Comparison

Med Mnemonics vs PEPID®

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

Head to head
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

PEPID®

Provides healthcare professionals with essential tools for patient care, including a vast drug database, medical calculators, and visual aids. Content is regularly updated and clinically independent, offering reliable information for various medical roles.

Highlights
  • Largest drug database
  • Medical calculators
  • High-res pill photos
  • Clinical illustrations
  • Regularly updated information
  • Independent clinical content
Features
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PEPID gives healthcare professionals all the tools they need to treat patients at the scene, en route and/or by the bedside. With just a few taps, access the largest drug database on the market, medical calculators, high-res pill photos, illustrations, and much more! -- Updated regularly, so you can be sure you have the most current information available -- Independent clinical content from 12 leading healthcare associations, including the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians and the Family Physicians Inquiries Network -- Suites available for physicians, nurses, students, residents, pharmacists, EMTs and paramedics, and more Have questions, issues or feedback? Contact us at support@pepid.com.

Screenshots

Med Mnemonics4 screens
PEPID®3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Med Mnemonics at 93% against PEPID®'s 45%. Med Mnemonics also leads on chart position (#29 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). PEPID®'s advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 43). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PEPID® is free to download; Med Mnemonics costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PEPID® holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PEPID® has 2.9K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Med Mnemonics's written reviews are positive against 45% of PEPID®'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Med Mnemonics ships an update every 2 months, PEPID® every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Med Mnemonics versus PEPID®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMed MnemonicsPEPID®
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (43 ratings)4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews — better45.1% of reviews
Number of ratings432.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#29 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB39 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEvan SchoenbergPEPID, LLC

Customer experience

Med Mnemonics

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

PEPID®

All ratings2,900 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative52.1%

User reviews

Med Mnemonics

From 43 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good content and simple terminology
  • 💡 Allows users to add their own mnemonics
  • 👍 Handy for medical/nursing students
  • 👍 Useful for review and recall
  • 👍 Comprehensive database of mnemonics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🔧 Could use better organization (e.g. by body system)
  • 🔧 Limited formatting options for user-added mnemonics
  • 🔧 Outdated UI design

PEPID®

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick information
  • 🔒 Trustworthy content
  • 👍 Useful for daily work
  • 👍 Comprehensive database
  • 👍 User-friendly

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes/won't open
  • 🐛 Outdated/missing content
  • 🐛 Poor optimization for newer devices
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 👎 Difficult to navigate

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

PEPID®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on login or launch
  • Content fails to download
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved search functionality
  • More calculators and tools
  • Automatic content updates
  • Ability to use on multiple devices with single subscription

In-app purchases

None

Med Mnemonics

No in-app purchases

None

PEPID®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Med Mnemonics free?
Med Mnemonics costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PEPID® free?
PEPID® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Med Mnemonics or PEPID®?
PEPID® is rated higher. Med Mnemonics averages 4.5 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while PEPID® averages 4.7 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Med Mnemonics or PEPID® have ads?
Neither Med Mnemonics nor PEPID® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Med Mnemonics or PEPID®?
Med Mnemonics ships an update every 2 months, and PEPID® every 5 weeks. Most recently, Med Mnemonics was updated on September 29, 2026 and PEPID® on August 30, 2026.

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