Comparison

VisualDx vs ViewMedica

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

Head to head
About

VisualDx

This visual reference tool aids medical professionals in improving patient engagement and diagnostic accuracy. It utilizes AI and a vast image atlas to help build custom differentials, share patient-specific images, and access comprehensive diagnostic information. Earn continuing education credits while making better medical decisions.

Highlights
  • Build custom differentials
  • Engage patients with visual aids
  • Improve diagnostic accuracy
  • Access therapy and test options
  • Recognize infectious diseases
  • Earn CME credits
Currently charting
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VisualDx is a visual reference tool for medical professionals that leverages AI technology and a comprehensive image atlas to support faster, more confident decisions, fewer unnecessary referrals and testing, and higher patient engagement and satisfaction. With VisualDx, clinicians can: • Build dynamic differentials that evolve as you think. • Use guided support to surface clinically relevant results. • Compare diagnoses to improve decisions for your patients. • Use our AI to take a picture of your patient’s skin condition to better understand morphology and possibilities. • Engage with patients by sharing pictures of skin that reflect their disease presentation. • Access therapy and testing recommendations across over 3,500 conditions. • Quickly recognize infectious diseases and travel-related illnesses with our public health resources. • Test your diagnostic skills with our image challenges and educational resources. • Earn 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for internet point of care activity with every search. See why this award-winning clinical decision support system is being used in more than 2,300 hospitals, clinics, and medical schools by physicians, nurses, students, PAs, NPs, and other healthcare professionals worldwide. VisualDx requires a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.visualdx.com/legal/acceptable-use-policy-notice Privacy Policy: https://www.visualdx.com/legal/privacy-policy/

About

ViewMedica

Access a library of award-winning patient education videos to explain complex medical information. Healthcare professionals can use these visual aids to enhance patient understanding of conditions and procedures. The app allows for annotation and saving of video frames.

Highlights
  • Access patient education videos
  • Print related brochures
  • Draw on video frames
  • Save annotated images
  • Favorite frequently used videos
Features
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The ViewMedica On-Demand app gives subscribers of ViewMedica On-Demand videos a convenient way to use our award-winning patient education content. Our industry-leading, highly-visual videos help physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals explain complex medical information in a patient-friendly way. PATIENT EDUCATION VIDEOS • Hospitals and Practices that subscribe to ViewMedica On-Demand for their patient education videos can view all of their content in this app. • Print the patient education brochures that relate to your licensed videos. • Use Markup Mode to draw on any frame of your videos. Then save those images to your screenshots library. • Add your most-used videos or presentations to your Favorites menu for easy access. ABOUT SWARM INTERACTIVE AND VIEWMEDICA The maker of ViewMedica, Swarm Interactive, Inc., has been producing award-winning medical animations since 1998. Visit the ViewMedica website to learn more about the ViewMedica patient education system, and see how ViewMedica can enhance your patient education efforts. A ViewMedica video subscription gives you access to thousands of patient education videos. These industry-leading, highly-visual videos have been used by physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals for more than 20 years. Videos cover all the major medical specialties describing the conditions and procedures that you care most about.

Screenshots

VisualDx4 screens
ViewMedica3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ViewMedica at 5.0 against VisualDx's 4.4. ViewMedica also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11). VisualDx's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (186 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. VisualDx sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per month. ViewMedica asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ViewMedica holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VisualDx has 186 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisualDx ships an update fortnightly, ViewMedica every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
VisualDx versus ViewMedica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisualDxViewMedica
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (186 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings186 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#14 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB32 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperLogical ImagesSwarm Interactive, Inc.

Customer experience

VisualDx

All ratings186 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral1.0%
Negative14.7%

ViewMedica

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

VisualDx

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes when using quiz feature
  • CME credit claiming functionality fails
  • Subscription cancellation not processed
  • Renewal charges despite cancellation requests
  • Quiz unable to load properly
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  • Account access issues after payment

Requested features

6 requests
  • Make app free again (previously free)
  • Simplify subscription cancellation in-app
  • Improve quiz functionality for mobile
  • Add quiz feature to desktop version
  • Expand patient information handouts
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  • Better quiz image clarity and context

ViewMedica

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

VisualDx

Subscriptions9
  • Complete (1 Month)1 Month trial$39.991 Month
  • VisualDx Core Monthly7 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • Complete+DermExpert (1 Month)1 Month trial$49.991 Month
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  • VisualDx Elite Monthly7 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Add DermExpert (1 Year)$99.991 Year
  • Complete (1 Year)1 Month trial$149.991 Year
  • VisualDx Core Annual7 Days trial$249.991 Year
  • VisualDx Elite Annual7 Days trial$299.991 Year
  • Complete+DermExpert (1 Year)1 Month trial$499.991 Year
One-time2
  • Add DermExpert (1 yr)$99.99
  • Complete (1 yr)$399.99
None

ViewMedica

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisualDx free?
VisualDx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ViewMedica free?
ViewMedica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VisualDx or ViewMedica?
ViewMedica is rated higher. VisualDx averages 4.4 out of 5 from 186 ratings, while ViewMedica averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do VisualDx or ViewMedica have ads?
Neither VisualDx nor ViewMedica shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VisualDx or ViewMedica?
VisualDx ships an update fortnightly, and ViewMedica every 7 months. Most recently, VisualDx was updated on October 19, 2026 and ViewMedica on September 24, 2026.

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