UpToDate Lexidrug vs Drug Structures
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UpToDate Lexidrug
This app provides comprehensive drug information and tools to aid in safe medication decisions. It offers daily updated clinical information, detailed drug databases, interaction checkers, and medical calculators. It is trusted by healthcare professionals and students for quick access to expert content.
- Daily updated clinical drug information
- In-depth drug databases with dosing support
- Comprehensive drug monographs
- Hundreds of medical calculators
- Interactive drug interactions checker
- Offline database access
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UpToDate® Lexidrug™ is the preferred drug reference app, providing industry-leading drug information and tools that support safe and effective medication and therapeutic decisions. View the latest clinical information updated daily by our unparalleled multidisciplinary editorial team that continually reviews the most current evidence available. Used and trusted by pharmacists, physicians, nurses, advanced practice nurses, dentists, and students as an invaluable referential resource. Easily access Lexidrug content directly in the app without needing to download databases onto your device. Our mobile packages are designed to support a variety of roles, offering quick access to expert content and capabilities, including: • In-depth drug databases with detailed dosing support • Comprehensive monographs with adverse reactions information • Hundreds of medical calculators • Interactive drug interactions checker • Ability to store database content for offline use New individual users will receive a one-month free trial to the UpToDate Lexidrug Hospital Pharmacist package. At the end of the free trial, users will automatically be billed a subscription fee of $29.99 per month via their iTunes Account for continuing access. To avoid being charged, users must cancel their free trial at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. Users can manage settings, cancel subscriptions, or turn off auto-renewal anytime during the subscription period via iTunes Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
Drug Structures
This game helps pharmacy and healthcare students practice identifying drug structures. It offers a focused learning experience for medical professionals in training.
- Identify drug structures
- Practice for healthcare students
- Targeted medical education
- Free to play
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Drug Structures is a game designed to provide pharmacy students and other health care professional students practice identifying drug structures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drug Structures at none against UpToDate Lexidrug's 2. UpToDate Lexidrug's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (6K vs 3). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. UpToDate Lexidrug sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Drug Structures asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for UpToDate Lexidrug against 4.7 for Drug Structures. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UpToDate Lexidrug has 6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
UpToDate Lexidrug ships an update every 2 months, Drug Structures every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UpToDate Lexidrug | Drug Structures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6K ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lexi-Comp | David Bourne |
Customer experience
UpToDate Lexidrug
Drug Structures
Bugs and requests
UpToDate Lexidrug
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezing when trying to access certain features
- Databases not downloading or updating properly
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to customize database order and priority
- Improved offline functionality and background updates
- More user-friendly interface and navigation
Drug Structures
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UpToDate Lexidrug
- Lexicomp Professional Package14 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Lexi-COMPLETE14 Days trial$29.991 Month
Drug Structures
No in-app purchases
Questions
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