Comparison

Davis's Drug Guide vs Drug Structures

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
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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

Drug Structures

This game helps pharmacy and healthcare students practice identifying drug structures. It offers a focused learning experience for medical professionals in training.

Highlights
  • Identify drug structures
  • Practice for healthcare students
  • Targeted medical education
  • Free to play
Features
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Drug Structures is a game designed to provide pharmacy students and other health care professional students practice identifying drug structures.

Screenshots

Davis's Drug Guide4 screens
Drug Structures3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drug Structures at none against Davis's Drug Guide's 2. Davis's Drug Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (9.3K vs 3). On price, rating and ads 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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Drug Structures asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Davis's Drug Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Davis's Drug Guide has 9.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Davis's Drug Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, Drug Structures every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Davis's Drug Guide versus Drug Structures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDavis's Drug GuideDrug Structures
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9.3K ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.3K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#12 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB3 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.David Bourne

Customer experience

Davis's Drug Guide

All ratings9,278 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative24.4%

Drug Structures

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Drug Structures

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Davis's Drug Guide

Subscriptions2
  • Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Davis's Drug Guide Subsription1 Year trial$39.991 Year
None

Drug Structures

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 Drug Structures free?
Drug Structures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Davis's Drug Guide or Drug Structures?
Davis's Drug Guide is rated higher. Davis's Drug Guide averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9.3K ratings, while Drug Structures averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Davis's Drug Guide or Drug Structures have ads?
Neither Davis's Drug Guide nor Drug Structures shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Davis's Drug Guide or Drug Structures?
Davis's Drug Guide ships an update every 6 weeks, and Drug Structures every 14 months. Most recently, Davis's Drug Guide was updated on November 9, 2026 and Drug Structures on November 2, 2026.

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