Medscape vs First Pharmacy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
First Pharmacy
This app provides quality healthcare services and medical expertise. It is legally registered with regulatory bodies, ensuring professional standards in clinical services.
- Quality healthcare provision
- Medical expertise
- Clinical services
- Regulatory body registration
- Professional standards
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At First Pharmacy Uganda Limited we play a key role in providing quality healthcare. Being legally registered with the regulatory body of pharmacy professionals, and the General Pharmaceutical Council, we pride ourselves in our expertise in medical and clinical services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: First Pharmacy at 4.7 against Medscape's 3.6. First Pharmacy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Medscape's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 58). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
First Pharmacy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Medscape has 1.4K ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Medscape ships an update every 2 weeks, First Pharmacy every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Medscape | First Pharmacy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (1.4K ratings) | 4.7 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 275 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | WebMD | FIRST PHARMACY U LTD |
Customer experience
Medscape
First Pharmacy
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
First Pharmacy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Medscape
No in-app purchases
First Pharmacy
No in-app purchases
