Comparison

MedAbbreviations vs Antibiotics Simplified

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

Head to head
About

MedAbbreviations

Instantly access and understand over 14,000 medical abbreviations. This app helps medical professionals and anyone reading healthcare notes decipher cryptic shorthand. Search, scroll, and bookmark terms for quick reference.

Highlights
  • 14,079 medical abbreviations
  • Searchable database
  • Alphabetical index
  • Bookmark favorites
  • Wikipedia integration
  • Live updating search
Features
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MedAbbreviations provides instant access to over *fourteen thousand* abbreviations. If you are a medical professional, or if you ever read what a healthcare professional writes, you need to be able to understand those cryptic shorthand scrawls. MedAbbreviations is your solution. Over 14,000 medical abbreviations: scrollable, searchable, and bookmarkable. Why pay more or get less? A tool like this is only as good as its consistency. MedAbbreviations is the right tool for the job; competing applications, with significantly smaller databases, have 1/10th the chance of providing you with the explanation you seek every time. Search by abbreviation via the instant search bar, or scroll with the alphabetical index on the right side. Find what you need, the way you want to find it. You can add abbreviations to your Favorites list by just double-tapping an entry; a star then appears by its name. Your Favorites list is yours to control, ordered how you want. Tapping an abbreviation shows a details screen, with the term and its meaning in large print. MedAbbreviations automatically determines whether a Wikipedia article is available for the meaning. Just tap "View in Wikipedia" or "Search in Google" to do so directly from MedAbbreviations. FEATURES • 14,079 abbreviations, including medical terms, common shorthand, and professional associations and organizations • Definitions shown directly in the main list • View explanations in Wikipedia, with automatic article verification and iPhone-friendly formatting • Fast search, always available and live updating • Fast scanning via the alphabetical index • Favorites list The abbreviations and definitions will be expanded via free updates. Please email support@regularrateandrhthym.com with any requests, reports, or comments, including any other abbreviations you would like to see included!

About

Antibiotics Simplified

This app simplifies learning about antibiotic pharmacotherapy by bridging basic science knowledge with clinical practice. It offers concise drug class reviews, explanations of antibacterial and antifungal drug characteristics, and aids in making logical treatment choices for infections.

Highlights
  • Basic microbiology review
  • Infectious disease pharmacotherapy
  • Drug Class Reviews
  • Antibacterial and antifungal drug characteristics
  • Figures and Flow Charts
  • Spectra of Activity Chart
  • Case Studies
Features
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Antibiotics Simplified, Fourth Edition app is based off the best-selling, succinct guide designed to bridge knowledge gained in basic sciences courses with clinical practice in infectious diseases. This practical app reviews basic microbiology and how to approach the pharmacotherapy of a patient with a presumed infection. It also contains concise Drug Class Reviews with an explanation of the characteristics of various classes of antibacterial drugs and antifungal drugs. The app simplifies learning infectious disease pharmacotherapy and condenses the many facts that are taught about antibiotics into one quick reference guide. This guide will help you learn the characteristics of antibiotics and why an antibiotic is useful for an indication. With an understanding of the characteristics of the antibiotics, you will be able to make a logical choice to treat an infection more easily. The app features: Figures and Flow Charts, Drug Class Reviews, spectra of Activity Chart, Case Studies. Privacy Policy - http://www.jblearning.com/privacy/ Terms of Use - http://www.jblearning.com/use/ Print Book - http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9781284111293/

Screenshots

MedAbbreviations4 screens
Antibiotics Simplified4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MedAbbreviations at 82% against Antibiotics Simplified's 0%. MedAbbreviations also leads on price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 47 months). Antibiotics Simplified's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads, in-app purchases 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

MedAbbreviations costs $0.99 and Antibiotics Simplified $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Antibiotics Simplified holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MedAbbreviations has 272 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of MedAbbreviations's written reviews are positive against 0% of Antibiotics Simplified's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MedAbbreviations ships an update every 2 months, Antibiotics Simplified every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MedAbbreviations versus Antibiotics Simplified: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedAbbreviationsAntibiotics Simplified
Price$0.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.7 (272 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings272 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 47 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB53 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEvan SchoenbergAtmosphere Apps, Inc.

Customer experience

MedAbbreviations

All ratings269 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative12.5%

Antibiotics Simplified

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

MedAbbreviations

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Search bar disappears after viewing first result
  • App performance warning on iPhone 7 and newer devices
  • Incompatibility with iOS 11 and newer versions
  • Occasional search functionality glitches requiring app restart
  • Medication identification feature returns no results despite complete information

Requested features

10 requests
  • Ability to add and save custom abbreviations
  • Reverse reference lookup (search by meaning to find abbreviation)
  • Flashcard export functionality for bookmarked abbreviations
  • Navigation between bookmarked abbreviations without closing
  • Proper capitalization support for case-sensitive abbreviations
Show 5 more
  • JACHO approved abbreviations indicator
  • Expanded alternative medicine terminology (chiropractic, acupuncture)
  • NHS UK protocols and terminology section
  • Prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms reference
  • Better search narrowing and alphabetization options

Antibiotics Simplified

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MedAbbreviations

No in-app purchases

None

Antibiotics Simplified

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MedAbbreviations free?
MedAbbreviations costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Antibiotics Simplified free?
Antibiotics Simplified costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MedAbbreviations or Antibiotics Simplified?
Antibiotics Simplified is rated higher. MedAbbreviations averages 4.7 out of 5 from 272 ratings, while Antibiotics Simplified averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MedAbbreviations or Antibiotics Simplified have ads?
Neither MedAbbreviations nor Antibiotics Simplified shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MedAbbreviations or Antibiotics Simplified?
MedAbbreviations ships an update every 2 months, and Antibiotics Simplified every 47 months. Most recently, MedAbbreviations was updated on November 6, 2026 and Antibiotics Simplified on November 2, 2026.

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