Comparison

Medscape vs Visualmed

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

Head to head
About

Medscape

This app provides healthcare professionals with immediate clinical answers, medical news, and CME/CE activities. It features AI-driven tools for patient visit transcription and summarization, patient calling, and instant expert answers to medical questions. Access a comprehensive drug database, calculators, and procedural videos to enhance clinical practice.

Highlights
  • AI-driven Scribe for transcription and summarization
  • AI Search for instant medical answers
  • Drug Interaction Checker
  • Pill Identifier
  • 450+ medical calculators
  • Free CME/CE credits
  • Medical news and expert commentary
Features
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Your Go-To Medical Resource for Immediate Clinical Answers With Medscape, you get free access to the latest medical news, expert commentary, clinical tools, drug and disease information, CME/CE activities, and more—all in one place. AI-Driven Solutions to Transform Your Practice Scribe: Real-time transcription and summarization of patient visits. Dialer: Call patients using your office number from anywhere. AI Search: Get instant, expert answers to complex medical questions. Essential Clinical Tools 450+ medical calculators organized by specialty. Drug Interaction Checker, Pill Identifier, and step-by-step procedural videos. Up-to-date prescribing and safety info on 9,200+ drugs, herbals, and supplements. Stay Informed & Connected The latest FDA approvals, conference news, and clinical trial data. Expert insights across 30+ specialties. Medscape Original Podcasts, including This Week in Cardiology. Free CME/CE credits & ABIM MOC points with an Activity Tracker. Network with peers via Medscape Consult and MedscapeLIVE! events. Medscape is the Leading Online Destination for Healthcare Professionals. The information provided in the app is for informational and clinical reference purposes only and is not intended to replace independent clinical judgment, support self-diagnosis, or guide individual patient care. For additional information, please review our Terms of Use: https://www.medscape.com/public/termsofuse & our Medscape AI disclaimer https://reference.medscape.com/public/ai_search-disclaimer Have feedback? Email us at medscapemobile@webmd.net.

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

Medscape4 screens
Visualmed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Visualmed at 4.5 against Medscape's 3.6. Visualmed also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). Medscape's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, chart position 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

Both are free to download. Visualmed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Medscape asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visualmed holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Medscape has 1.4K ratings behind it against 196, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Medscape'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

Medscape ships an update fortnightly, Visualmed every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Medscape versus Visualmed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedscapeVisualmed
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (1.4K ratings)4.5 (196 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.7% of reviews — better62.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K — better196
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#195#188 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size263 MB28 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperWebMDUsama Nasir

Customer experience

Medscape

All ratings1,402 ratings
Positive62.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews474 reviews
Positive63.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative27.0%

Visualmed

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

User reviews

Medscape

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and easy to use
  • 📚 Comprehensive medical information
  • 💻 Offline access to content
  • 🆓 Free app with no ads
  • 🏥 Useful for healthcare professionals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes
  • 📱 Not optimized for iPad/larger screens
  • 🛒 Issues with Amazon gift card rewards
  • ⏱️ Slow response speed and lagging
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find information

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

Medscape

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on opening after recent update
  • Unable to access articles or content
  • Broken links and issues with CME activities
  • Logging in and account management problems
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow users to manually enter city during registration
  • Add more languages (e.g., Spanish)
  • Improve CME/education features and tracking
  • Introduce an ad-free paid version
  • Enhance search functionality and organization

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

None

Medscape

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Visualmed

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

Questions

Is Medscape free?
Medscape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visualmed free?
Visualmed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Medscape or Visualmed?
Visualmed is rated higher. Medscape averages 3.6 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Visualmed averages 4.5 from 196 ratings.
Do Medscape or Visualmed have ads?
Medscape shows ads; Visualmed does not.
Which is updated more often, Medscape or Visualmed?
Medscape ships an update fortnightly, and Visualmed every 2 months. Most recently, Medscape was updated on September 26, 2026 and Visualmed on September 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, Medscape or Visualmed?
Medscape currently peaks at #195 in the App Store charts, and Visualmed at #188. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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