Comparison

PubMed On Tap vs DynaMed

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

Head to head
About

PubMed On Tap

Access and manage biomedical literature from PubMed and PubMed Central. Find, display, and import reference information and full-text articles. Organize your references and share them easily.

Highlights
  • Search PubMed and PubMed Central
  • Import reference information and PDFs
  • Organize references in groups
  • Email references for import
  • Advanced boolean searches
  • Search for full text
Features
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••• Check out Bookends - PubMed On Tap's big brother ••• PubMed On Tap searches PubMed and PubMed Central to find, display, and import reference information and PDFs of the full article (requires access privileges). You can search your personal reference library, organize your references in groups (static and smart), and email references from your device to yourself or others in a form suitable for reading or importing into other reference management apps. Many features are optimized for reference retrieval and management (advanced boolean searches, search for Full Text or Free Full text, recall recent searches, etc.).

About

DynaMed

This tool provides clinicians with efficient, evidence-based patient care guidance. It offers timely analysis and synthesis of medical literature, updated daily by medical professionals. Mobile access ensures continuous work with syncing between desktop and mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based patient care guidance
  • Daily medical literature review
  • Objective analysis and synthesis
  • Physician-authored content
  • Mobile access with syncing
  • On-the-go clinical support
Features
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DynaMed is a trusted, evidence-based clinical decision support tool designed by clinicians, for clinicians, to help make faster, more informed decisions at the point of care. Rigorous daily review of medical literature by our editorial team of expert physicians and methodologists ensures timely and objective analysis, synthesis, and guidance are always at your fingertips. Now available with Dyna AI* for faster, trusted answers to your clinical queries. Dyna AI synthesizes DynaMed content into actionable, concise responses with full transparency into source references. What You Can Do with DynaMed • Access clinically relevant answers at the point of care. • Review evidence and expert interpretation with clear transparency. • Stay current with daily updates based on ongoing literature surveillance. • Access content seamlessly across mobile and desktop experiences. • Use content online or offline. Who Can Use This App: This app is designed for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, trainees, and other healthcare professionals with access to DynaMed through their institution. Why Clinicians Choose DynaMed: DynaMed helps clinicians make informed decisions with confidence by delivering trusted evidence, expert analysis, and practical guidance wherever care happens. *Dyna AI availability is dependent on your subscription and access level.

Screenshots

PubMed On Tap4 screens
DynaMed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DynaMed at Free against PubMed On Tap's $2.99. DynaMed also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 1K). PubMed On Tap's advantage is review sentiment (66% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

DynaMed is free to download; PubMed On Tap costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PubMed On Tap against 4.9 for DynaMed. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 3.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of PubMed On Tap's written reviews are positive against 55% of DynaMed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PubMed On Tap ships an update every 6 months, DynaMed every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PubMed On Tap versus DynaMed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPubMed On TapDynaMed
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1K ratings)4.9 (3.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews — better55.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1K3.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperReferencesOnTapEBSCO Publishing

Customer experience

PubMed On Tap

All ratings1,017 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative25.0%

DynaMed

All ratings3,535 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative38.1%

User reviews

PubMed On Tap

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great resource
  • 👍 Excellent access to PubMed
  • 👍 Very handy
  • 👍 Handy App
  • 👍 Excellent

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Does not work. Does not search pubmed
  • 🐛 Useless - Can't select best match
  • 🐛 Horrible
  • 🐛 Would benefit enormously if it had 'related citations' ability
  • 🐛 Developer Out of Business?

DynaMed

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Concise and organized information
  • 🚀 More up-to-date than UpToDate
  • 🚀 Comprehensive and evidence-based
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Valuable point-of-care tool

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs after updates
  • 🐛 Frequent login issues
  • 🐛 Downloading and storage issues
  • 🐛 Clunky UI, not optimized for larger screens
  • 🐛 Search function glitches

Bugs and requests

PubMed On Tap

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Your application does not open on my ipad after download
  • Crashes on load/run every time, even after reset and/or reinstallation

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to save favorite search words
  • Ability to highlight parts of abstract text
  • Option to sort the library by author, date, publication type
  • Option to create more than one library within the app
  • Option to save search history for future retrieval
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  • Option of folders for easy paper organization
  • Safari or Zotero integration

DynaMed

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 14 update
  • Downloading content gets stuck in loop
  • Search function not working properly
  • Frequent login issues
  • App not opening on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved search functionality
  • Better organization of content
  • More patient education resources
  • Smoother offline access and content management

In-app purchases

None

PubMed On Tap

No in-app purchases

None

DynaMed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PubMed On Tap free?
PubMed On Tap costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DynaMed free?
DynaMed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PubMed On Tap or DynaMed?
DynaMed is rated higher. PubMed On Tap averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while DynaMed averages 4.9 from 3.5K ratings.
Do PubMed On Tap or DynaMed have ads?
Neither PubMed On Tap nor DynaMed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PubMed On Tap or DynaMed?
PubMed On Tap ships an update every 6 months, and DynaMed every 5 weeks. Most recently, PubMed On Tap was updated on October 27, 2026 and DynaMed on October 24, 2026.

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