Comparison

UpToDate Lexidrug vs Visualmed

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Visualmed

Access over 1500 summarized clinical trials with visual abstracts for quick understanding. Stay updated on the latest medical evidence without reading lengthy research papers. Ideal for clinicians, students, and healthcare professionals.

Highlights
  • 1500+ summarized clinical trials
  • Visual abstracts of study design, intervention, outcomes
  • Search and filter by condition, trial name, specialty
  • Daily new trial additions
  • Mobile-optimized interface
Features
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Read less. Understand more. Visualmed turns landmark and newly published clinical trials into clear, high-yield visual abstracts designed for busy healthcare professionals and medical students. Instead of spending hours working through dense research papers, quickly understand the studies that are shaping modern medicine. WHY VISUALMED? • 2,000+ clinical trials across major medical specialties • Clear visual abstracts that make complex research easier to understand • Quickly review study design, patient population, interventions, outcomes, and key findings • Search by trial, disease, treatment, or specialty • Discover landmark studies that changed clinical practice • Stay current with newly published research • Designed for physicians, residents, fellows, medical students, and other healthcare professionals CLINICAL TRIALS — VISUALIZED Visualmed transforms important medical research into concise visual summaries that help you understand the evidence quickly. Whether you're preparing for rounds, reviewing evidence before clinic, studying for an exam, teaching trainees, or simply trying to stay current, Visualmed puts key clinical research at your fingertips. EXPLORE MEDICINE ACROSS SPECIALTIES Discover important studies across cardiology, internal medicine, oncology, neurology, endocrinology, nephrology, pulmonology, infectious disease, critical care, and more. BUILT FOR BUSY CLINICIANS Medical literature moves quickly. Visualmed helps you focus on the studies that matter and understand their key findings without having to read every paper from beginning to end. VISUALMED PRO Unlock full access to Visualmed's growing library of visual abstracts and newly added clinical trials with Visualmed Pro. Download Visualmed and make keeping up with medical evidence part of your daily routine. Visualmed is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It does not provide medical advice and is not a substitute for independent clinical judgment or review of the original research.

Screenshots

UpToDate Lexidrug4 screens
Visualmed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visualmed at 62% against UpToDate Lexidrug's 39%. UpToDate Lexidrug's advantage is ratings volume (4.9K vs 196) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, 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

Both are free to download. UpToDate Lexidrug sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month and Visualmed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UpToDate Lexidrug holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UpToDate Lexidrug has 4.9K ratings behind it against 196, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of UpToDate Lexidrug's written reviews are positive against 62% of Visualmed's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UpToDate Lexidrug ships an update monthly, Visualmed every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
UpToDate Lexidrug versus Visualmed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpToDate LexidrugVisualmed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.9K ratings) — better4.5 (196 ratings)
Positive reviews39.0% of reviews62.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.9K — better196
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
Best chart rank#18 — better#152
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB28 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLexi-CompUsama Nasir

Customer experience

UpToDate Lexidrug

All ratings4,873 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral11.0%
Negative50.0%

Visualmed

All ratings196 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral0.5%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative34.8%

User reviews

UpToDate Lexidrug

From 4.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Best app for drug information
  • 📚 Comprehensive and reliable content
  • 🔍 Helpful search and navigation
  • 🧮 Useful clinical tools (e.g., calculators)

Room to improve

  • 🐌 Sluggish performance and slow loading times
  • 🔁 Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • 🔒 Issues with login and subscription management
  • 💰 Expensive subscription cost

Visualmed

From 196 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Concise summaries of trials
  • 🚀 Efficient information access
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 💡 Visual abstracts and infographics
  • 📚 Vast database of studies

Room to improve

  • 💸 Shift to subscription model
  • 😠 Feeling of being ripped off
  • 📉 Decreased graphic quality (recent)
  • ❌ Content paywalled for old users
  • 👎 Unreasonable subscription fees

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

Visualmed

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • Visual summaries not loading
  • Only cardiology content showing up
  • App keeps shutting down
  • Cannot pass the logo screen
Show 3 more
  • App doesn't fit the screen
  • Technical problems after updates
  • Typographical errors in AI-generated content

Requested features

5 requests
  • Consider grandfathering in users who paid previously
  • Refund for users who paid and now can't access content
  • Improve app structure and layout
  • Department-specific approach (medicine, critical care, etc.) instead of disease-specific
  • Developer response to user comments about issues

In-app purchases

2 purchases

UpToDate Lexidrug

Subscriptions2
  • Lexicomp Professional Package14 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Lexi-COMPLETE14 Days trial$29.991 Month
2 purchases

Visualmed

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is UpToDate Lexidrug free?
UpToDate Lexidrug is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visualmed free?
Visualmed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UpToDate Lexidrug or Visualmed?
UpToDate Lexidrug is rated higher. UpToDate Lexidrug averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while Visualmed averages 4.5 from 196 ratings.
Do UpToDate Lexidrug or Visualmed have ads?
Neither UpToDate Lexidrug nor Visualmed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UpToDate Lexidrug or Visualmed?
UpToDate Lexidrug ships an update monthly, and Visualmed every 2 months. Most recently, UpToDate Lexidrug was updated on September 22, 2026 and Visualmed on September 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, UpToDate Lexidrug or Visualmed?
UpToDate Lexidrug currently peaks at #18 in the App Store charts, and Visualmed at #152. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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