experts in their respective fields. The authors of Lanthier - Practical Guide to Internal Medicine shall not be liable for any injury and/or damage to persons or property arising from the use of this application. This guide is not meant to replace clinical judgment. It is the responsibility of the licensed prescriber to verify the indications, contraindications and dosage of the medication (and actions) they prescribe. — ABOUT SUBSCRIPTION — Lanthier - Internal Medicine is offered as a subscription service, renewed automatically. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the application «Settings» section and tapping «Manage Subscriptions» after purchase. For more information on Terms of Use visit https://lanthiermed.com/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Eponyms (for students) at 4.5 against Lanthier's 3.8. Eponyms (for students) also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (88% vs 62%). Lanthier's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Lanthier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.49 per year. Eponyms (for students) asks for nothing beyond the download.
Eponyms (for students) holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Eponyms (for students)'s written reviews are positive against 62% of Lanthier's.
Eponyms (for students) ships an update every 7 months, Lanthier every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | Eponyms (for students) | Lanthier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | 3.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.3% of reviews — better | 61.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ossus GmbH | Les Éditions Formed inc. |
Customer experience
Eponyms (for students)
Lanthier
Bugs and requests
Eponyms (for students)
Reported bugs
10 issues- Blank lines with arrows leading to blank pages
- App crashes on iOS 11 and newer versions
- Search function causes list to vanish
- iTunes application tab opens automatically
- Full-screen ads that cannot be dismissed
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- App only displays A-C entries in alphabet
- Crashes when selecting search feature
- Display issues on iPhone 4 and newer models
- Auto-rotate cannot be locked
- Incompatibility with latest iOS updates
Requested features
15 requests- Add images/photos for visual learning
- User ability to add custom notes to eponyms
- Pediatric eponyms category
- Surgical procedures and eponyms section
- Search within entry descriptions (not just titles)
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- User submission feature for missing eponyms
- Flashcard study mode with definition reveal
- Reverse flashcard mode (definition to eponym)
- Ability to add personal annotations
- Triads section
- Source citations for eponyms
- Lock auto-rotate feature
- Background download capability
- Multitasking support
- More detailed information than current entries
Lanthier
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Eponyms (for students)
No in-app purchases
Lanthier
- Lanthier - current users3 Months trial$19.491 Year
- Lanthier - new users7 Days trial$19.491 Year
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