Comparison

WebMD vs Poisoning

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

Head to head
About

WebMD

This app helps you check symptoms, get medication reminders, and find doctors. It also offers prescription savings and information on conditions and drugs.

Highlights
  • Symptom Checker
  • Medication Reminders
  • Prescription Savings
  • Doctor Directory
  • Condition Information
  • Drug Interaction Checker
Features
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From WebMD, the one healthcare app you need to check symptoms, set medication reminders, learn about conditions and drugs, research treatments and diagnoses, find doctors and specialists in your area, and save on prescriptions at your local pharmacy. Key Features: • Symptom Checker – Choose your symptoms, learn about potential conditions or issues, and lookup treatment and care options. • Medication Reminders – Never miss a dose. You’ll receive reminders when it’s time to take your medications. View daily prescription schedules and instructions, plus pill images with dosage and timing information for each drug. Reminders sync to your other mobile devices when you sign-in with your WebMD account. • WebMD Rx – We partner with major pharmacy chains to find the lowest prescription drug prices, which often beat insurance co-pays. It’s 100% free to use. No registration required. • Doctor Directory – Find the closest doctors and specialists based on your current location or search by city, state or zip. • Conditions – Find medically-reviewed information about conditions relevant to you and learn more about causes, treatments, and related symptoms. • Customization and Saving Functionality – Save your conditions, drugs, doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, and healthy living articles for secure, easy access and reference. • Drug Interaction Checker – Find and identify potentially harmful and unsafe combinations of prescription medications by entering two or more drugs in question. If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with certain rights regarding our use of your personal information. For more information relevant to our users who are California residents, please review the "California Residents" section of our Privacy Policy linked on this download page or within our app. ABOUT WebMD WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD) is the leading provider of health information services, serving consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers, and health plans through our public and private online portals, mobile platforms and health-focused publications. More than 95 million unique visitors access the WebMD Health Network each month. The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, MedicineNet, emedicineHealth, RxList, theheart.org, drugs.com and Medscape Education. SOURCE WebMD Health Corp. WebMD. Better Information. Better Health. WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the WebMD mobile application. *Prescription savings vary by prescription and by pharmacy, and may reach up to 80% off cash price.

About

Poisoning

Quickly identify toxins and learn immediate first aid steps. Access emergency contact numbers for over 80 countries and get prevention tips. This lite version offers essential information for poisoning emergencies.

Highlights
  • Toxin identification
  • Toxicity and symptoms guide
  • DOs and DON'Ts for first aid
  • Emergency phone numbers (80+ countries)
  • Prevention tips
  • Image search for plants/mushrooms
Features
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Look for your toxin quickly and intuitively, learn about its toxicity and use symptoms, "DOs" and "DON'Ts" as guide for the right steps. Find your local poison control center. Our application refers to all by the WHO published emergency phone numbers, which means to over 80 countries worldwide. Key Facts: • full content of the categories cosmetics, nicotine, animal bites and insect stings • image search tool for plants and mushrooms • emergency phone numbers for over 80 countries worldwide • anytime and anywhere • useful tips for prevention of poisoning • quickly and easily • no advertising This app is a lite version of „Poisoning – First Aid for Children“ If you are interested in the full version you will see there more than 500 poisoning emergencies covered. Furthermore, you can trigger the emergency call or get connected to your local poison control center straight from the app. Medical Disclaimer No advice This app provides only information, is not medical or treatment advice and may not be treated as such by the user. As such, this App may not be relied upon for the purposes of medical diagnosis or as a recommendation for medical care or treatment. The information on this App is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on or available through this App is for general information purposes only Professional Medical Advice and Assistance. You are strongly encouraged to confirm any information obtained from or through this App with your physician or another professional healthcare provider and to review all information regarding any medical condition or treatment with your physician or other a professional healthcare provider.

Screenshots

WebMD4 screens
Poisoning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Poisoning at none against WebMD's shown. Poisoning also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 70%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). WebMD's advantage is ratings volume (136K vs 11) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WebMD holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WebMD has 136K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of WebMD's written reviews are positive against 88% of Poisoning's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WebMD ships an update every 3 weeks, Poisoning every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WebMD versus Poisoning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebMDPoisoning
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (136K ratings) — better4.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews87.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings136K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWebMDKigorosa UG (haftungsbeschr�nkt)

Customer experience

WebMD

All ratings135,741 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews603 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative21.2%

Poisoning

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.0%

Bugs and requests

WebMD

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Medication reminders not working correctly
  • Symptom checker providing inaccurate results
  • App freezing or crashing on launch
  • Notifications not clearing properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved symptom checker
  • Expanded medication database
  • Better location-based features
  • Customizable medication reminders

Poisoning

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

WebMD

No in-app purchases

None

Poisoning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WebMD free?
WebMD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poisoning free?
Poisoning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WebMD or Poisoning?
WebMD is rated higher. WebMD averages 4.7 out of 5 from 136K ratings, while Poisoning averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do WebMD or Poisoning have ads?
WebMD shows ads; Poisoning does not.
Which is updated more often, WebMD or Poisoning?
WebMD ships an update every 3 weeks, and Poisoning every 2 months. Most recently, WebMD was updated on October 25, 2026 and Poisoning on October 21, 2026.

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