WebMD vs HANDi Paediatrics
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.
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.
- Childhood illness guidance
- Home assessment guidelines
- Local healthcare signposting
- Illness-specific information
- Home care plans
- Traffic light assessment system
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | WebMD | HANDi Paediatrics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (136K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 136K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | WebMD | Musgrove Park Hospital |
Customer experience
WebMD
HANDi Paediatrics
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
WebMD
No in-app purchases
HANDi Paediatrics
No in-app purchases







