UpToDate vs Dermassistance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UpToDate
This clinical decision support tool provides healthcare professionals with evidence-based guidance to improve patient care. It features AI-powered conversational answers, continuously updated medical content, and tools for drug reference, calculations, and patient education.
- Expert AI conversational guidance
- Gold standard clinical content
- Practice-changing updates
- Patient education materials
- Drug reference and interactions
- Clinical calculators
- Kidney dosing guidance
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UpToDate is the clinical decision support solution trusted by over 3M healthcare professionals to help improve care delivery and patient outcomes. Now powered by UpToDate Expert AI, a generative AI experience built on rigorously maintained UpToDate clinical intelligence to delivers fast, clinically grounded answers through a conversational interface. Expert AI, available in select packages and applications, brings together the latest evidence and real-world clinical expertise and provides transparent sourcing, embedded guardrails, and oversight, supporting clinical reasoning and helping clinicians make confident, informed decisions. Key features include: • Expert AI: Conversational guidance that mirrors how clinicians think. • Gold Standard Clinical Content: Clinician-authored clinical intelligence and graded recommendation, enriched with clinical algorithms, graphics, videos, and continuously updated to reflect the latest evidence and clinical care experience. • Practice-Changing Updates: Timely insights that reflect the latest evidence and how it impacts patient care. • Patient Education: Thousands of patient education leaflets in up to 19 different languages to improve patient understanding and support care plan adherence. • Key Points Panels: Quick, clinically actionable guidance to help clinicians avoid common diagnostic and treatment errors embedded in UpToDate search results. • Drug Reference & Interactions: Evidence-based drug monographs and interaction analysis to support safe and informed prescribing decisions. • Clinical Calculators: Over 200 tools to support dosing, risk scoring, and patient assessments. • Rx Transitions: Step-by-step support for switching antidepressants safely. • Kidney Dosing: Drug dosing guidance for patients with renal impairment. Available on mobile, desktop, and integrated into EHRs, ensuring you can access UpToDate’s trusted guidance where and when you need it. Access to features will vary depending on your UpToDate account. Expert AI is now available in personal trainee subscriptions and UpToDate Pro Plus subscriptions in the US, and through select Enterprise Edition accounts. To get access, explore personal subscription options on the UpToDate website or contact your Enterprise account lead. This app is designed for use by medical professionals. If you are not a medical professional, please consult a qualified healthcare provider before making any medical decisions.
Dermassistance
This tool facilitates real-time online dermatological diagnosis by connecting healthcare professionals with dermatologists. Users can upload patient case files, including photos and reports, and receive expert online consultations. It supports various case typologies and ensures secure, encrypted communication.
- Real-time online diagnosis
- Upload photos and reports
- Live photography with zoom
- Case typologies (tumors, infections, etc.)
- Geolocation system
- Instant messaging chat
- Push notifications
- Encrypted secure connection
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¿QUÉ ES? Dermassistance es una herramienta que sirve para la gestión del diagnóstico dermatológico online y en tiempo real en cualquier lugar del mundo gracias a la colaboración los dermatólogos de la Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología. ¿PARA QUIÉN ES? Dermassitance está dirigida a personal sanitario o cooperantes de distintas regiones del mundo que podrán enviar informes y fotografías de casos clínicos de pacientes y solicitar un diagnóstico online a los dermatólogos de la Fundación Piel Sana de la AEDV. ¿QUÉ CARACTERÍSTICAS TIENE? Dermassitance está disponible para dos perfiles de usuario claramente diferenciados: • Dermatólogos que sean miembros de la Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología. • Cooperantes o personal sanitario. Dermassistance tiene las siguientes funcionalidades: Subida de archivos: Se podrán subir fotografías, informes médicos y documentos en PDF. Fotografiar en directo y subirla con la opción de ampliar y para la visualización detallada de la misma. Tipologías de casos: tumores, infecciones, dermatología general, dermatología pediátrica. Sistema de geolocalización: obligatoria. Mis casos: los casos dermatológicos consultados, los pacientes, diagnósticos y evolución. Idiomas disponibles: castellano e inglés. Chat de mensajería instantánea: entre dermatólogos y personal sanitario. Notificaciones push: Cuando un cooperante suba un caso, que previamente habrá identificado entre las diferentes opciones (tumores, infecciones, dermatología general, niños, etc), se enviarán notificaciones PUSH a los académicos con la especialidad activa. Protocolo de seguridad: Todas las comunicaciones referentes a las consultas se realizarán de manera encriptada mediante conexión segura. * Aviso importante * La aplicación contiene imágenes de fotografías que pueden resultar desagradables para personas sensibles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Dermassistance at free against UpToDate's subscription. Dermassistance also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
UpToDate ships an update every 5 weeks, Dermassistance every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UpToDate | Dermassistance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (579 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.4% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 579 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | UpToDate, Inc. | BinPar Team S.L. |
Customer experience
UpToDate
Dermassistance
Bugs and requests
UpToDate
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to download offline content
- Constant need to re-authenticate
- Incompatibility with recent iOS updates
Requested features
3 requests- Highlight and annotate content
- Improved institutional login support
- Dark mode and font size options
Dermassistance
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UpToDate
No in-app purchases
Dermassistance
No in-app purchases
Questions
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