WebMD vs Symptoms Checker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WebMD
This app helps you check symptoms, get medication reminders, and find doctors. It also offers prescription savings and information on conditions and drugs.
- Symptom Checker
- Medication Reminders
- Prescription Savings
- Doctor Directory
- Condition Information
- Drug Interaction Checker
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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.
Symptoms Checker
Identify potential causes for common medical symptoms and learn about over 200 diseases. This tool offers a simple, attractive interface and does not require an internet connection.
- Pinpoint possible causes of medical symptoms
- Information on 200+ diseases
- Simple and attractive GUI
- No internet connection required
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"Symptoms Checker" What's causing your foot pain? Why does your child's throat hurt? what should you do about it? Use this App to discover the most common causes of the most common symptoms. Use this Symptom Checker to pinpoint possible causes of your medical symptoms. Main Feature: - 200+ diseases information. - Simple, Easy and Attractive GUI. - No Internet Connection Required. Download this App and keep diseases away from you and your family. Take Care!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WebMD at 70% against Symptoms Checker's 0%. WebMD also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.7 vs 1.0). Symptoms Checker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On 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
WebMD is free to download; Symptoms Checker costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WebMD holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WebMD has 136K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of WebMD's written reviews are positive against 0% of Symptoms Checker's.
WebMD ships an update every 3 weeks, Symptoms Checker every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WebMD | Symptoms Checker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (136K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 136K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 48 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WebMD | Vaibhav Kavathekar |
Customer experience
WebMD
Symptoms Checker
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
Symptoms Checker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WebMD
No in-app purchases
Symptoms Checker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WebMD free?
Is Symptoms Checker free?
Which has better reviews, WebMD or Symptoms Checker?
Do WebMD or Symptoms Checker have ads?
Which is updated more often, WebMD or Symptoms Checker?
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