Comparison

WebMD vs HANDi Paediatrics

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

HANDi Paediatrics

This app offers expert guidance for common childhood illnesses, providing parents and medical professionals with home assessment guidelines and local healthcare signposting. It features illness-specific information and home care plans to support children's well-being.

Highlights
  • Childhood illness guidance
  • Home assessment guidelines
  • Local healthcare signposting
  • Illness-specific information
  • Home care plans
  • Traffic light assessment system
Features
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HANDi has been developed by the paediatric team at Musgrove Park Hospital to provide expert support to parents/carers and medical professionals looking after children with the most common childhood illnesses: - Diarrhoea (gastroenteritis) - Chesty child (wheeze and asthma) - Chesty baby (bronchiolitis) - High temperature - Abdominal pain - Common newborn problems Parent/carer guidance includes illness specific home assessment guidelines, signposting to the appropriate local healthcare setting, and illness information. Each of the 6 most common childhood illnesses has a Home Care Plan to help parents/carers provide the best support for their child. Assessment guidelines are provided for healthcare professionals in the community and in the hospital environment. Guidelines have been developed using a traffic light system that guides professionals to the most appropriate healthcare advice, support or referral for the individual child. These integrated guidelines should help parents/carers feel that they are getting consistent advice wherever and whenever their child is seen. Both parents/carers and healthcare professionals are encouraged to look at each of the three pathways for each of the 6 most common conditions. Please note: This app is not a substitute for seeing and being advised by a medical professional. Always consult your GP if you have questions and/or concerns about your health.

Screenshots

WebMD4 screens
HANDi Paediatrics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WebMD at 70% against HANDi Paediatrics's 17%. WebMD also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). HANDi Paediatrics's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WebMD ships an update every 3 weeks, HANDi Paediatrics every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WebMD versus HANDi Paediatrics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebMDHANDi Paediatrics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (136K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings136K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperWebMDMusgrove Park Hospital

Customer experience

WebMD

All ratings135,741 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews601 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative21.5%

HANDi Paediatrics

Written reviews24 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative79.2%

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

HANDi Paediatrics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

WebMD

No in-app purchases

None

HANDi Paediatrics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WebMD free?
WebMD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HANDi Paediatrics free?
HANDi Paediatrics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WebMD or HANDi Paediatrics have ads?
WebMD shows ads; HANDi Paediatrics does not.
Which is updated more often, WebMD or HANDi Paediatrics?
WebMD ships an update every 3 weeks, and HANDi Paediatrics every 5 months. Most recently, WebMD was updated on October 20, 2026 and HANDi Paediatrics on October 8, 2026.

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