Orkov vs Clinical Guidelines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orkov
Access and search critical research information from PubMed on your iPhone. This app allows you to search journals, save articles and PDFs, and add notes. It provides a powerful and easy-to-navigate interface for medical research on the go.
- Search PubMed (Basic & Advanced)
- Retrieve full text articles & PDFs
- Save searches, abstracts & articles
- Add notes to saved content
- Built-in browser
- Navigate lengthy articles with 'Jump' button
- Find related articles
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ORKOV - THE SEARCH AUTHORITY ON "http://www.pubmed.gov" www.pubmed.gov (PubMed) Empowers you with instant access to critical and needed research information ‘Anywhere; and at ‘Anytime’ on demand 24 by 7. Search PubMed from your iPhone with Orkov's powerful and advanced search capability. All the options of PubMed's web pages are wrapped into a powerful iPhone app that is easy to use and navigate. Search journals and review abstracts. Bookmark, download and save PDFs of Full Text articles whenever available and email the abstracts, search results, full text and downloaded PDF articles with notes. FEATURES include the following: • Search PubMed (Basic and Advanced Searches) • Retrieve full text articles and PDFs from PubMed, PubMed Central and other sources when available. • Link to other full text article sources • Retain Search History • Save searches, abstracts and full text articles • Keep notes with your full text articles, PDF downloads and abstracts • Link to LoanSome Doc to borrow journals • Navigate lengthy full text articles quickly with our exclusive "Jump" button. Our ‘Jump’ button dynamically populates main sections of an XML based full text article • Zoom in on Figures • Find related articles (to multiple levels) • Find related articles by authors (to multiple levels) • Built-in browser (No need to leave or close Orkov) for viewing documents available through other services • Immediate, Complete and FREE two week instant access to all the features of Orkov
Clinical Guidelines
Access dermatologic reference guidelines, documents, and calculators for various skin conditions. Bookmark important sections and use the search function for quick information retrieval on your device.
- Reference guidelines
- Dermatologic documents
- Disease calculators
- Bookmark sections
- In-app search
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The AAD Clinical Guidelines app is a digital tool which provides reference guidelines, documents and calculators for several dermatologic related diseases and sub specialties. Bookmark sections for easy reference and utilize search for a quick way of finding information right from your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orkov at 5.0 against Clinical Guidelines's 3.7. Orkov also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 38 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Clinical Guidelines's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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.
Orkov holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Orkov ships an update every 12 months, Clinical Guidelines every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orkov | Clinical Guidelines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Visual Soft Inc. | American Academy of Dermatology |
Customer experience
Orkov
Clinical Guidelines
In-app purchases
Orkov
No in-app purchases
Clinical Guidelines
No in-app purchases
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