Comparison

Davis's Drug Guide vs Chronic Diseases

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

Head to head
About

Davis's Drug Guide

This comprehensive drug reference provides essential information for safe medication administration across all age groups. It includes detailed drug monographs, audio pronunciations, pill images, regular updates, and safety alerts. Access to an exclusive online portal offers additional features like dosing calculators and drug of the week notifications.

Highlights
  • 1,700+ drug monographs
  • Audio pronunciations
  • Pill images
  • Regular updates
  • Dosing calculators
  • Safety alerts
  • Canadian-specific content
Features
Currently charting
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Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses delivers everything you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan. Includes EXCLUSIVE DrugGuide.com access, regular updates, dosing calculators, Drug of the Week, and more! DAVIS DRUG GUIDE FEATURES: • 1,700+ monographs — covering 5,000+ trade name and generic medications • Audio pronunciations — to learn new drug names • Pill images — to visually confirm drug forms • Regular updates — featuring new FDA approvals and prescribing changes • Critical safety alerts and warnings • Highlighted Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) • Pharmacology, Natural & Herbal, Canadian, and Combination Rx indexes • Canadian-specific content, including Canadian trade names and drugs specifically approved for use in Canada • Ideal for courses in nursing programs covering medications, drug administration and preparation for NCLEX-RN & NCLEX-PN exam. • Trusted companion for practicing nurses, physicians & pharmacists. • Now includes Routine Pediatric and Adult Immunizations appendix which incorporates the most recent recommendations. • Adverse side effects are now listed in order of most frequent, life threatening and frequent, life threatening, and other side effects. • A streamlined presentation of the nursing implementation and family teaching sections in the monographs. EXCLUSIVE UNBOUND MEDICINE FEATURES • Free access to the DrugGuide.com website (after purchase) • IV calculators for drips and dosing — fully integrated • Highlighting and note-taking within entries • “Favorites” for bookmarking important entries • 'Drug of the Week' Alerts • Enhanced Search to find Rx medications quickly Authors: April Hazard Vallerand, PhD, RN, FAAN; Cynthia A. Sanoski, BS, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS Publisher: F.A. Davis Powered by: Unbound Medicine TRIAL / SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • New users can access the complete Davis Drug Guide app free for 14 days. • After 14 days, your iTunes account will be charged $39.99 for a one-year subscription unless you have turned off auto-renew in Account Settings at least 24 hours before the free trial ends. • At the end of the one-year period, your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off in Account Settings 24 hours prior to the renewal date. • If you choose not to renew, you will still be able to use the app but will not receive medication updates. Unbound Medicine Privacy Policy: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Medicine Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

About

Chronic Diseases

Features
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Chronic Disease is a long-lasting condition that can be controlled but not cured. Chronic illness affects the population worldwide. This application provides you all kind of Chronic Disease ,their cause,symptoms,prevention and control,treatment ,medication etc. Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is now available as a free app on your mobile device, bringing you the latest and most relevant peer-reviewed research on public health efforts to prevent chronic disease. Although chronic diseases are among the most common and costly health problems, they are also among the most preventable and most can be effectively controlled. Chronic diseases generally cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication, nor do they just disappear.

Screenshots

Davis's Drug Guide4 screens
Chronic Diseases4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chronic Diseases at none against Davis's Drug Guide's 3. Chronic Diseases also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). Davis's Drug Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and chart position (#11 vs unranked). On price, ads 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. Davis's Drug Guide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year. Chronic Diseases asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Davis's Drug Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, Chronic Diseases every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Davis's Drug Guide versus Chronic Diseases: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDavis's Drug GuideChronic Diseases
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB41 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.rahul baweja

Bugs and requests

Davis's Drug Guide

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Login/access issues
  • Compatibility problems with new devices/OS
  • Incorrect or incomplete drug information

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to add custom drugs
  • More calculators and tools
  • Improved search functionality
  • Better integration with other systems

Chronic Diseases

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Davis's Drug Guide

Subscriptions3
  • Drug Interactions$34.991 Year
  • Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Davis's Drug Guide Subsription1 Year trial$39.991 Year
None

Chronic Diseases

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Davis's Drug Guide free?
Davis's Drug Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chronic Diseases free?
Chronic Diseases is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Davis's Drug Guide or Chronic Diseases have ads?
Neither Davis's Drug Guide nor Chronic Diseases shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Davis's Drug Guide or Chronic Diseases?
Davis's Drug Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, and Chronic Diseases every 6 months. Most recently, Davis's Drug Guide was updated on September 24, 2026 and Chronic Diseases on September 7, 2026.

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