Comparison

Med Mnemonics vs Nurse's Pocket Guide

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

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About

Med Mnemonics

This learning tool offers over 1900 medical mnemonics, including acronyms, rhymes, and memory tricks. It covers a wide range of medical topics and allows users to create favorites, add their own mnemonics, and share them with colleagues. Updates are free for life.

Highlights
  • Over 1900 medical mnemonics
  • Searchable database
  • Filter by discipline and system
  • Create Favorites list
  • Add custom mnemonics
  • Submit mnemonics for review
  • Email mnemonics to colleagues
Features
Currently charting
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mnemonic, noun: a short rhyme, phrase, or other mental technique for making information easier to memorize [from Greek mnēmonikos, "relating to memory"]. Med Mnemonics is a unique learning tool with over 1900 of them. Mnemonics got me through medical school and the USLME steps. Wherever you are within the allied health professions - medical school, nursing school, NP school, PA school, residency, and beyond - you can improve your knowledge base in the short and long term with these key associative memory aids. Medical Mnemonics puts 1796 clever acronyms, rhymes, and memory tricks on your iPhone or iPod Touch, covering topics ranging from Anatomy and Biochemistry to Pharmacology and Surgery. The database is fully searchable and can be quickly filtered by discipline and by system. Create a Favorites list, and search and filter it similarly. The best mnemonics can be those you make yourself. Add your own mnemonics to the database, where they'll appear seamlessly alongside those which come with the program. Submit them instantaneously to the Medical Mnemonics server for review by an MD (that's me!) and inclusion in the next version. You can email any mnemonic to a colleague from within Medical Mnemonics. He or she can view it within the email or add it to their own copy of Medical Mnemonics with a single click. Updates will be free for life and will include new mnemonics submitted by users (that's you!) and added as we all continue learning together. Every mnemonic is physician-reviewed, but we're only human. If you find a mistake, email us; we will pay a $5 bounty per substantive mistake found to the first reporter of that mistake!

About

Nurse's Pocket Guide

This app assists nurses in creating accurate nursing diagnoses and care plans. It provides detailed information for over 400 medical conditions, including definitions, interventions, and documentation guidelines. Users can also search by patient symptom to find related diagnoses.

Highlights
  • 400+ medical conditions with nursing diagnoses
  • NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model updates
  • NANDA-I and ICNP diagnoses
  • Prioritized actions/interventions with rationales
  • Care plan guides
  • NIC and NOC labels
  • Full text search
Features
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Make accurate nursing diagnoses and develop effective care plans with this comprehensive app. Each diagnosis listing includes a definition, related factors, defining characteristics, prioritized actions/interventions, NIC/NOC classifications, and documentation guidelines. Or, choose by patient symptom and link directly to associated nursing diagnoses. Features of Nurse’s Pocket Guide include: • 400+ medical conditions with associated nursing diagnoses • NEW! Each diagnosis updated to incorporate the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) terminology • NEW! Completely up to date with diagnoses from the latest NANDA-I and ICNP (International Classification for Nursing Practice), broadening students’ understanding of the standardized nursing languages they’ll encounter throughout their careers. • Defining characteristics presented subjectively and objectively • Actions/Interventions organized by nursing priority with rationales. • Care plan guides • Icons for cultural, collaborative, community/home care, diagnostic studies, pediatric/geriatric/lifespan, and medications • NIC and NOC labels for each diagnosis • Full Text Search helps you find topics quickly • Highlight and make notes within any entry • “Favorites” for bookmarking important entries • Personalize your app with highlights and notes Authors: Marilynn E. Doenges, APRN, BC; Mary Francis Moorhouse, RN, MSN, CRRN, LNC Publisher: F.A. Davis Powered by: Unbound Medicine

Screenshots

Med Mnemonics4 screens
Nurse's Pocket Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nurse's Pocket Guide at Free against Med Mnemonics's $1.99. Nurse's Pocket Guide also leads on ratings volume (179 vs 43). Med Mnemonics's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 55%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ads, 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

Nurse's Pocket Guide is free to download; Med Mnemonics costs $1.99 up front. Nurse's Pocket Guide sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Med Mnemonics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Med Mnemonics against 4.5 for Nurse's Pocket Guide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 179 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Med Mnemonics's written reviews are positive against 55% of Nurse's Pocket Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Med Mnemonics ships an update every 2 months, Nurse's Pocket Guide every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Med Mnemonics versus Nurse's Pocket Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMed MnemonicsNurse's Pocket Guide
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (43 ratings) — better4.5 (179 ratings)
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings43179 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#72 — better#181
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB15 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEvan SchoenbergUnbound Medicine, Inc.

Customer experience

Med Mnemonics

All ratings43 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative1.8%

Nurse's Pocket Guide

All ratings179 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative40.9%

Bugs and requests

Med Mnemonics

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Blank screen issue on launch
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create folders/categories for favorites
  • Option to export/sync user-added mnemonics across devices
  • More frequent content updates
  • Integration with online mnemonic databases
  • Tips/guidance for creating effective mnemonics

Nurse's Pocket Guide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Med Mnemonics

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Nurse's Pocket Guide

One-time2
  • Nurse's Pocket Guide$49.99
  • Nurse's Pocket Guide$59.99

Questions

Is Med Mnemonics free?
Med Mnemonics costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nurse's Pocket Guide free?
Nurse's Pocket Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Med Mnemonics or Nurse's Pocket Guide?
Med Mnemonics is rated higher. Med Mnemonics averages 4.5 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Nurse's Pocket Guide averages 4.5 from 179 ratings.
Do Med Mnemonics or Nurse's Pocket Guide have ads?
Neither Med Mnemonics nor Nurse's Pocket Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Med Mnemonics or Nurse's Pocket Guide?
Med Mnemonics ships an update every 2 months, and Nurse's Pocket Guide every 9 months. Most recently, Med Mnemonics was updated on November 10, 2026 and Nurse's Pocket Guide on November 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, Med Mnemonics or Nurse's Pocket Guide?
Med Mnemonics currently peaks at #72 in the App Store charts, and Nurse's Pocket Guide at #181. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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