UpToDate Lexidrug vs Basic Emergency Care
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.
Basic Emergency Care
This app guides users through resuscitation skills learned in a medical course. It features a chatbot for progression and a search function to find information on managing specific conditions.
- Resuscitation skill guidance
- Chatbot for progression
- Condition management search
- BEC course integration
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The ABCDE app is designed to help guide you through the resuscitation skills you have learned from the Basic Emergency Care (BEC) course. Progress through the pathway with a chatbot, search for specific conditions and how to manage them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UpToDate Lexidrug at 40% against Basic Emergency Care's 0%. UpToDate Lexidrug also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 5). Basic Emergency Care's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. UpToDate Lexidrug sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Basic Emergency Care asks for nothing beyond the download.
UpToDate Lexidrug holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UpToDate Lexidrug has 5.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of UpToDate Lexidrug's written reviews are positive against 0% of Basic Emergency Care's.
UpToDate Lexidrug ships an update every 2 months, Basic Emergency Care every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UpToDate Lexidrug | Basic Emergency Care |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.8K ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.8K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #17 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lexi-Comp | University of California at San Francisco |
Customer experience
UpToDate Lexidrug
Basic Emergency Care
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
Basic Emergency Care
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
Basic Emergency Care
No in-app purchases
Questions
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